- From: Dave Crossland via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
- Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2017 02:56:25 +0000
- To: public-css-archive@w3.org
The "synthetic" or distorted fonts should be avoided and used as a last resort because the distortion inherently makes resulting letterforms that look bad, while crafted obliques or italics will have many subtle changes that make the letterforms look good. This effects reading performance and even legibility. The purpose of a non-normal font-style is to add visual emphasis to the text. The purpose of designing a non-normal style is to control and match with the normal style in a way that harmonizes. Distortion can create visual distinction but not with harmony. If the CSS author has indicated one kind of emphasis is preferable, but the font family selected does not have that kind and does have the other kind, then using the emphasis style which is harmonious is a better choice. -- GitHub Notification of comment by davelab6 Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/514#issuecomment-282454768 using your GitHub account
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