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I have been using verdana for two years now and I love it.I also use black on grey background, so my editor looks much like these comments.
by kristiandupont 18y ago
I have been using verdana for two years now and I love it.I also use black on grey background, so my editor looks much like these comments.
- ComputerGuru 18y agoWait. You code in a sans-serif non-fixed-width font!?
- kristiandupont 18y agoYes. I guess it was Bjarne who convinced me to try it (The C++ Programming Language book was set with a variable width font). I find it pleasing to the eye and the sacrifice is .. well, what? Indenting still works and I don't do the block-style formatted comments etc.
- swombat 18y agoThat's crazy talk!
- scott_s 18y agoHe convinced me for presentation, but I still code in a monospaced font.
- lallysingh 18y agoIt's a really good point -- not since punched cards & F77 has column number meant anything... So why the monospaced font (I'm guilty of this as well)? Maybe it just sets our minds up for reading code instead of prose?
- nailer 18y agoMost programmer's fonts are sans-serif - eg * the Bitstream Vera Sans Mono in Linux distro terminals * Default terminal.app font in OS X * Powershell / Visual Studio use Consolas in Windows Those silly bars on the end of your typewriter font distract from the true shape of the character. Agreed re: variable width being unusual.