source-foundry/Hack

Hasklig style ligatures

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#35 opened on Aug 30, 2015

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Research direction
Study the Hasklig project to understand its ligature implementation. Review Hack's current font source files, particularly the OpenType feature definitions. Propose a design for ligatures similar to Hasklig and create a pull request with the necessary modifications.
Tech stack
None
Domain
designdeveloper experience
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Needs investigation
Prerequisites
Font design toolsOpenType features
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30