rendering whitespace in overlay for lines with variable heights and fonts (#298247)

Author: aiday-mar

src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/viewLines/viewLine.ts

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ export class ViewLine implements IVisibleLine {
 		const lineData = viewportData.getViewLineRenderingData(lineNumber);
 		const options = this._options;
 		const actualInlineDecorations = LineDecoration.filter(lineData.inlineDecorations, lineNumber, lineData.minColumn, lineData.maxColumn);
-		const renderWhitespace = (lineData.hasVariableFonts || options.experimentalWhitespaceRendering === 'off') ? options.renderWhitespace : 'none';
+		const renderWhitespace = options.experimentalWhitespaceRendering === 'off' ? options.renderWhitespace : 'none';
 		const allowFastRendering = !lineData.hasVariableFonts;
 
 		// Only send selection information when needed for rendering whitespace

src/vs/editor/browser/viewParts/whitespace/whitespace.ts

@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ export class WhitespaceOverlay extends DynamicViewOverlay {
 	}
 
 	private _applyRenderWhitespace(ctx: RenderingContext, lineNumber: number, selections: OffsetRange[] | null, lineData: ViewLineRenderingData): string {
-		if (lineData.hasVariableFonts) {
-			return '';
-		}
 		if (this._options.renderWhitespace === 'selection' && !selections) {
 			return '';
 		}