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Re: Hack: A typeface designed for source code

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Post by AlexandrB »

huhtenberg wrote: post #102
bberrry wrote: post #13

I desperately want to find a new code font to love but I always return to Consolas.

I've tried them all, Consolas included, and nothing even comes close to Dina - http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Jibz/Dina/index.html † That's for Windows, not Macs.

Dina used to be my go-to font as well but a few years ago I switched to Anonymous Pro [1] as it tends to be more recognizable at the small font sizes which I use.

[1] http://www.marksimonson.com/fonts/view/anonymous-pro

Re: Hack: A typeface designed for source code

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Post by andreasvc »

timbre wrote: post #54
dogas wrote: post #51

Hack is DejaVu sans mono. Below is a gif I took switching between DejaVu sans mono and Hack. Aside from line height I fail to see the difference. http://gfycat.com/SomberUnitedGermanshepherd

"i" is different. Don't see anything else though.

Hack's "i" is not an improvement IMHO, they made it less distinctive from "l".

Re: Hack: A typeface designed for source code

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Post by jd3 »

huhtenberg wrote: post #102
bberrry wrote: post #13

I desperately want to find a new code font to love but I always return to Consolas.

I've tried them all, Consolas included, and nothing even comes close to Dina - http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Jibz/Dina/index.html † That's for Windows, not Macs.

I'd consider profont much more beautiful than Dina, personally.

Re: Hack: A typeface designed for source code

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Post by rmrfrmrf »

klausa wrote: post #73

I'm slightly surprised that almost nobody here uses Menlo or Monaco, even though several screenshots in the thread are clearly made on OS X. I'm curious why that's the case. Do people generally dislike the system-provided fonts or are the alternatives considered "better"?

I love Menlo and use it almost exclusively, but the inline asterisk makes people upset for some reason. I personally prefer an inline asterisk.

Re: Hack: A typeface designed for source code

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Post by disposablehero »

ajford wrote: post #74
bberrry wrote: post #13

I desperately want to find a new code font to love but I always return to Consolas.

Have you tried Source Code Pro ( http://adobe-fonts.github.io/source-code-pro/ )? It's my go-to now when it comes to monospace fonts. I keep it installed on all my systems, right along side my dotfiles.

Trying "Source Code Pro Light," it reminds me of one of the fonts on Solaris CDE but a bit more sensible.

Re: Hack: A typeface designed for source code

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Post by FireBeyond »

bberrry wrote: post #13

I desperately want to find a new code font to love but I always return to Consolas.

Paid, but interesting:

Pragmata Pro: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/fsd/pragmata-pro/ Triplicate T4c: http://practicaltypography.com/triplicate.html

Something a little different:

Fantasque: https://github.com/belluzj/fantasque-sans

Re: Hack: A typeface designed for source code

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Post by mistercow »

dogas wrote: post #51

Hack is DejaVu sans mono. Below is a gif I took switching between DejaVu sans mono and Hack. Aside from line height I fail to see the difference. http://gfycat.com/SomberUnitedGermanshepherd

Lowercase and i hyphen are very different. Some other characters I'd have to see better aligned to tell.
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