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  • P peterchen

    (I've lost the name of the one I was using... so looking for new suggestions). So waht you are using? Courier is ugly because of )} and 1l FixedSys wakes memories, but it's to fattish. Comic Sans MS is out for purely discriminative reasons.


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    Mircea Grelus
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    Consolas font with Clear Type enabled.

    regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.

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    • P peterchen

      (I've lost the name of the one I was using... so looking for new suggestions). So waht you are using? Courier is ugly because of )} and 1l FixedSys wakes memories, but it's to fattish. Comic Sans MS is out for purely discriminative reasons.


      Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
      Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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      Dario Solera
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      I used MS Reference Sans Serif for years. Now I'm trying Consolas... I really like MS Reference Sans Serif, 8pt. I really dislike Consolas.

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        Consolas[^]


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        Graham Bradshaw
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        From the web site: All characters have the same width, like old typewriters, making it a good choice for personal and business correspondence.

        Huh? I know retro's in fashion right now, but come on... Who writes business letters in a non-proportional typeface these days?

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        • P peterchen

          (I've lost the name of the one I was using... so looking for new suggestions). So waht you are using? Courier is ugly because of )} and 1l FixedSys wakes memories, but it's to fattish. Comic Sans MS is out for purely discriminative reasons.


          Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
          Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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          Ravi Bhavnani
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          Lucida Console, 9pt. /ravi

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          • D Dario Solera

            I used MS Reference Sans Serif for years. Now I'm trying Consolas... I really like MS Reference Sans Serif, 8pt. I really dislike Consolas.

            _____________________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA] - Developing ScrewTurn Wiki 1.0 Beta3

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            Jorgen Sigvardsson
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            Sans Serif is a proportional font. You use that for programming...?

            -- From the network that brought you "The Simpsons"

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            • D Dario Solera

              I used MS Reference Sans Serif for years. Now I'm trying Consolas... I really like MS Reference Sans Serif, 8pt. I really dislike Consolas.

              _____________________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA] - Developing ScrewTurn Wiki 1.0 Beta3

              -- modified at 9:16 Saturday 22nd July, 2006

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              Mircea Grelus
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              Dario Solera wrote:

              I really dislike Consolas.

              Have you tried Consolas with Clear Type enabled? That what my first reaction too when I tried Consolas: Huh? Now who the hell writes code using this crap?!. Then I found out it is supposed to be used with Clear Type enabled. Of course this means it's kinda build for the TFT monitors. Using a CRT for Clear Type sucks, and Consolas definitely looks nasty.

              regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.

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                Sans Serif is a proportional font. You use that for programming...?

                -- From the network that brought you "The Simpsons"

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                Dario Solera
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                Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                You use that for programming...?

                Of course. Why not?

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                • M Mircea Grelus

                  Dario Solera wrote:

                  I really dislike Consolas.

                  Have you tried Consolas with Clear Type enabled? That what my first reaction too when I tried Consolas: Huh? Now who the hell writes code using this crap?!. Then I found out it is supposed to be used with Clear Type enabled. Of course this means it's kinda build for the TFT monitors. Using a CRT for Clear Type sucks, and Consolas definitely looks nasty.

                  regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.

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                  Dario Solera
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                  Mircea Grelus wrote:

                  Have you tried Consolas with Clear Type enabled?

                  Yes, but I use a CRT monitor.

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                  • D Dario Solera

                    Mircea Grelus wrote:

                    Have you tried Consolas with Clear Type enabled?

                    Yes, but I use a CRT monitor.

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                    Mircea Grelus
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                    Ahhh, now that's why it's nasty. I'm sure you'll love it on a TFT.

                    regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.

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                      Ahhh, now that's why it's nasty. I'm sure you'll love it on a TFT.

                      regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.

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                      Dario Solera
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                      Mircea Grelus wrote:

                      Ahhh, now that's why it's nasty

                      Well, actually I don't think it's a nasty font. The fact is that I don't like monospaced fonts in general...

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                      • D Dario Solera

                        Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                        You use that for programming...?

                        Of course. Why not?

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                        Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                        Proportional fonts doesn't provide the same visual cues as a non-proportional font does. Lines of the same number of characters does not have the same visual lengths...

                        -- Fun for the whole family - except grandma and grandpa

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                          Mircea Grelus wrote:

                          Ahhh, now that's why it's nasty

                          Well, actually I don't think it's a nasty font. The fact is that I don't like monospaced fonts in general...

                          _____________________________________________ Tozzi is right: Gaia is getting rid of us. My Blog [ITA] - Developing ScrewTurn Wiki 1.0 Beta3

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                          Super Lloyd
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                          I think monospaced font provide a better development experience. It enable to visually grasp the nesting level of all your code block instantly!

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                          • M Mircea Grelus

                            Dario Solera wrote:

                            I really dislike Consolas.

                            Have you tried Consolas with Clear Type enabled? That what my first reaction too when I tried Consolas: Huh? Now who the hell writes code using this crap?!. Then I found out it is supposed to be used with Clear Type enabled. Of course this means it's kinda build for the TFT monitors. Using a CRT for Clear Type sucks, and Consolas definitely looks nasty.

                            regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.

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                            ClearType looks like crap on my (TFT!) monitor, I don't know why. I tried anyway, but what looks bad looks bad.


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                            • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                              I like this[^] one. These[^] are nice too, but only if you dig small fonts. :)

                              -- Now with chucklelin

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                              peterchen
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                              Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                              These[^] are nice too, but only if you dig small fonts.

                              ProggyClean Slashed Zero it is :)


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                              • P peterchen

                                ClearType looks like crap on my (TFT!) monitor, I don't know why. I tried anyway, but what looks bad looks bad.


                                Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
                                Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                                Mircea Grelus
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                                peterchen wrote:

                                ClearType looks like crap on my (TFT!) monitor

                                Well that's because the different technologies of manufacturing TFT. But there's a solution. It's called Clear Type Tunner. Just go to this page[^] and download it. It will let you customize the settings for Clear Type.

                                regards, Mircea Many people spend their life going to sleep when they’re not sleepy and waking up while they still are.

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                                • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                                  Proportional fonts doesn't provide the same visual cues as a non-proportional font does. Lines of the same number of characters does not have the same visual lengths...

                                  -- Fun for the whole family - except grandma and grandpa

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                                  Dario Solera
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                                  Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                                  Lines of the same number of characters does not have the same visual lengths

                                  Yes. And then?

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                                  • D Dario Solera

                                    Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                                    Lines of the same number of characters does not have the same visual lengths

                                    Yes. And then?

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                                    Jorgen Sigvardsson
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                                    I'm my opinion, it's easier to spot syntax errors if I have those visual cues.

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                                    • P peterchen

                                      ClearType looks like crap on my (TFT!) monitor, I don't know why. I tried anyway, but what looks bad looks bad.


                                      Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
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                                      Jeremy Falcon
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                                      peterchen wrote:

                                      ClearType looks like crap on my (TFT!) monitor, I don't know why. I tried anyway, but what looks bad looks bad.

                                      It's just another example of MS copying off of Apple, but they did a lousy job with it. And yeah, I had to. :-D

                                      Jeremy Falcon

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                                      • J Jorgen Sigvardsson

                                        I'm my opinion, it's easier to spot syntax errors if I have those visual cues.

                                        -- -= Proudly Made on Earth =-

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                                        Dario Solera
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                                        Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:

                                        I'm my opinion, it's easier to spot syntax errors if I have those visual cues.

                                        It's all a matter of habits and preferences. I like to have a more readable font, especially at small sizes. I'm used to MS Reference Sans Serif 8pt and I like it. :)

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                                        • P peterchen

                                          (I've lost the name of the one I was using... so looking for new suggestions). So waht you are using? Courier is ugly because of )} and 1l FixedSys wakes memories, but it's to fattish. Comic Sans MS is out for purely discriminative reasons.


                                          Some of us walk the memory lane, others plummet into a rabbit hole
                                          Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighist

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                                          Chris Losinger
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                                          courier new 10

                                          Let's execute on the customer-facing market-driven swim-lane paradigm!

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