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Seems like in modern times, on modern systems, we can move beyond monospaced fonts for code. I have recommended this many times here, but I use a proportional
by nielsbot 3y ago
Seems like in modern times, on modern systems, we can move beyond monospaced fonts for code.
I have recommended this many times here, but I use a proportional coding font: Input Sans
https://input.djr.com https://input.djr.com
- mcny 3y agoDoes it support ligatures such as >= to ≥? I tried the web preview on a phone maybe it is a limitation of Firefox on Android? For others, this is ligatures https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/ligature https://fonts.google.com/knowledge/glossary/ligature
- nielsbot 3y agoI don’t think so? I personally don’t use that feature :)
- peebeebee 3y agoWhat are the reasons for your recommendations? One problem I might see is that it is even harder to spot a typo with this font.
- nielsbot 3y agoFor me, I think proportional fonts are the way text was meant to seen, and monospaced fonts exist to accommodate the limitations of computers, printers and typewriters. Why is that? In text or punctuation? For words it’s more readable. The punctuation is designed for coding. The numerals are still monospaced.
- kevincox 3y agoI would love to use a proportional font for coding but I am not aware of any Vim frontends that cleanly support it. I would be fine to stick with using monospace when using Vim over SSH but even though Neovim has opened the floodgates to frontends it seems that very few support proportional fonts (and the ones that do tend to be painfully slow to use).