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Best font for programming?

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  • F Forogar

    I just went through the Adobe rigmarole to test out this "Source Code Pro" font. You have to have their application running to use the "free" font! I have tested it and it is just not good enough, "Consolas" gives me a better editing environment and I don't have to sign up for endless junk-mail and a monitoring program to use it. I have uninstalled it but their is no mechanism to close or delete my "account" with Adobe. Also when I tried to unsubscribe from their emails it said "page not found" once I clicked the unsubscribe button.:mad:

    - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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    Mark_Wallace
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    Forogar wrote:

    when I tried to unsubscribe from their emails it said "page not found" once I clicked the unsubscribe button

    Don't worry; they're not totally incompetent. Their spam servers work perfectly.

    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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    • C Chris Maunder

      I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

      cheers Chris Maunder

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      Mark_Wallace
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      I'm not finicky about it; I just use the built-in Lucida Console.

      I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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      • C Chris Maunder

        Every so often I think "I'll ask the guys in the Lounge. They are so sensible and mature" And then it takes me several months of amnesia for that thought to find its way back into my head. ;)

        cheers Chris Maunder

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        Mycroft Holmes
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        You are a silly bugger, most of us come here to be amused. You want a reasonable answer you go to Q&A hah hah hah.

        Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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        • C Chris Maunder

          I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

          cheers Chris Maunder

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          PIEBALDconsult
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          Andale mono. 8 pt.

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          • C Chris Maunder

            I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

            cheers Chris Maunder

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            Nighthowler
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            proggy fonts | Monospaced Bitmap Programming Fonts[^] Depends on your eyesight, I can't really see them anymore.

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            • C Chris Maunder

              I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

              cheers Chris Maunder

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              Ravi Bhavnani
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              Lucida Console[^].  Nothing else will do. /ravi

              My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com

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              • C Chris Maunder

                I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                cheers Chris Maunder

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                cigwork
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                I've been using Andale Mono for quite a while now, 10 years mebbe. Never liked Consolas and switch to Courier if Andale isn't available.

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                • C Chris Maunder

                  I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                  cheers Chris Maunder

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                  Brisingr Aerowing
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                  This isn't a recommendation (more of a warning), but I know a guy who uses COMIC SANS as his coding font (and writing font). Yes, Comic Sans. The guy is a sadist.

                  What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question? The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism. Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

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                  • C Chris Maunder

                    I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                    cheers Chris Maunder

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                    Jammer 0
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                    I've got a whole page dedicated to this topic! Programming Fonts - jammer.biz[^]

                    Jammer My Blog | JamSoft

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                      I've got a whole page dedicated to this topic! Programming Fonts - jammer.biz[^]

                      Jammer My Blog | JamSoft

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                      Chris Maunder
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                      Some nice fonts there. Thanks.

                      cheers Chris Maunder

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                      • C Chris Maunder

                        Some nice fonts there. Thanks.

                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                        Jammer 0
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                        I ended up settling on Hack. Works great on a high-res screen and (imo) is the easiest on the eyes for long coding sessions.

                        Jammer My Blog | JamSoft

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                        • C Chris Maunder

                          I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                          cheers Chris Maunder

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                          sir_download_alot
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                          Comic Sans is the font to go! Actually I never thought about this....

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                            I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                            cheers Chris Maunder

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                            Steve Crane
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                            I like Envy Code R.

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                            • F Forogar

                              I just went through the Adobe rigmarole to test out this "Source Code Pro" font. You have to have their application running to use the "free" font! I have tested it and it is just not good enough, "Consolas" gives me a better editing environment and I don't have to sign up for endless junk-mail and a monitoring program to use it. I have uninstalled it but their is no mechanism to close or delete my "account" with Adobe. Also when I tried to unsubscribe from their emails it said "page not found" once I clicked the unsubscribe button.:mad:

                              - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                              twaindev
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                              You can also download it from https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Source+Code+Pro[^].

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                              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                                I still use Consolas: it's non-proportional, so columns line up, "1" and "l" are visually different, and "0" is barred so it's distinct from "O". Works for me, so I haven't looked at changing it - I'd probably spend far too long deciding, and then get bored with in a week later! Generally speaking, I stick to a limited number of fonts: Calibri for emails, Verdana for "normal" text in documents, Consolas for non-proportional work, Arial Bold when I need emphasis. And "Heart Breaking Bad" when I want to annoy people. Heart Breaking Bad Font | dafont.com[^]

                                Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                                grralph1
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                                Thanks for the link to the Heart Breaking Bad Font. At first I thought that it was BAD and BROKEN. Then I discovered if you just pressed Caps Lock and then didn't use any punctuation like some younger folk do, then it was brilliant. Just replied to an email from the Professor of Chemistry @ UM using it. Don't worry, I am not enrolled in any courses, so no downgraded marks. It is fun to read but not so good as a coding font. Agree with your post re your font choices completely. ....and thanks again for Heart Breaking Bad Font. Annoyingly good fun and I will use it again.

                                "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

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                                  I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                                  cheers Chris Maunder

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                                  Thornik
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                                  Definitely worth to try "Source Code Pro". It's free and it's cool! :)

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                                  • C Chris Maunder

                                    I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                                    cheers Chris Maunder

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                                    Baraaaaaa
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                                    Liberation Mono

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                                    • C Chris Maunder

                                      I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                                      cheers Chris Maunder

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                                      Alister Morton
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                                      Monoid, but not everyone gets on with its clever handling of != <= >=

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                                      • C Chris Maunder

                                        I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                                        cheers Chris Maunder

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                                        tn_dang
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                                        PragmataPro

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                                        • C Chris Maunder

                                          I'm a bit over the Consolas font I've been suing using for coding and I was wondering what everyone else is using for their code font.

                                          cheers Chris Maunder

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                                          Mark Starr
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                                          I'm still using Consolas. I'm so used to it that it just seems normal. I tried a couple of other fonts a few months ago, but switched back to Consolas. I suppose that the 'best' font is a subjective choice: one that lets you read the code without 'seeing' the font, if you get me.

                                          Mark Just another cog in the wheel

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