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It should be noted for clarity that unicode in code is orthogonal to this, which is display only.
by dkjaudyeqooe 5y ago
It should be noted for clarity that unicode in code is orthogonal to this, which is display only.
- thom 5y agoNot quite, because in both cases the issue is "what the hell is that and how do I type it?"
- dkjaudyeqooe 5y agoIf I send you a file I edited with ligatures you can't see them, not true with a file with unicode-only chars.
- thom 5y agoYes, that was my original point. But my decision on whether to use a font with ligatures, or whether to allow unicode in program text, is still motivated by the same thing, so I’m not sure I’d say they were completely orthogonal concerns.