Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-fonts-4] font-stretch is unfortunately named (#551)

The CSS Working Group just discussed `[css-fonts-4] font-stretch is unfortunately named`, and agreed to the following:

* `RESOLVED: Add font-width property and descriptor and make font-stretch a legacy alias`

<details><summary>The full IRC log of that discussion</summary>
&lt;frances> Alan: Next issue is on the name of font stretch<br>
&lt;frances> font-stretch*<br>
&lt;frances> Johnathan: font-stretch should be font-width, would be a better name. Has been this way for a long time, possibly alias the property and use something they understand better.<br>
&lt;florian> q+<br>
&lt;frances> Alan: You mention font-synthesis-width?<br>
&lt;astearns> ack florian<br>
&lt;jensimmons> q+<br>
&lt;frances> Johnathan: Would be different to synthesize, might need to control the behavior. Something suggested to change, but need to alias because would not be backwards compatable<br>
&lt;astearns> ack jensimmons<br>
&lt;frances> Florian: There are different ways to do aliasing, such as legacy aliasing, we should go.<br>
&lt;fantasai> https://www.w3.org/TR/css-cascade/#aliasing<br>
&lt;frances> Jen: I also support this, not something we typically do, can't keep making different changes. Words are meaningful and in adjoining industries, it should just be font-width<br>
&lt;florian> s/such as legacy aliasing, we should go./and the relevant one here is "legacy name aliasing", as defined in css-cascade<br>
&lt;frances> Alan: Add font-width, and make font-stretch a legacy alias for the font description. Issue of expecting what font-stretch should do for another issue<br>
&lt;frances> fantasai: Pretty close to what you are supposed to do.<br>
&lt;fantasai> s/to do/to do for properties per spec/<br>
&lt;frances> PROPOSAL: Add font-width property and descriptor and make font-stretch a legacy alias of those<br>
&lt;frances> Alan: Any objections? Resolved.<br>
&lt;frances> RESOLVED: Add font-width property and descriptor and make font-stretch a legacy alias<br>
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