Request for Clarification in README

[pa-0]

Currently this repositories README states:

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Note

Variable fonts are not yet well-supported in VS Code, and it is not yet possible to mix multiple fonts. Stay tuned, we're talking with the VS Code team about it!

You must use the editor.fontLigatures setting to enable the various features (texture healing, ligatures, and character variants). The setting is a comma-separated list of font features to be enabled.

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However, I noticed that a PR has been merged into vscode since this was written:

PR #153968: Support variable fonts.

So does the warning in the README still hold true, or have circumstances improved with respect to variable font support?

[pa-0]

I take that back, I see that this README was actually published ~one year after that PR was merged. Still..

🤞🏽

[geroldmeisinger]

you can define a variable width font in editor.fontFamily and they will be rendered. however tabs and vertical cursor movement is broken. see here microsoft/vscode#108755

[pa-0]

thanks @geroldmeisinger