Xcode 6.1.1: Please enable support for ligatures in Xcode’s editors :)

Originator:rix.rob
Number:rdar://19156821 Date Originated:05-Dec-2014 11:14 AM
Status:Open Resolved:
Product:Developer Tools Product Version:Xcode 6.1.1 (6A2006)
Classification:Enhancement Reproducible:Always
 
Summary:
Recently I started using Hasklig as my editor font:

https://github.com/i-tu/Hasklig

I’ve found it to be not merely aesthetic—it actually makes a readability difference to have -> rendered as →. Recently, BBEdit started supporting using its ligatures (because @siegel is a wonderful human being <3 ). It would be lovely if Xcode would too.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install Hasklig
2. Set it as Xcode’s editor font
3. Write some Swift code with -> and such


Expected Results:
I expected nice ligatures :)


Actual Results:
No ligatures :(


Regression:
Xcode actually DOES display the ligatures in some cases. The autocompletion placeholders for example, they draw ligatures. (See attached screenshot.)


Notes:
Thank you <3

Comments

It'd be great to see this supported in Terminal as well.

By getaaron at Dec. 6, 2014, 5:58 a.m. (reply...)

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