points and pixels

[imadmarie]

hi guys, what im trying to do is to find a function in vbscript that converts from points to pixels, or vice versa, no luck so far !! any help ?

 

[trollacious]

Points and pixels from what source and in what environment? In printing and typesetting, there are approximately 72 pixels per inch (72 points = .996", if I remember correctly). Different sizes of screens and different resolutions would make that all pretty much impossible to calculate. A 17" screen at a resolution of 800 x 600 would have a different number of pixels per inch than a 15" monitor at the same resolution. As well, monitor font sizes (like for vision impaired settings) would affect the size in some applications.

 

[dilettante]

And then try viewing the page on a Mac, any browser. It'll make you cry for sure.

I don't recall the ins & outs, but everything seems to end up "whacked" on a Mac.

Check out

http://developer.apple.com/internet/fonts/fonts_gallery.html

This has screen-shots from various platforms for common web fonts at various point and pixel sizes.