Font size was never supposed to control characters-per-line. You can set the line width instead (I suppose the best approach is to use rem as unit. I've tried e

Font size was never supposed to control characters-per-line. You can set the line width instead (I suppose the best approach is to use rem as unit. I've tried em in the past but it breaks for headings). It should be assumed that the default size configured in the browser is a comfortable size. Overriding to twice that is idiotic. Text reading on modern systems has gotten really uncomfortable. I constantly have to switch between text sizes in a range of factor three or more (still use xterm with default bitmap fonts), and most web and UI fonts are way too large and have too much spacing. It's a strain on the eyes and a waste of screen estate.