tonsky / tonsky/FiraCode

`::<` still looks weird

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Description

Issue #1145 attempts to fix the Turbofish operator in Rust. Unfortunately, it doesn't account for when text directly follows or preceeds the operator:

I have confirmed I'm using 6.2. Here you can see the newly fixed ::< and >:: ligatures alongside the still-weird ones:

The outer : still raises away from the inner :.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing issue #1145 and reproducing the reported ::< and >:: ligatures in Fira Code 6.2 with adjacent text. Compare the affected forms shown in the screenshots; the work is done when the outer colons no longer rise away from the inner colons.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
design
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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