Re: text-decoration-skip-ink auto should continue past behavior - 30+ years of underline behavior changed by latest CSS draft

On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 8:04 PM, OwN-3m-All <own3mall@gmail.com> wrote:
>> If every browser had chosen to not cut through descenders, would you had any problem with the current CSS strengthening the default to not cut through descenders?
>
> Thankfully, we didn't go that route in the beginning.  I prefer the
> line cutting through the descenders after seeing both styles.

I (and definitely some other people) prefer the line not to cut through.

> Since
> I've seen it that way all of my life, I think that's the way it should
> be done.  That's my whole point.  A default has been established,

To be exact, you have been cultured in a certain way that now you
regard as a default.

> and
> we should keep using that as the default.

We?  No, not we definitely.  So, as Myles said, the new behavior is
not forced on you.  You can use the user-defined stylesheet facility
in your web browser to stay in your culture.

> Open any word processing app like Microsoft Word.  Underlined text
> works the way I describe.  It's only recently that someone had the
> idea to change it, and why?

To make the world better for those who prefer the new behavior.

> What was wrong with the old way?
> Nothing.

For those who prefer the old behavior.  It was wrong for those who
prefer the old behavior.

But, see that Gérard has raised an objection on the new behavior with
merit in the other e-mail.

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Best regards,
Tadeus

Received on Thursday, 22 February 2018 01:45:32 UTC