Good free font for coding?

mskuma · Post by **mskuma** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:03 am

If you're having trouble with ClearType, it might be because of the note above (i.e. "monitor must be running at its native resolution").

mskuma · Post by **mskuma** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:09 am

NoahPhense wrote:I usually use Verdana for everything.

I've just noticed that Dina, Verdana & MS San Serif are very similar.

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:15 am

Verdana would be a beautiful font for coding except for the fact that it isn't monospaced, which to me is a necessity for programming.

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 12:16 pm

netmaestro wrote:Yes, good point, cleartype could be making the difference. I always use it and I forgot what a difference it makes:

Good call. I use clear type all the time and it makes the font much easier to read.

NoahPhense · Post by **NoahPhense** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 2:08 pm

netmaestro wrote:Verdana would be a beautiful font for coding except for the fact that it isn't monospaced, which to me is a necessity for programming.

Yeah, I moved into the Bitstream Vera now. Using it for Outlook too.

Pretty nice.

- np

Kale · Post by **Kale** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:39 pm

NoahPhense wrote:
netmaestro wrote:Verdana would be a beautiful font for coding except for the fact that it isn't monospaced, which to me is a necessity for programming.
Yeah, I moved into the Bitstream Vera now. Using it for Outlook too.

Pretty nice.

- np

SNAP! I use it for my mail client too.

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:55 pm

I think Bitstream Vera * looks plain ugly. In addition the mono version is unusable for coding because it's got no serifs.

I don't want to bitmap fonts since they can't be used with ClearType.

Since I want a modern style, serifs, monospacing, and ClearType most fonts are ruled out and I'm left with Courier New.

mskuma · Post by **mskuma** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:12 pm

Trond wrote:I don't want to bitmap fonts since they can't be used with ClearType.

@Trond, try Dina - though it's a bitmap font, it has a very 'clean' design and shape. Though I don't use ClearType, I just switched over to it temporarily to see if there was any noticeable difference or improvement using it with Dina, and I couldn't notice any difference. See how you go.

Intrigued · Post by **Intrigued** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:23 am

I went with the www.dafont.com offering and adjusted my LCD with the ClearType Tuner.

Thanks guys.

gnozal · Post by **gnozal** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:36 am

I tried a lot of monospaced fonts.

And the one I like the most is ... "Courier New"

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:41 am

mskuma wrote:Though I don't use ClearType, I just switched over to it temporarily to see if there was any noticeable difference or improvement using it with Dina, and I couldn't notice any difference.

Exactly, because Dina is a bitmap font. I want ClearType and no jagged edges so I don't want to use Dina.

mskuma · Post by **mskuma** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:59 am

I never said 'don't use ClearType', just saying I think dina looks fine as-is due to it's clean design. However fonts, like the use of any embellishments like cleartype, are subjective.

mskuma · Post by **mskuma** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:08 pm

Wow - I never noticed this before.. I saw the following animation in PB during font changes..

kinda looks like gnozal's avatar icon.

Anyone else see it, or I'm late to the party..

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:16 pm

I've never seen anything like that, so if you're late to the party then so am I... seems odd though.

Trond · Post by **Trond** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:19 pm

You probably was browsing this forum behind the PB editor.