linebender / linebender/runebender

is monospaced

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Rust
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Description

It seems visual studio code estabilshes if a font can be used
by checking if the bounding box of 'i' = 'w'. If they're the same width then it will let you code with it.

Coding fonts is probably a big target market. Would be good to be able to check if a font meets the vscode criteria, and also maybe a way to force the widths to all be the same? (I've handmade audiowide mono with font forge so the widths are fairly monospaced, but font forge crashes on me so often it's hard for me to work with it anymore.)

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. First clarify whether the goal is to detect VS Code's monospaced-font criterion, normalize glyph widths, or both, then define the supported font formats and acceptance criteria for a completed feature.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust, vscode
Domain
design, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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