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If anybody wants an example of where ligatures will cause problems, try playing a roguelike in a console using the Fira Code font with ligatures turned on. It
by mikekchar 8y ago
If anybody wants an example of where ligatures will cause problems, try playing a roguelike in a console using the Fira Code font with ligatures turned on. It demonstrates that accidental collisions end up with completely different glyphs. My first experience with this was with Dwarf Fortress in text mode.
But... I have to say that this is the only place I've actually come across it. I eventually decided that I don't like ligatures, personally, in my source code. However, the chance of problems occurring is pretty remote.
- svrtknst 8y ago> try playing a roguelike in a console using the Fira Code font with ligatures turned on But... why? It's obviously not intended for that purpose. You would get awkward results trying to program with a regular serif, too, but that's not a fault of the entire category of serifs.
- LeonidasXIV 8y agoSure, but try playing it with Comic Sans or Wingdings or Lobster or any other font and you'll realize why there are fonts for certain applications.
- detaro 8y agoCoding with a dwarf fortress tile set is even worse :P
- mcphage 8y ago> If anybody wants an example of where ligatures will cause problems, try playing a roguelike in a console using the Fira Code font with ligatures turned on. I'm more looking for an example of where ligatures will cause problems while programming.