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

> The whole idea of initial letters is aligning to the cap height and baseline, not taking up a certain number of lines of space.

But couldn't there be a case where the designer wants a consistent numbers of lines? Are we ignoring that use case?

> 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.

Agree, though "Q" seems to be the exception in the many fonts.

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