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> “ To wrap up, we included arrows, circular numbers, and improved symbols for use within Markdown – the commonly used text markup language that Supernotes is b

> “ To wrap up, we included arrows, circular numbers, and improved symbols for use within Markdown – the commonly used text markup language that Supernotes is built around.” —- It’s the ligatures they created. (1) through (9) Checkmark —-> Etc

latexr 3y ago
How are arrows and circular numbers markdown features? They’re not part of the language. Maybe the checkmark would be justified, for checklists, but even then an x is clearer and it’s not like you can’t do proper checkmarks with other fonts. Or arrows, for that matter.
- alexb_ 3y ago
  Markdown has numbered lists, checkboxes, and bullet points - having ligatures that look better w/ those are not crazy.
  - latexr 3y ago
    > numbered lists Do we know that that’s how the circular numbers are used? They don’t say. Personally I’d dislike that in my numbered lists, but I’m sure others would like it. > checkboxes Again, I doubt those checkmarks are clearer than an x. But again, I can see how some people would prefer those. That’s not nothing new to this font, though. > and bullet points Where are the bullet points in that example? I don’t see a bullet symbol. > having ligatures Ligatures are useful for none of those examples. And it’s not even clear if that’s how they work, since they specifically and exclusively mention ligatures for arrows, not the other symbols. Furthermore, they specifically mention (emphasis mine) “improving support for Markdown and ligatures” meaning those are separate features. > that look better w/ those are not crazy. Who called it crazy? Please don’t straw man, I’m not arguing there’s something wrong with adding those features, I’m asking how they relate to writing markdown. Which they mention but haven’t explained. How, specifically, is writing markdown improved by using this font?

latexr 3y ago

How are arrows and circular numbers markdown features? They’re not part of the language. Maybe the checkmark would be justified, for checklists, but even then an x is clearer and it’s not like you can’t do proper checkmarks with other fonts. Or arrows, for that matter.

alexb_ 3y ago
Markdown has numbered lists, checkboxes, and bullet points - having ligatures that look better w/ those are not crazy.
- latexr 3y ago
  > numbered lists Do we know that that’s how the circular numbers are used? They don’t say. Personally I’d dislike that in my numbered lists, but I’m sure others would like it. > checkboxes Again, I doubt those checkmarks are clearer than an x. But again, I can see how some people would prefer those. That’s not nothing new to this font, though. > and bullet points Where are the bullet points in that example? I don’t see a bullet symbol. > having ligatures Ligatures are useful for none of those examples. And it’s not even clear if that’s how they work, since they specifically and exclusively mention ligatures for arrows, not the other symbols. Furthermore, they specifically mention (emphasis mine) “improving support for Markdown and ligatures” meaning those are separate features. > that look better w/ those are not crazy. Who called it crazy? Please don’t straw man, I’m not arguing there’s something wrong with adding those features, I’m asking how they relate to writing markdown. Which they mention but haven’t explained. How, specifically, is writing markdown improved by using this font?