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i would totally use this if it had nerdfont support and ligature support.

bin0 7y ago
You're in luck; you can patch your own! https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts#font-patcher https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts#font-patcher
- empath75 7y ago
  yeah, but it wouldn't be in the same style.
  - bin0 7y ago
    Some glyphs wouldn't really replicate in the style of comic sans... plus, stuff like powerline glyphs wouldn't match up right.
jve 7y ago
How do you support ligatures for monospaced fonts?
- lmilcin 7y ago
  The same way as in any other font. https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode
- Someone 7y ago
  You make sure all ligatures have widths that are integral multiples of the standard width. If you’re strict, you make them the same width as the separate characters would be. If you’re less strict, you could, for example, have “⇒” or “½” be one character width, and not 2, respectively 3 (the latter probably would make you give up making a ligature for “1/2”)
  - vanderZwan 7y ago
    Monoid also experimented with using ligatures for better kerning at some point, don't know if it still does that. I thought that was a neat idea, especially since that is kind-of-but-not-really what ligatures are for in the first place. https://larsenwork.com/monoid/ https://larsenwork.com/monoid/
vanderZwan 7y ago
It seems to have ligatures, no? Fourth screenshot shows them off.
WorldMaker 7y ago
At the bottom of the glyph listings it does show glyphs for a number of the major programming ligatures. Doesn't seem to be a full set, in at least because I don't see the "Powerline" PUA glyphs, but a good set of the more common ones at least.
tosche 7y ago
Hi, the designer of the font here. This version has ligatures but OFF by default (it's called dlig feature, discretionary ligatures). A version of the same font that has ligatures ON by default will be released soon. I don't know ho many code editors support manual activation of OpenType features, so I advise you get that later version if you really want to use it. Sorry for the confusion from not releasing them at the same time. To share my view on ligatures, there is a danger of making it hard to count letters and I see a lot of designs feeling too creative with the possibility. In my design, I wanted to have ligatures that are more easily countable (not all cases though), and try to find balance between the two camps.

bin0 7y ago

You're in luck; you can patch your own! https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts#font-patcher https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts#font-patcher

empath75 7y ago
yeah, but it wouldn't be in the same style.
- bin0 7y ago
  Some glyphs wouldn't really replicate in the style of comic sans... plus, stuff like powerline glyphs wouldn't match up right.

jve 7y ago

How do you support ligatures for monospaced fonts?

lmilcin 7y ago
The same way as in any other font. https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode
Someone 7y ago
You make sure all ligatures have widths that are integral multiples of the standard width. If you’re strict, you make them the same width as the separate characters would be. If you’re less strict, you could, for example, have “⇒” or “½” be one character width, and not 2, respectively 3 (the latter probably would make you give up making a ligature for “1/2”)
- vanderZwan 7y ago
  Monoid also experimented with using ligatures for better kerning at some point, don't know if it still does that. I thought that was a neat idea, especially since that is kind-of-but-not-really what ligatures are for in the first place. https://larsenwork.com/monoid/ https://larsenwork.com/monoid/

vanderZwan 7y ago

It seems to have ligatures, no? Fourth screenshot shows them off.

WorldMaker 7y ago

At the bottom of the glyph listings it does show glyphs for a number of the major programming ligatures. Doesn't seem to be a full set, in at least because I don't see the "Powerline" PUA glyphs, but a good set of the more common ones at least.

tosche 7y ago

Hi, the designer of the font here. This version has ligatures but OFF by default (it's called dlig feature, discretionary ligatures). A version of the same font that has ligatures ON by default will be released soon. I don't know ho many code editors support manual activation of OpenType features, so I advise you get that later version if you really want to use it. Sorry for the confusion from not releasing them at the same time. To share my view on ligatures, there is a danger of making it hard to count letters and I see a lot of designs feeling too creative with the possibility. In my design, I wanted to have ligatures that are more easily countable (not all cases though), and try to find balance between the two camps.