tonsky / tonsky/FiraCode

Add stylistic set to turn off "|--" ligature

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Description

Currently, pipe followed by two or more hyphens becomes a connected ligature. I'd like to have a stylistic set to make this three or more.

Some command-line tools list synonymous options separated by pipes, which causes the ligature to be used inappropriately:
Screenshot 2024-06-07 at 11 34 13 AM

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The issue provides no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the font source and the existing |-- ligature definition, then verify that the stylistic set changes the threshold to three or more hyphens without affecting other sequences.

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design
Issue type
Feature
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4/5
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