Can I have only the ligatures that balance whitespace and skip the symbol merging?
Sorry, right now it's not implemented. You can create a feature request in https://youtrack.jetbrains.com or on https://github.com/JetBrains/JetBrainsMono
JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
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Re: JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ultimate 2019.3 on Mac
I have the same version, and when I updated it stayed with Fira Code as the default as per my color schema.
Yeah, that's the rub it seems - if you picked a default, you kept your default. If you had the old JetBrains default, you now got the new JetBrains default.
Re: JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
#103This is a great-looking font, very well put together and a lot of thought put in to make it great for code. That being said, fonts are very personal. I compared it to PT Mono (Public Type, another open-source font) and have these observations: - Ligatures in JB are beautiful. I'm still undecided whether I like them in my code but the aesthetic value is pleasing. - Weight of JB Regular is heavier than PT. - Italics ar…
> Words (eg. for identifiers) loose some of their shape yeah this is what I noticed as well from samples and testing out on my code, same reason I'm not keen on Fira but prefer Consolas, letters are less regular and words have a different rhythm at a glance.
I have the same experience with Fira Mono and Consolas. Interestingly, I quite enjoy Fira Sans, setting it as my phone's main font and Chrome's sans-serif font (had to change HN's CSS to change its comment font).
The "sleekness" of Fira Sans feels pleasant but for monospace font, I prefer the "fullness" of Consolas. Maybe it's because I read code slower than I read Internet text.
Re: JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
#104Earlier quoted context omitted.
Serifs are easier to read the more pixels you have to work with. For a printed book at 3,000+ DPI, serifs are fine (though it's still possible to overdo them!). For a high-res monitor, microserifs like the ones Consolas uses can help if your text is not too small. This font was designed for small sizes, where anything except the cleanest lines will simply cause blurriness.
Did you mean 300+ DPI? 3,000 seems higher than I imagine anyone could see or any printer could feasibly print at.
This is based on a very old memory, so it might be wrong. Looks like imagesetters and platesetters can commonly do 2,400 DPI and 3,600 is not unheard of. Even a newspaper platesetter should be around 1,200 DPI.
Re: JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
#105Can I control which weight is used in JetBrains IDEs for "bold" text? It looks to be using the bold font weight, when I'd prefer to use medium.
Re: JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
#106Regarding fonts, there is no single monospace font that fits the bill everywhere. A font may render beautifully or look completely unacceptable depending on a variety of factors. I personally prefer the following fonts:
* Linux, normal dpi: Hasklig in editors (Emacs, Atom), Iosevka in terminal
* Linux, hidpi: Input in editors and terminal
* Windows, hidpi: Input in console, Fira Code in Atom
I tried the JetBrains Mono font and it doesn't look like it's an improvement in any of my environments.
Re: JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
#107nice font and oss, however I still prefer Iosevka SS04
Agreed. After Iosevka, other fonts have felt ... unwieldy. Link for reference: https://github.com/be5invis/Iosevka Re: "SS04" d1egoaz is referencing Stylistic Set 04, illustrated here: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/be5invis/Iosevka/master/im... In addition to the original version of the font above, there is a patched version with powerline icons (and much more) built in: https://github.com/ryanoasis/nerd-fonts/tr…
I've even switched to using the proportional Iosevka Aile for programming, here's someone else's screenshot from the last time it was mentioned on HN:
Re: JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
Serifs are easier to read the more pixels you have to work with. For a printed book at 3,000+ DPI, serifs are fine (though it's still possible to overdo them!). For a high-res monitor, microserifs like the ones Consolas uses can help if your text is not too small. This font was designed for small sizes, where anything except the cleanest lines will simply cause blurriness.
Did you mean 300+ DPI? 3,000 seems higher than I imagine anyone could see or any printer could feasibly print at.
I think 300 DPI is just what is used for raster images. I think the text is usually printed at 2400 DPI.
Re: JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
#109I kinda like it! Definitely gonna try it out for a few days and see how we go. Thanks for putting this out there.
Re: JetBrains Mono: A free and open-source typeface for developers
#110For some reason, it isn't registered as a mono-spaced font on Windows 10 when I installed it. Thus some editors as well as CMD and powershell can't even open the font. However, I can use this font from MS Word.