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		milesrout 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Default styles for h1 elements are changing Pixel-perfect alignment shouldn't be a goal. The web is for documents.

diggan 5 months ago | [–]

What I'm talking about isn't just "pixel perfectness" but layout of said document which breaks depending on the characteristics of the font.

jrvieira 5 months ago | | [–]

the point is that there should be no layout to be broken in the first place.

moring 5 months ago | [–]

The rest of the world has decided that the web is for applications at least as much as it is for documents.

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