Top "Units-of-measurement" questions

Units of Measure are compile-time attributes that can be associated with numeric values, typically used to indicate length, volume, mass, and so on.

Why em instead of px?

I heard you should define sizes and distances in your stylesheet with em instead of in pixels. So the question …

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Converting bytes to megabytes

I've seen three ways of doing conversion from bytes to megabytes: megabytes=bytes/1000000 megabytes=bytes/1024/1024 megabytes=bytes/1024/1000 Ok, I think #3 …

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Should I use px or rem value units in my CSS?

I am designing a new website and I want it to be compatible with as much browsers and browser settings …

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Does setWidth(int pixels) use dip or px?

Does setWidth(int pixels) use device independent pixel or physical pixel as unit? For example, does setWidth(100) set the a …

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How do I convert pt to sp?

I am a visual designer, working on an android design and I"m trying to spec my PSD file for …

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How to set the maximum width of a column in CSS Grid Layout?

What I want to achieve: Using CSS Grid Layout, to have a page with a right column which size is …

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Unit Conversion in Python

I'm working on a project that lets users track different data types over time. Part of the base idea is …

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How do I calculate the temperature in celsius returned in openweathermap.org JSON?

I'm getting the weather for a city using openweathermap.org. The jsonp call is working and everything is fine but …

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Units of measure in C# - almost

Inspired by Units of Measure in F#, and despite asserting (here) that you couldn't do it in C#, I had …

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