Hi, I am curious about which fonts do you guys use for programming.
Mine is "Amiga" which mimics the Amiga DOS font; since it's a bitmap is clear despite being small (GLBasic's IDE font dialog doesn't acknowledge it though, so I had to set it through the registry). I'd rather have a C64 font that was a bitmap and had an extended character set, but alas...
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Urgh - dont like that font... :)
I used Lucida Console
The font I use while programming is a normal windows font, however the font I use in my programs is from the Amstrad CPC 6128. =D
I currently use the standard one, could you guys post the .font on you choices?
never really thought of that...some fonts might make it better to "see"things
Sure, attached to this message is the Amiga font.
BTW, other fonts I use(d) for programming are Dina (http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Jibz/Dina/) and Envy Code A (http://damieng.com/creative/typography/envy-code-a).
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thanks I will check them all.
this one also seems ok:APlusBM
http://webtoolkit4.me/2009/08/12/8-fonts-for-developers-youve-probably-never-heard-before/
I will give a go to see if it makes it easier for me.
interesting subject.
Where do you put a font file to have glbasic see it?
I use Luida console too, becouse it is displayed very good!
(http://D:%5CLenguajes%5CPhotoshop%5CMis%20dibujos%5Clucidaconsole.JPG)
Sorry for two pictures load,. I was first time I do!
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Quote from: erico on 2011-Nov-08
thanks I will check them all.
this one also seems ok:APlusBM
http://webtoolkit4.me/2009/08/12/8-fonts-for-developers-youve-probably-never-heard-before/
I will give a go to see if it makes it easier for me.
interesting subject.
The font I like the most on that webpage is the only one (unless it's Monte Carlo maybe) without a download link -- the first one at the top. O_O
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Quote from: erico on 2011-Nov-08
thanks I will check them all.
this one also seems ok:APlusBM
http://webtoolkit4.me/2009/08/12/8-fonts-for-developers-youve-probably-never-heard-before/
I will give a go to see if it makes it easier for me.
interesting subject.
The font I like the most on that webpage is the only one (unless it's Monte Carlo maybe) without a download link -- the first one at the top. O_O
That's my fave on that site too.
I use Lucida Console.
I use a font called Consolas, I got it from Microsoft's MSDN site ages ago & comes as an installer rather than just a font file ;/
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Looks nice
Quote from: fuzzy70 on 2011-Nov-08
I use a font called Consolas, I got it from Microsoft's MSDN site ages ago & comes as an installer rather than just a font file ;/
Hmm interesting. I've got bog standard Windows 7 64-bit, haven't installed any new fonts since I got it and that one is on my computer.
Must admit I like it too, just selected it in GLB. :)
I have Consolas on my Windiws 7 64Bit too. M$ must be including it now with Windows.
It was an extra download with Visual Studio 2005 so may have been added with Vista or Win7 later on. I use it in all my IDE's as it was designed for clarity in coding/source code I believe.
Lee
Consolas size 9 is really good. I find it easy to read and scan quickly.
Quote from: Falstaff on 2011-Nov-08
Where do you put a font file to have glbasic see it?
In the main system fonts folder. Only certain fonts show up though. Possibly a whitelist for font types.
Quote from: Ruidesco on 2011-Nov-07
Mine is "Amiga" which mimics the Amiga DOS font
I hated the Amiga topaz font, probably thanks to seeing the same font day in day out for years. When WB2 came out & gave you the chance to change it easily (rather than using hacks) I was in 7th heaven :D
Consolas (size 11) looks best for me.
And I think GLBasic only lists fonts flagged as mono / fixed spacing.
I just went through trying to find the best colour combinations, which is so tedious.
Light on dark, or dark on light? Arrrg! Tried them all, here's my final results:
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Consolas (size 10) for me
I've settled on the consolas font for everything :)
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Courier New 10 is the font I use in every programming IDE.
I don't like Courier (New) because of all the hooks and serifs. Cosolas is a font since Vista, that's not a pixel font, but true-type, which means, it scales and prints perfectly. also supports AA and cleartype.
I prefer Proggy Square: http://www.proggyfonts.com/ (http://www.proggyfonts.com/), but it's a but misleading for German umlaut characters sometimes.
I just tried consolas but hated the capital N and M on it at any size under 13. I see others are not looking the same as mine so maybe its a windows setting issue.
So its back to lucida console size 8 for me
Quote from: Gary on 2011-Nov-10
I just tried consolas but hated the capital N and M on it at any size under 13. I see others are not looking the same as mine so maybe its a windows setting issue.
So its back to lucida console size 8 for me
Windows with font smoothing & cleartype can cause issues, everything was fine on my old monitor but I had the same problem as you (not just with consolas either). Playing with the cleartype settings sorted it out but wasn't fun to do :D
I use Consolas 12 Regular