- From: Johannes Odland via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:58:06 +0000
- To: public-css-archive@w3.org
@fantasai Upon revisiting the resolution on this issue, I've identified a potential oversight that could significantly affect Norwegian typography. The decision to exclude both the regular space (U+0020) and the no-break space (U+00A0) from either side of the letter inadvertently limits the utility of the ::first-letter pseudo-element for Norwegian texts. In Norwegian typography, direct speech is often indicated with an n-dash that's separated from the subsequent character by a space. (As discussed in https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5154) Due to the challenges of entering special characters on many devices, authors often resort to using a regular space or, _at best_, a no-break space between the n-dash and the first letter. By excluding these spaces before the letter, we risk rendering the `::first-letter` pseudo-element less practical for Norwegian content. Given that other languages, such as French, also utilize spaces between punctuation and the initial letter, this decision might have broader implications. I genuinely believe this deserves another look. Would it be possible to reevaluate this decision?" -- GitHub Notification of comment by johannesodland Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/5830#issuecomment-1724200598 using your GitHub account -- Sent via github-notify-ml as configured in https://github.com/w3c/github-notify-ml-config
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