tonsky / tonsky/FiraCode

Inconsistent display of <!--- and --->

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Description

Using <!--- and ---> it appears that the closing version is displayed as a wide "dashed arrow" (ligature) and the opening version is displayed as is with an opening bracket, exclamation mark and three dashes. Note the three (3) dashes instead of normally 2 dashes. I am not sure if this is a bug, but I would expect some form of consistency in both.

20211219-21:38:56_Selection_001

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No source file or test is named in the issue. Reproduce the display of <!--- and ---> in FiraCode and inspect the ligature definitions responsible for these sequences. Done means the opening and closing forms display consistently, with the behavior verified in the affected rendering context.

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Domain
design
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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