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Re: Space Mono

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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.

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Re: Space Mono

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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.

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Re: Space Mono

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Post by carljv »

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.

I've been using Triplicate (http://practicaltypography.com/triplicate.html) for a few years and it's still my favorite by far. Not free, but really reasonably priced. (Note there's a special variant suitable for coding, you can see examples in Racket in the PDF specimen.)

Re: Space Mono

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Post by twic »

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 Fantastique Sans Mono:

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

At the very least, it will make you really appreciate Monaco.

Re: Space Mono

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Post by franze »

dclowd9901 wrote: post #30

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.

and start scroll produces some jittering on my mac book 2015 osX with chrome.

Re: Space Mono

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Post by ino »

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.

I find "Roboto Mono Sans" very pleasing and easy to read on dark background. Looks great in Terminal also.

https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Roboto+Mono?query=roboto+m... click on the paint button top right to switch to dark bg

Re: Space Mono

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Post by bitserf »

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 Iosevka (the Slab variant is serif)?

Not a bitmap font, but pretty customisable. With hints of PragmataPro, it's my go-to font at the moment. Looks especially nice with OS X font hinting.

https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka

My command-line for building is:

$ make STYLE_COMMON='v-tilde-low v-asterisk-low v-underscore-low'

This gives the vertically centered asterisk and tilde, and puts the underscore below the baseline.

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