- From: Tab Atkins Jr. <jackalmage@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 14:13:01 -0700
- To: Dave Cramer <dauwhe@gmail.com>
- Cc: Jonathan Kew <jfkthame@gmail.com>, www-style list <www-style@w3.org>
On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 1:54 PM, Dave Cramer <dauwhe@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 1, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Jonathan Kew <jfkthame@gmail.com> wrote:
>> AFAICS, the current spec does not explicitly address the situation where the
>> 'sink' value of an initial letter is much greater than its 'size':
>>
>> p::first-letter { initial-letter: 1.8 4; }
>>
>> Is the following text of the paragraph expected to run _above_ the initial
>> letter, or should the initial letter's exclusion area be assumed to extend
>> upwards to the start of the paragraph?
>
> I think we should probably extend the exclusion area up. Having the
> text run above the initial letter further degrades the relationship
> between the initial letter and the subsequent text—the eye has to do
> lots of back and forth to read the word, assuming someone would
> understand the intent in the first place.
Agreed; the exclusion should never start below the line of the
paragraph, only go above it if necessary.
~TJ
Received on Tuesday, 1 November 2016 21:13:54 UTC