Font with ligatures for code is misleading
See original GitHub issueHello! Noticed in the docs at https://ofek.dev/hatch/latest/meta/faq/#build-system this snippet:
In my opinion using such a font has huge potential for confusion. ≥
and >=
are different things and use different characters, even if the doc snippet does copy-paste as proper >=
. I think the confusion created here (imagine a beginner wondering how to type the math greater-or-equal character, or pasting from the docs and getting something different in their editor) outweighs the small aesthetic value of the font.
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That works, thanks!
Ah I see! I’ll try that 🙂