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Re:JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for devel... by SloopJon on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @09:15AM (#22054258)
Emacs has a minor mode (prettify-symbols-mode, I think) that makes substitutions like these. I tried it for a couple of months, but decided that it wasn't for me.
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Re:JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for devel... by weavie on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @09:36AM (#22054457)
It is possible to take this too far.. https://imgur.com/a/5NP6FWx

But it did keep me entertained for a bit.

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Re:JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for devel... by alpaca128 on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @09:30AM (#22054392)
I've recently tried Emacs for a few weeks and prettify-symbols-mode doesn't look nearly as good in my opinion, as the scale and style of the symbols isn't consistent with the font. Also I never got any symbol out of it in any situation except an arrow and lambda.

I'd much prefer if Emacs just supported actual ligatures.

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