racket / racket/drracket

Support for font ligatures

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feature-request
Dominant language
Racket
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Description

Is there a way to enable font ligatures in fonts like Fira Code?

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating DrRacket's font and text-rendering settings, then determine whether ligature support is provided by the editor toolkit; done means a documented, working way to enable ligatures in fonts such as Fira Code.

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Assessment

Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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