- From: Tadeus Prastowo <tadeus.prastowo@unitn.it>
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 20:16:12 +0100
- To: OwN-3m-All <own3mall@gmail.com>
- Cc: www-style@w3.org
On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 8:04 PM, OwN-3m-All <own3mall@gmail.com> wrote: >> If every browser had chosen to not cut through descenders, would you had any problem with the current CSS strengthening the default to not cut through descenders? > > Thankfully, we didn't go that route in the beginning. I prefer the > line cutting through the descenders after seeing both styles. I (and definitely some other people) prefer the line not to cut through. > Since > I've seen it that way all of my life, I think that's the way it should > be done. That's my whole point. A default has been established, To be exact, you have been cultured in a certain way that now you regard as a default. > and > we should keep using that as the default. We? No, not we definitely. So, as Myles said, the new behavior is not forced on you. You can use the user-defined stylesheet facility in your web browser to stay in your culture. > Open any word processing app like Microsoft Word. Underlined text > works the way I describe. It's only recently that someone had the > idea to change it, and why? To make the world better for those who prefer the new behavior. > What was wrong with the old way? > Nothing. For those who prefer the old behavior. It was wrong for those who prefer the old behavior. But, see that GĂ©rard has raised an objection on the new behavior with merit in the other e-mail. -- Best regards, Tadeus
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