Re: FN-FORUM: Fonts for coders that won't make you go blind....

date posted 11th January 2004 14:24

On Jan 11, 2004, at 13:13, Tony Crockford wrote:

>
> I've found a few discussions by googling but they all concentrate on
> monospaced fonts - I'm not bothered - in fact I'd prefer a
> proportional font I think, but I need one that looks good on LCD
> screens with cleartype on and at small (sub10pt) sizes.
>
> What font do you code / edit / write with?

The Bitstream Vera family

http://kitschparade.ath.cx/vera.php

Available as proportional sans, sans serif and monospaced.

The monospace version has a dot in the zero to distinguish it from an
'O', as well as easy-to-read quotes, etc.

See also http://www.brunningonline.net/simon/blog/archives/000950.html
for some other suggestions.

HTH

--
Andy Warwick
Creed New Media.