Your favorite source code font
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(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
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Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighistI 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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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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(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
)}and1lFixedSys wakes memories, but it's to fattish. Comic Sans MS is out for purely discriminative reasons.
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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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Sans Serif is a proportional font. You use that for programming...?
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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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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.
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Sans Serif is a proportional font. You use that for programming...?
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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
You use that for programming...?
Of course. Why not?
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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.
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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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Mircea Grelus wrote:
Have you tried Consolas with Clear Type enabled?
Yes, but I use a CRT monitor.
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Ahhh, now that's why it's nasty. I'm sure you'll love it on a TFT.
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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.
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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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
You use that for programming...?
Of course. Why not?
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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...
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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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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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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.
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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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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
These[^] are nice too, but only if you dig small fonts.
ProggyClean Slashed Zero it is :)
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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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Tree in C# || Fold With Us! || sighistpeterchen 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.
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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...
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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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Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote:
Lines of the same number of characters does not have the same visual lengths
Yes. And then?
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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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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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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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I'm my opinion, it's easier to spot syntax errors if I have those visual cues.
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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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(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
)}and1lFixedSys wakes memories, but it's to fattish. Comic Sans MS is out for purely discriminative reasons.
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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.
Thanks, after downloading I found out I already have it installed :) setting to "lightest", makes some fonts OK, but others still remain washed out. I guess I'll have to stay with the pixel fest.
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