title: What is android:includeFontPadding for?
body: <p>You can use <code>android:includeFontPadding="false"</code> to get rid of the default padding in a <code>TextView</code>. Android docs say this about the attribute:</p>
  
  <p><strong>Leave enough room for ascenders and descenders instead of using the font ascent and descent strictly.</strong> </p>
  
  <p>Questions: </p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>What does the above mean? What is this padding used for? </li>
  <li>Is it bad to turn it off and why?</li>
  </ul>