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Am I the only one who thinks that nothing comes close to Fixedsys (Excelsior) for programming?
It's my favourite programming font because it's extremely readable but retails a little flare.
I'm surprised no-one has mentioned monofur yet. http://eurofurence.net/monofur.html It's my favourite programming font because it's extremely readable but retails a little flare.
The verdana here at HN is reasonable, but what if I wanted an even stronger distinction -- especially on the zeros -- without going fully monospace? I'm thinking of a reference-info use case where precision is important, but code-like alignment isn't.
Every couple of months I try a new programming font, but I always go back to Inconsolata.
Every couple of months I try a new programming font, but I always go back to Inconsolata.
I wonder what the world would be like if somebody designed a nice variable-width font for typesetting code. It would be different than a font designed for setting English, but I wonder if we wouldn't get the same benefits of beauty and legibility. I mean, it's kinda silly that we continue to program in fixed-width type, given what modern software can do with setting type on the fly...
The 'using spaces instead of tabs' issue seems to have something to do with this.
This font is not new. This re-release has been out over a year and its predecessor (Anonymous) has been around almost ten. I've seen it in plenty of "best programming fonts" articles. That said, it is nice to have something different from the usual simple sans model of most modern monospaces (e.g., Deja Vu Sans Mono, Consolas, and Inconsolata). Anonymous has a lot of character – which either interests or annoys you.…
I personally find the sans-serif monospace fonts much easier to read on a monitor, especially at small sizes. Out of the list, I find Consolas far superior to the others. Inconsolata is very similar, but it doesn't have real italics, and the vectors aren't tweaked for optimal anti-aliasing.
Typography is something Microsoft actually does very well.
everything else looks great