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(I have now spent more time scrolling through fonts than I have on the new system that the final choice will be used on … )

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

what do you mean you don't use Windlings?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Iosevka is my personal favourite, but will need to spend some time scrolling through

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Input if you want something a little wider

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Source Code Pro gang!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

take a look at Monaspace Argon as an alternate

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I'm already using it when i need a different typeface. Krypton looks nice for AI suggestions.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Hack is my favourite.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Here's an out of the box suggestion: Dina Remastered II. It's a pixel font, that since it has no curves, scales well on any screen. No sub-pixel nonsense.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I like Fira Code Mono w/ Nerd Font patch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Been font jumping for a long time. Consolas, Fira, SF Mono, Input, Source Code Pro, Iosevka… finally settled on Pragama Pro. The font is quite expensive, but really worth it imo. It’s even sharper and clearer on macOS.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

https://www.programmingfonts.org/#anonymous-pro Is what I use for terminal sessions. Not sure how I feel about it in an IDE. The color coding the most important part imo.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Less Perfect DOS VGA is what I use in my terminal on my desktop since I use the Chicago95 theme.

OpenTTD Mono is also cool, though. It almost gives Apple Chicago font vibes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

I was using Hack for a long time, but I think I'll try out Borg Sans Mono and Inconsolata for a bit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Inconsolata and Cascadia are the best.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

(Tweaked) Verdana FTW.

I liked proportional fonts for reading code - several of my favorite programming books used proportional fonts for code examples - so when Verdana was released in 1996 I switched to using it in my IDEs. I've had 27 years of pleasantly ergonomic coding - it has a high x-height, different 0/O, I/l/1, and impeccable hinting and kerning. ❤️❤️❤️

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I think I've tried nearly every monospace typeface over the years and I've finally settled on JetBrains Mono for more than 2 years now, though IBM Plex Mono is a close second.