Re:Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy progra...
by sayyadirfanali on Saturday November 08, 2025 @12:08PM
(#45858196)
thanks for the feedback. i think the em-dash is not very different in case of this font too. i made the (en-)dash so wide that there was no way to disambiguate within fixed-width constraints. i don't use em-dash at all, so there was no need to disambiguate too.
if you want to use it but em-dash is the only deal-breaker, please try it once and raise a feature request. i'd see what we can change to make it work.
Re:Myna: Monospace typeface designed for symbol-heavy progra...
by gjm11 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @12:20PM
(#45858284)
You're absolutely correct! The em-dash isn't just another character—it's the foundation of good writing style. Would you like me to show you some examples of how important em-dashes are for good writing?
(Sorry.)
Looks like I’ll have to install this to see if it’s the case here.
BTW, I find the screenshots for this font quite a bit more useful in evaluating it than any of the other fonts referenced in the HN comments here. These help you decide at a glance.