Couldn't you explain 'NL' in readme.md?

JetBrains / JetBrainsMono

JetBrains Mono – the free and open-source typeface for developers

https://jetbrains.com/mono

SIL Open Font License 1.1

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Couldn't you explain 'NL' in readme.md? #438

Closed schittli closed 3 years ago

schittli commented 3 years ago

Good evening

Thanks a lot for offering this great work!, as usual, JetBrains makes working a lot of more fun :-)

Unfortunately, you use the NL abbreviation, but you don't explain it.

Couldn't you please briefly describe both offered Font-Types (NL / Non-NL)?

Thanks a lot, kind regards, Thomas

TaigaYamada commented 3 years ago

NL means No Ligature. So that version does not have any ligatures. The other version has ligatures. In the version with the ligatures, things like multi-character operators are substituted by a single, connected glyph.

philippnurullin commented 3 years ago

Hi @schittli Yes this is good idea!

Alex-MXY commented 3 years ago

I've been wondering about “NL” for a long time. After many trials, I found that the NL fonts looks much better in Linux (console terminal & gvim text &coding). Also recommended to add "NL" explanation. : )

philippnurullin commented 3 years ago

Added an explanation about NL version in the README. Feel free to ask questions if you have any.