Re: The Screen interface

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Subject	Re: The Screen interface
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On 23/12/15 15:17, Stefan Ram wrote:
>   The page
> 
> developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Screen
> 
>   contains »
> 
> Screen.height
> Returns the height of the screen in pixels.
> 
> Screen.width
> Returns the width of the screen.
> 
>   «. So /that's/ the difference between »height« and »width«:
>   »height« is measured in pixels, while »width« is measured
>   in an unspecified unit! ;-)
> 
>   I often find the MDN to be quite mediocre. For example, in
>   the case above, I also do not deem properties to »return«
>   values. /Functions/ return values, properties /have/ them.
> 
>   Also, it is not necessary to always repeat the name of the
>   interface and to use a verb when a value is being described.
> 
>   So, I'd write this as (assuming that »width« /is/ in pixels): »
> 
> The interface Screen
> 
> height
> the height of the screen in pixels
> 
> width
> the width of the screen in pixels
> 
>   «.

¿How about contributing such correction to the documentation?

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Re: The Screen interface Aleksandro <aleksandro@gmx.com> - 2015-12-23 15:41 -0300
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