tonsky / tonsky/FiraCode

Request: Stylistic set to remove the <- ligature.

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Description

This will be helpful for programmers of a small language you probably haven't heard of called C++. You can put constant expressions in generics and the syntax for that is Generic_type<-1> x;. Fira code interprets the <- in <-1> as an arrow.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the Fira Code ligature definitions and the existing stylistic-set configuration, then check how the <- sequence is handled inside <-1>. Done means a stylistic set can suppress that arrow ligature without changing other programming ligatures.

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Assessment

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

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