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I see Input Mono is mentioned, but I actually really like using Input Sans, also from Font Bureau. It's a proportional coding font. I feel like I'm living in th

I see Input Mono is mentioned, but I actually really like using Input Sans, also from Font Bureau. It's a proportional coding font. I feel like I'm living in the future. You can get it here: https://input.fontbureau.com https://input.fontbureau.com And amazingly, you can personalize your font on download, such as choosing dotted vs slashed zeroes. Not free, but free for personal, non-commercial use. (Check the terms)

thunderbong 7y ago
This one is seriously beautiful!
pmontra 7y ago
I've been using proportional fonts for coding for years. Nobody notices when looking at my screen or when doing a screen sharing session. The few times I talk about it everybody agrees that it's easier to read. I'm not surprised, because nobody formats books, magazines, newspapers, web sites with monospaced fonts. The only problem is that it's impossible to align code on successive lines to the right of an equal sign. Not a big deal. It's also pretty impossible to write ASCII diagrams in comments. AFAIK there is no editor that can help with that, unless one wants to code inside a word processor. I'll try Input Sans.
- andreareina 7y ago
  ASCII diagrams in comments/docstrings are doable if your editor supports custom faces. For example `M-x list-faces-display` on emacs tells me that (among other things) I can customize: - font-lock-comment-face - font-lock-doc-face - org-table (also depends on alignment)
- dexterdog 7y ago
  Web pages and books almost always format code with fixed-width fonts.
tobr 7y ago
There’s now also Output[1], designed for UI rather than code, but with a feel that is very similar to Input. 1: https://djr.com/output/ https://djr.com/output/
the_pwner224 7y ago
For ~6 months I used Comic Sans as my single font system-wide - like, for everything. Everywhere in the system UI, code, even on webpages (Firefox lets you disable CSS font selectors). The only exception was the terminal, which got messed up with non-monospaced fonts. It was actually surprisingly great. Then as soon as I got a 4k monitor Comic Sans started to look very ugly - if not for that, I would still be using it. These days I use GNU FreeFont (FreeSans) for the system & Firefox & IDEs, but I have started to do almost all programming through the terminal so I use Fira Code and [Liga]Hack for that. So give Comic Sans a shot, you might end up liking it too :) (On Windows/macOS you probably won't be able to set it as your system font, but you could still use it in your IDE and on the web)
- cprecioso 7y ago
  I have to ask, why Comic Sans specifically? Seeing as it almost universally regarded as an specially ugly font. The only uses that I’ve seen accepted for Comic Sans are for use in comics (obviously) and for people with dyslexia.
  - orthoxerox 7y ago
    Maybe they do have dyslexia.
  - _fzslm 7y ago
    I use Comic Sans as my font for closed captions. I'm not dyslexic, but I actually find it way easier and quicker to read than something like Helvetica. But I would never ever use it in a design.
  - the_pwner224 7y ago
    I saw a Reddit post saying the same thing as my post here (CS is nice, try it out). I did and I just liked it. It's not ugly.
- yardshop 7y ago
  If you liked that, then you may get a kick out of Comic Code, a fixed width variation of Comic Sans designed for coding: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/tabular-type-foundry/comic-code?tab=individualStyles https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/tabular-type-foundry/comic-cod... I've been using it for a few months and really enjoy it!
edoo 7y ago
Input looks good I'm going to check that out. I've been using https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/ https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/ for a while. I couldn't find anything better at the time for 10pt terminals.
emddudley 7y ago
How does column select mode work with a proportional font? Is it ever an issue?
platz 7y ago
Those braces are quite wiggly

thunderbong 7y ago

This one is seriously beautiful!

pmontra 7y ago

I've been using proportional fonts for coding for years. Nobody notices when looking at my screen or when doing a screen sharing session. The few times I talk about it everybody agrees that it's easier to read. I'm not surprised, because nobody formats books, magazines, newspapers, web sites with monospaced fonts. The only problem is that it's impossible to align code on successive lines to the right of an equal sign. Not a big deal. It's also pretty impossible to write ASCII diagrams in comments. AFAIK there is no editor that can help with that, unless one wants to code inside a word processor. I'll try Input Sans.

andreareina 7y ago
ASCII diagrams in comments/docstrings are doable if your editor supports custom faces. For example `M-x list-faces-display` on emacs tells me that (among other things) I can customize: - font-lock-comment-face - font-lock-doc-face - org-table (also depends on alignment)
dexterdog 7y ago
Web pages and books almost always format code with fixed-width fonts.

tobr 7y ago

There’s now also Output[1], designed for UI rather than code, but with a feel that is very similar to Input. 1: https://djr.com/output/ https://djr.com/output/

the_pwner224 7y ago

For ~6 months I used Comic Sans as my single font system-wide - like, for everything. Everywhere in the system UI, code, even on webpages (Firefox lets you disable CSS font selectors). The only exception was the terminal, which got messed up with non-monospaced fonts. It was actually surprisingly great. Then as soon as I got a 4k monitor Comic Sans started to look very ugly - if not for that, I would still be using it. These days I use GNU FreeFont (FreeSans) for the system & Firefox & IDEs, but I have started to do almost all programming through the terminal so I use Fira Code and [Liga]Hack for that. So give Comic Sans a shot, you might end up liking it too :) (On Windows/macOS you probably won't be able to set it as your system font, but you could still use it in your IDE and on the web)

cprecioso 7y ago
I have to ask, why Comic Sans specifically? Seeing as it almost universally regarded as an specially ugly font. The only uses that I’ve seen accepted for Comic Sans are for use in comics (obviously) and for people with dyslexia.
- orthoxerox 7y ago
  Maybe they do have dyslexia.
- _fzslm 7y ago
  I use Comic Sans as my font for closed captions. I'm not dyslexic, but I actually find it way easier and quicker to read than something like Helvetica. But I would never ever use it in a design.
- the_pwner224 7y ago
  I saw a Reddit post saying the same thing as my post here (CS is nice, try it out). I did and I just liked it. It's not ugly.
yardshop 7y ago
If you liked that, then you may get a kick out of Comic Code, a fixed width variation of Comic Sans designed for coding: https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/tabular-type-foundry/comic-code?tab=individualStyles https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/tabular-type-foundry/comic-cod... I've been using it for a few months and really enjoy it!

edoo 7y ago

Input looks good I'm going to check that out. I've been using https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/ https://sourcefoundry.org/hack/ for a while. I couldn't find anything better at the time for 10pt terminals.

emddudley 7y ago

How does column select mode work with a proportional font? Is it ever an issue?

platz 7y ago

Those braces are quite wiggly