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Consolas has been my favorite monospaced font for years. I prefer proportional fonts for reading and writing code, and my current favorite is another Microsoft
by Stratoscope 7y ago
Consolas has been my favorite monospaced font for years.
I prefer proportional fonts for reading and writing code, and my current favorite is another Microsoft font, Trebuchet MS.
But when I need a monospaced font, like in a terminal, Consolas is it.
- saagarjha 7y ago> But when I need a proportional font, like in a terminal, Consolas is it. You mean monospaced font? I’m curious why you use proportional fonts when writing code but not in your terminal.
- Stratoscope 7y agoWhoops, sorry for the very confusing typo, and thanks for noting it! Corrected now. That's what I get for commenting on HN when I should have already called it a night... :-) With the typo corrected, yes I do prefer proportional fonts (and as mentioned especially Trebuchet MS), and all the editors I use support them. I just find them much more readable to my eyes than monospaced. Except in a terminal where apps assume monospaced font - so that's where Consolas shines.