Tilde is ambiguous in code view

[N-Onorato]

Description

When a tilde(~) is shown in code view it appears more like a dash - than a tilde. This is ambiguous and a poor experience.

Steps to reproduce

send a message using a tilde such as ctrl + ~

I would expect to be able to easily differentiate tildes from dashes.

Platform Info

• Using the desktop app
• riot-web version: 1.5.3
• Windows 10 version 1903

Recipients have said it appears normal to them. and they are also running version 1.5.3

[t3chguy]

It is just using the Inconsalata font which is considered to be a very legible monospaced font

https://levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html

[N-Onorato]

@t3chguy Have you looked at the example in the bug report? The Inconsolata font has a clear curve in it's Tilde which is displayed on other devices correctly. However my machine displays it as a flat line like the dash.

To clarify, others see:

Where as I see:

[turt2live]

I can easily reproduce this on Windows too:

(unless you happen to realize that tildes will be at the top, it's almost impossible to tell the difference).

I suspect the font isn't loading correctly for some reason.

[t3chguy]

my screenshot is from the Windows desktop app

[Annihilannic]

I second this issue, but more generally, I find the rendering of the monospace font on Windows to be very poor and eye-straining.