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Re: Space Mono

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Post by mdip » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 4:56 PM UTC

mjs wrote: post #18

mdip wrote: post #7

Gotta say, wasn't that interested when I clicked the link thinking "yet another programming font". I must have 30 or so installed and yet still end up using Consolas (mostly because it's the default in my IDE and I've had to reinstall a few times this last year). I will say, though, that I have always hated the traditional "a" used in fonts, preferring the more simplified one that's typically used in handwriting, so…

In most fonts the italic "a" is as you describe. (Like a truncated "d".)

I should have specified the fonts I was referring to were monospace fonts, specifically, which out of the 12 I've got installed on my machine I've got only one is the "truncated 'd'" style, unfortunately.

If you are aware of others, please post links, I'd love to have a few more.

Re: Space Mono

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Post by mjs » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 4:59 PM UTC

For some reason this contains fi and fl ligatures, which look pretty odd on a monospaced font:

http://imgur.com/4tJkbaK

Re: Space Mono

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Post by cm3 » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 5:08 PM UTC

octref wrote: post #17

cm3 wrote: post #16

I could really use a serif monospace font for coding and terminals. Haven't found a good one yet. EDIT: Bitmap fonts preferred for crystal clear rendering and performance.

Operator[0] [0]: http://www.typography.com/blog/introducing-operator

That's sans-serif.

Re: Space Mono

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Post by micampe » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 5:10 PM UTC

mdip wrote: post #21

mjs wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In most fonts the italic "a" is as you describe. (Like a truncated "d".)

I should have specified the fonts I was referring to were monospace fonts, specifically, which out of the 12 I've got installed on my machine I've got only one is the "truncated 'd'" style, unfortunately. If you are aware of others, please post links, I'd love to have a few more.

That style is usually called “single story a”. Monaco is a common monospaced typeface that uses it. I suspect that style is less common because at small sizes it's easily confused with o.

Re: Space Mono

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Post by pygy_ » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 5:12 PM UTC

cm3 wrote: post #16

I could really use a serif monospace font for coding and terminals. Haven't found a good one yet. EDIT: Bitmap fonts preferred for crystal clear rendering and performance.

For my terminals, I use MingLiU, on OS X. It's primarily an Asian scripts font, and the roman characters are monospaced.

There's little difference between O and 0 or l and 1, though, so I don't use it for coding, but it's good enough for my use of the terminal.

http://i.imgur.com/mAq8b5b.png

Luxi Mono isn't bad either, but the capital o and the zero are almost pixel for pixel identical, which is a deal breaker for me. https://www.fontsquirrel.com/fonts/Luxi-Mono

Re: Space Mono

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Post by vertebrate » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 5:16 PM UTC

cm3 wrote: post #16

I could really use a serif monospace font for coding and terminals. Haven't found a good one yet. EDIT: Bitmap fonts preferred for crystal clear rendering and performance.

Have you tried Luxi Mono or Linux Libertine Mono?

Re: Space Mono

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Post by mjs » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 5:16 PM UTC

mdip wrote: post #21

mjs wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In most fonts the italic "a" is as you describe. (Like a truncated "d".)

I should have specified the fonts I was referring to were monospace fonts, specifically, which out of the 12 I've got installed on my machine I've got only one is the "truncated 'd'" style, unfortunately. If you are aware of others, please post links, I'd love to have a few more.

Ah, I see. Yes that doesn't seem to be so common.

Re: Space Mono

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Post by madfriend » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 5:26 PM UTC

jck wrote: post #12

nichochar wrote: post #6

Am I missing something here? Is this a new font or something? Is it a recommended mono used for coding? Do people like it? I am pretty happy with Monaco

I've been using Monaco for years. Something about it is very pleasing to me. However, I'm sort of bored with it and haven't been able to find a suitable replacement.

Try (if you haven't) PT Mono, Fantasque Sans Mono, or Dejavu Sans Mono (which is not too different from Menlo).

Re: Space Mono

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Post by madfriend » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 5:26 PM UTC

cm3 wrote: post #16

I could really use a serif monospace font for coding and terminals. Haven't found a good one yet. EDIT: Bitmap fonts preferred for crystal clear rendering and performance.

PT Mono?

Re: Space Mono

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Post by dclowd9901 » Sun, Jun 19, 2016, 5:27 PM UTC

Font's cool, but damn, gotta remark on Google's UI polish in (what I assume is) Material. It's so smooth and fluid -- I'd love to create something that coherent.