[css-values] Ability to address actual physical size #614
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The lack of ability to address physical size in any meaningful way is one of the most glaring issues with CSS today. I wrote an article a few years ago explaining why:
http://alistapart.com/column/responsive-typography-is-a-physical-discipline
Especially if there is any expectation that CSS will ever be used beyond the world of web design, the ability to specify and query physical size is crucial.
I realize it may now be too late to change the definition of what in, cm, px, etc refer to in CSS without breaking a lot of things. But that doesn’t mean there can’t be new units introduced to refer specifically to real physical values.