Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-inline-3] Alternative initial-letter-align based on glyph bounds (#5220)

Yeah, one of our foundational rules in typesetting is visual consistency. The line-height should not change from page to page, even to fix widows or orphans. If I create a dropcap, its point size should not change depending which letter it happens to be. The whole idea of initial letters is aligning to the cap height and baseline, not taking up a certain number of lines of space. 

This is also unlikely to be a large problem in implementations using Latin scripts, as initial letters are usually capitals, and capitals seldom have descenders. 

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