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Option in each stylistic set for the "no ligatures" variant

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Description

Preferences for which character sequences should combine are both aesthetic and programming-language-dependent. It would be very useful to have variation selectors to selectively disable ligatures for each individual stylistic set. There are already a few one-off feature requests for various sets, so I'm suggesting uniform treatment for all of them.

My particular use-case is compiler command lines: command-line options of the form '--value=/path/to/x' merge the = and /, despite them being distinct tokens in this context.

Would it be possible to add some sort of configuration to get the "no ligatures" appearance for particular stylistic sets, without having to either disable all ligatures or build the font from source?

Thanks!

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The issue names no files, tests, or entry points to inspect. Clarify the proposed configuration and its scope with maintainers; done would require an agreed way to disable ligatures for individual stylistic sets without disabling all ligatures.

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Domain
design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
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Over a week
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Needs clarification
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