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A browser-based font editor
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FontMetric -> LineMetric; verticalMetrics -> lineMetricsHorizontalLayout; initial line metrics for vertical layout. #1489

Closed justvanrossum closed 1 week ago

justvanrossum commented 1 week ago

The term "vertical metrics" is problematic once you start talking about vertical writing/layout. The OpenType spec uses the term "line metrics" here and there (OS/2 for example).

Since we need to add support for ascender/descender etc for vertical layout, let's improve the terminology.