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[Linux/FreeType + VariableTTF-specific] Some glyphs (e.g. a '4', or the bottom-right stem of lowercase 'u') look weird at certain sizes, due to mis-handling overlapping paths of variable font. Needs FreeType 2.10.3 and font flag OVERLAP_{SIMPLE, COMPOUND} #350

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@ronjouch

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Cascadia Code version number: 2008.25
Application used to display text: VS Code 1.48.2, Firefox 80.0, Kitty 0.18.3, everywhere
OS platform and version: Ubuntu 20.04.1
Screen resolution (i.e. 220dpi): I don't know

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Display a u at size 14.7

Expected behavior

u is good-looking

Actual behavior

u looks weird: the bottom right stem has sort of a glitch, where it overlaps to the inside part of the curve:

screenshot_cascadia-code-weird-u_2020-08-27-10:37:25

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