From d99698f67ab64d47cb72394bc00212a5492e6f83 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Eppstein <chris@eppsteins.net>
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 20:38:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] [Compass Core] Make the logic behind the hide-text
 measurement more clear. no functional change.

---
 .../stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_replacement.scss      | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_replacement.scss b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_replacement.scss
index d88c75ea92..041f105393 100644
--- a/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_replacement.scss
+++ b/frameworks/compass/stylesheets/compass/utilities/text/_replacement.scss
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 
 // Hides text in an element so you can see the background.
 @mixin hide-text {
-  text-indent: -119988px;
+  $approximate_em_value: 12px / 1em;
+  $wider_than_any_screen: -9999em;
+  text-indent: $wider_than_any_screen * $approximate_em_value;
   overflow: hidden;
   text-align: left;
 }