Re:FiraCode: Monospaced font with programming ligatures
by mightykan on Friday May 22, 2015 @03:05AM
(#9586892)
Some of the “glyphs” (is that the correct term?), like the arrows (->, =>) look nice but some of the other ones (!=, !==) look too similar and would require a double take to be perceived correctly.
It’s an interesting idea and I like the use of the “hidden” features of the True/Open Type System, but I think some of the symbols need a bit more help. Very cool though!
Re:FiraCode: Monospaced font with programming ligatures
by planckscnst on Saturday May 23, 2015 @01:48PM
(#9593653)
I like this! I'd love to see it done for other fonts like Source Code Pro, Consolas, Inconsolata, etc. The only possible problem I see is the == ligature; I think it only invites more mistakes of missing assignment vs comparison.
It’s an interesting idea and I like the use of the “hidden” features of the True/Open Type System, but I think some of the symbols need a bit more help. Very cool though!