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Re: Top Programming Fonts

#11

Post by kristiandupont » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:10 PM UTC

I say this every time this discussion comes up but I do feel it bears repeating: I switched away from monospaced a while ago and I am never going back.

I encourage you to try something like Verdana for a week just to see how it feels.

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#12

Post by lt » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:10 PM UTC

I've been using Anonymous Pro: http://www.ms-studio.com/FontSales/anonymouspro.html mentioned in a followup to that article: http://hivelogic.com/articles/anonymous-pro-programming-mono...

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#13

Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:11 PM UTC

SlyShy wrote: post #8

I like to use Code Envy R: http://damieng.com/blog/2008/05/26/envy-code-r-preview-7-cod... . It's legible at 8pt, which lets me fit big amounts of code even on smaller screens.

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Re: Top Programming Fonts

#14

Post by JonnieCache » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:12 PM UTC

telemachos wrote: post #2

I love Inconsolata, but there's just one thing about it: the curly quotation marks. If you have that same quibble, good news: Inconsolata-dz[1]. Inconsolata with straight quotes. [1] http://nodnod.net/2009/feb/12/adding-straight-single-and-dou...

You're right, that is annoying. Thanks for the link.

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#15

Post by swah » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:18 PM UTC

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#16

Post by davidw » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:19 PM UTC

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Re: Top Programming Fonts

#17

Post by dagw » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:20 PM UTC

kristiandupont wrote: post #11

I say this every time this discussion comes up but I do feel it bears repeating: I switched away from monospaced a while ago and I am never going back. I encourage you to try something like Verdana for a week just to see how it feels.

Well I've just tried it for 10 minutes, and I have to say it seems to work better that i initially expected/feared. So you might not be as crazy as you sound :)

I might actually give it a few days and see what happens.

Re: Top Programming Fonts

#18

Post by brcrth » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:27 PM UTC

Derbasti wrote: post #3

I find Droid Sans Mono really good, although it could use better distinction between Zero and Oh.

Here's a version with slashed zero (there's also another version with dotted zero from the same author): http://blog.cosmix.org/2009/10/27/a-slashed-zero-droid-sans-...

Re: Top Programming Fonts

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:33 PM UTC

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Re: Top Programming Fonts

#20

Post by carlosedp » Wed, May 25, 2011, 12:37 PM UTC

llimllib wrote: post #5

I've been happy with Mensch: http://robey.lag.net/2010/06/21/mensch-font.html , A font based of Apple's Menlo.

Very nice font. Just replaced Vera Sans Mono with it on my VIM configuration. Great tip.