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To use this font, I need it to work non-crudely at 9 or 10 pt too.
That's a good looking code font. However, I still love my Droid Sans Mono :)
Then, Apple released Snow Leopard with Menlo. It had just enough small little changes that at a slightly smaller point size it was easier to read. I fell in love. I've actually now trained my self to really enjoy using 10 point unaliased Monaco on small screens and enjoy it immensely as well.
Every couple of months I try a new programming font, but I always go back to Inconsolata.
Why are custom programming fonts so popular?
Am I the only one who thinks that nothing comes close to Fixedsys (Excelsior) for programming?
if you can point out another, I'd try it, but I found this: http://fixedsys.moviecorner.de/?p=download&l=1 and it's only in bold. Hard to imagine using it.
If you call that bold, ok. I call it: easy to read and less strain on my eyes. Especially because there is no need for ClearType (et al), which I can't stand, as it always looks blurry to me.
Why does the font matter? This is a serious question. I use the default font on all of my editors and I've never had a problem. I can tell ohs from zeros and els from ones, etc. And I don't care about different types of serifs or other typographical nuances. Do most of the advantages come when using alphabets besides English? Why are custom programming fonts so popular?
People have different ways they like working, routines and aesthetics. It's all just personal preference really.
The font is simply about how easy it is to read and one's aesthetics sensibilities.
It took me years of programming (and even more years of being a computer user) to realize that it's worth choosing a programming font. It honestly hadn't occurred to me. I've been using Monaco for a while, mostly because it's the "happiest" looking font I've found. Going to be giving this font a test drive now.
What pt size do people use for their Anti-Aliased programming fonts? I currently use a 10pt bitmapped font and everytime I try a font that is 'smoothed' it ends up looking like out of focus dreck at that size. I'm curious whether I'm odd for using such a small typeface, noticing the effect of AA on such a small typeface, or caring about it. I can't decide which.
Linux, Windows, or Mac? Point sizes vary due to DPI. I used 11pt on Windows, and ProFont (bitmap, 10 or 9, I don't recall) on Mac. I think it's only Windows where you can get relatively decent clarity for aliased fonts at a smallish point size, depending on how good it's hinted, due to how ClearType renders it. Mac is a bit heavy, and Linux is just bad, the shapes on Linux look nothing like any other OS. Aside: Yes,…
I work on Linux(Redhat) with bitmapped fonts.
ClearType screenshots (from my memory at least) have all still been fuzzy around the edges (at least for my taste).