- From: James Basoo via GitHub <sysbot+gh@w3.org>
- Date: Mon, 08 Jul 2024 11:05:03 +0000
- To: public-css-archive@w3.org
@jfkthame Thanks for the previous discussion reference. Percentage-based `word-spacing` sounds like a nice way to solve that particular use case. The `word/letter-spacing` examples came up as I was exploring other potential use cases, however the initial scenario that prompted the proposal was usage of `0.Xch` as a rough space measure for `gap` in flex/grid contexts when placing an icon next to text, such as on a button or in a tag list. It occurred to me that if the font rendered is not what the author expects then an estimated `ch` value would probably be a bit off. Like you said about the `ch` and `ic` units, the value should be defined in terms of "the font used to render it." Considering network speeds and user preferences affect the rendered font, authoring a `ch` estimate according to one font but the user potentially seeing another carries some risk. Personally I only use JS as a last resort when it comes to layout, as it can be fragile, so I just use an approximate `ch` at the moment. -- GitHub Notification of comment by jbasoo Please view or discuss this issue at https://github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/issues/10534#issuecomment-2213700913 using your GitHub account -- Sent via github-notify-ml as configured in https://github.com/w3c/github-notify-ml-config
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