Double asterisk ** ligature is wider than two asterisks
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Description
I noticed that the ligature for two asterisks at font size 10pt are one pixel wider than two asterisks that are not ligatured (as in Javadoc-style comment opening /** ). You can see that the pipe symbols on both lines don't quite line up:
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Reproduce the reported comparison at 10pt using the screenshot and issue description, then locate the source for the double-asterisk ligature. Verify that the ligature and two ordinary asterisks have matching widths; done means the pipe symbols align in the same comparison.
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- Domain
- design
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 1-2 days
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