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Looks nice, but seems like it has too much of customisation. I'm using Fira Code for multiple years now and the setup is super straightforward. Just install, a
by rckt 3y ago
Looks nice, but seems like it has too much of customisation.
I'm using Fira Code for multiple years now and the setup is super straightforward. Just install, add it to config, enable ligatures and you are good to go.
Looking at the Iosevka page I'm just thinking what the hell is going on here? How do I even start choosing which variant to use? I like nice fonts, but I also like to have a clear way of doing things. Iosevka doesn't offer one. I guess it's there for a much more motivated aesthetes.
- mcbuilder 3y agoIf you're on OSX you can most easily get it from font-awesome using brew. I love Iosevka, and well it has been only font I've used above Terminus and a pirated Pragmata Pro for coding, so don't let too many option hold you back from trying it if you like nice fonts.
- JeremyNT 3y agoYeah, I don't understand why they focus so much on this. I guess there's a market in true "font nerds" but most of us aren't going to fixate over these small decision points. That said, you really can just install the fonts and not worry about any of that. I have used iosevka-term since the first time I saw it on HN years ago and it remains my favorite fixed width font.
- xigoi 3y agoBecause if they don't, some Hacker News person will go “well this looks nice, but it has a two-storey ‘a’, so I can't use it”.
- techwizrd 3y agoI agree. I suppose it is meant for different folks. I like that Fira Code is easy to set up, readable with good ligatures and powerline, and something I just don't need to think about.