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  • O Orcrist

    Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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    Jim Crafton
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    Lucidia Console is nice, it's either that or Courier New. And I usually make it a bit bigger 10-12 pt. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!

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    • O Orcrist

      Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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      James Brown
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      I switch between: Lucida Console, Andale Mono and Courier New (all 10pt) try turning on Cleartype (if you're not already)....looks alot better James
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      • B Bassam Abdul Baki

        < jokingly >I use the script font. It adds a personal touch to programming.< /jokingly > "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math -- modified at 13:44 Wednesday 25th January, 2006

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        Nish Nishant
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        Come on, Bassam , admit it, we all know you weren't joking when you said you use script fonts :rolleyes: Regards, Nish

        My blog : Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET

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        • O Orcrist

          Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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          Nish Nishant
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          I use the default. When I do talks, I increase the font size, so the audience can see it better - but I don't touch the font-face. Regards, Nish

          My blog : Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET

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          • O Orcrist

            Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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            Graham Bradshaw
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            Wingdings. I find it makes the code much easier to understand.

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              Wingdings. I find it makes the code much easier to understand.

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              Orcrist
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              lol. Reminds me when my former boss asked for printouts of a code module. He was often so busy that he would never get around to ever looking at stuff on his desk, so as a lark I printed page one as courier new but the last 3 pages were wingdings. I dont think he ever looked at it because he never did comment on it... D.

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              • O Orcrist

                Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                Chris Losinger
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                Courier New, 10pt . always . anything else is an abomination. Cleek | Image Toolkits | Thumbnail maker

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                • O Orcrist

                  Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                  David Crow
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                  Orcrist wrote:

                  Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window...

                  Yes. There's not much difference in the mono-spaced fonts.


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                  • O Orcrist

                    Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                    Jim Lamb
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                    • O Orcrist

                      Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                      QuiJohn
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                      Fixedsys (9, and you'll like it cuz that's the only size!) Courier is waaaaaay too spindly for me. All those frivolous tails on the end of letters makes things look cluttered after all these years of Fixedsys. It's just so clean and bold. I use a black background too... white is too hard on the eyes. White is the default font color, with bright cyan for operators and keywords, bright green for comments, bright red for strings, dark yellow for numbers and most importantly: dark blue on bright cyan for selection. (I don't know why my selection color is so important, but it just is.)

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                      • O Orcrist

                        Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                        Ravi Bhavnani
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                        I use Lucida Console 8pt with a grey (VS2005 == silver) background. Much easier on the eyes than the default white, imho. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Music | Articles | Freeware | Trips ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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                        • O Orcrist

                          Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                          Orcrist
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                          Just been experimenting. The Nina font (no idea when it got installed but it is a Microsoft font) seems pretty decent in size 10. One interesting thing is if you check the Bold checkbox, the text does not really change but the parenthesis and brackets are bolded and much more noticeable. Text is kinda compressed but still quite readable. Can get quite a bit of code on a single line in the window. Might stick wit this one for a while. Cheers, D.

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                            Wingdings. I find it makes the code much easier to understand.

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                            Maximilien
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                            if I was a better touch-typist, I could make fun of my co-worker when thet come-in and work with me by switching to wingdings and type the code like that.


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                            • O Orcrist

                              Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                              John Fisher
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                              Verdana, 10pt. (No, it's not fixed width.) I have been using it for several months now. It is much more readable than a fixed-width font (particularly as it relates to speed). Unless I'm using code that really requires things to line up (which doesn't seem to happen), I never think twice about replacing a fixed-width font with a font designed for easy, fast reading. John
                              "You said a whole sentence with no words in it, and I understood you!" -- my wife as she cries about slowly becoming a geek.

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                              • O Orcrist

                                Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                                Dario Solera
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                                MS Reference Sans Serif. Can't use other fonts... ___________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA]

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                                  Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                                  Chris Meech
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                                  Fonts?? :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: Geez, I just hold the cards up to a light and read the code through the holes. Been doing that for years. Do fonts make it easier? :confused: Chris Meech I am Canadian. [heard in a local bar] When I want privacy, I'll close the bathroom door. [Stan Shannon] Nice sig! [Tim Deveaux on Matt Newman's sig with a quote from me]

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                                    Come on, Bassam , admit it, we all know you weren't joking when you said you use script fonts :rolleyes: Regards, Nish

                                    My blog : Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET

                                    -- modified at 13:55 Wednesday 25th January, 2006

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                                    Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                    You can't prove anything. :-D "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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                                    • O Orcrist

                                      Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                                      James Gupta
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                                      I just like using Verdana :)

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                                        Just an informal poll on the VS code editor fonts... Do you use the default Courier New font for the code editing window or do you use a different font? What font and size do you use (fixed font, serif, sans serif)? Do you find the font makes a big difference when viewing the code window all day? Just curious because every 6 months I get a whim to change the font and after spending a half hour flipping through various fonts I usually come back to Lucidia Console or Courier New. David

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                                        Michael Dunn
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                                        Courier New 12 pt. On my 19x12 monitor, with the way I have the IDE windows set up, that gives me about 140 cols of text. I also set the colors to be white text on black, I find that infinitely easier to read than black-on-white. --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | NEW!! PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ

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                                        • G Graham Bradshaw

                                          Wingdings. I find it makes the code much easier to understand.

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                                          Bassam Abdul Baki
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                                          1, 2, or 3? :) I'm actually a webding fan myself. "If only one person knows the truth, it is still the truth." - Mahatma Gandhi Web - Blog - RSS - Math

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