Re: [csswg-drafts] Interoperable font metrics (#4792)

> They cause all text to be laid out differently, across every website in the entire web. Such a massive
> change is too scary from a product development standpoint.

Any solution should be opt-in.

> Any approach which is opt-in for specific cases causes text metrics to not match throughout the
> page. This can lead to inconsistent spacing and poor typography / webpage design.

That's the responsibility of the web developer. They can apply it to the whole page or only to portions of it - it's up to them. I think that typically the property would be used for eg a large heading and that's it - the rest of the page would be smaller text (where the issue is eg negligible and which might not use the same font as the heading). In any case - it's the responsibility of the web developer to ensure consistent spacing and good typography etc. (That's the exact reason why I had posted #2228  😀 because I was trying to do just that.)

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