On 2017-05-26 01:06 PM (-4), Bald Eagle wrote:
> I was just looking around for something pleasing to the eye, but with the
> crucial distinctions between 1 and l, O and 0.
>
> I came across things like this:
> http://hivelogic.com/articles/top-10-programming-fonts/
>
> And was just wondering if anyone had a clear favorite.
>
> (Also interested in nice typefaces for math symbols like that double-stroke
> style used for "all real numbers", etc.

I have no idea, actually.  I use the default font in KWrite for 
openSUSE, and the settings dialog just says "Monospace."  Strangely, it 
resembles Consolas, even though I'm not using a Microsoft OS.

________________________

I am more conscientious about the monospace font I use in my Object 
Collection documentation.  In the past I've just used Courier New 
because I'm confident that most users would have that font; however, it 
is hardly the best looking monospace font out there.  Consolas is hands 
down the best looking to me, primarily because it's the only monospace 
font I have with letter spacing that looks good when interspersed with 
proportional text.  However, this uniqueness means that for me to switch 
to Consolas would mean some ugly-looking text if the user did not have 
this particular font installed.  Therefore, I've made the somewhat 
regrettable decision to list a bunch of fonts in the CSS file with 
Courier New near the end; kern whatever font actually shows up in the 
user's browser; and exclude Consolas from the list, because the kerning 
ruins Consolas.  :(

My current list is Lucida Console, Liberation Mono, Courier New, DejaVu 
Sans Mono, and monospace, in that order.

I would be spared this dilemma if CSS had some way of changing a 
selector depending on which font happens to be installed.  I like Consolas.

So far, I've gotten no feedback on my Object Collection contributions, 
so my selections must be acceptable either way.

Post a reply to this message