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One thing that really helped me when I code is to switch to a real "coding font". Wile the default monospace font on OSX (monaco) is fine, I find that my eyes
by ktharavaad 18y ago
One thing that really helped me when I code is to switch to a real "coding font".
Wile the default monospace font on OSX (monaco) is fine, I find that my eyes adjusts better to the "proggy clean" fonts (avaiable for free here: http://www.proggyfonts.com/ http://www.proggyfonts.com/ ).
With good coding fonts, you are able fit more into the screen, distinguish between 1 and l, 0 and o more easily..etc. Here's a discussion on programming fonts a while back on HN (http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=255257 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=255257)
- scott_s 18y agoI thought Monaco was atrocious until I anti-aliased it. It's like an entirely different font - one that I prefer over all others now.
- GHFigs 18y agoIn a sense, it is an entirely different font, as Monaco includes both the original bitmap style for and the later outline style. When you turn on anti-aliasing, it overrides the use of the bitmap style when it would otherwise be used. To see just how different they are, open up a window where you can toggle AA on and off (e.g. a Terminal window), and compare Monaco at 9pt-12pt each way.