philippnurullin
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2 years ago Hi @brunodOut . Thanks for the feedback. Can you make a list of ligatures you having trouble with?
Out of curiosity, why is connecting the ++ in one symbol is improving the reading but you saying that
...lots of neurodiverse people who rely on more rigid patterns for symbols.
Wouldn't it be better to not use the ligatures at all?
Hello,
Let's start with the fact that I am autistic. That said, I think code-styled ligatures are great, and you have implemented some good ones(the ++, for instance), but it's really hard when you push too much to the point of changing the symbol into a completely different thing in some cases.
For instance, the != and the !== ligatures are a kind of a way too big shift. I know != is a representation of that mathematical symbol, but the characters lost completely their characteristic making they hardly identifiable (at least for me, and I think for lots of neurodiverse people who rely on more rigid patterns for symbols).
For that reason I cannot use the ligatures, even though some of them are great. Maybe going back into more standard-looking patterns or offering a variation of the font designed with disabilities/neurodiversity in mind would be interesting!
Sincerely, Bruno Moreira-Guedes