When programming, you need to use a monospaced font for better readability, the default in Windows is Courier New which, shall we say sub-optimal.
ProFont to the rescue! It is the perfect font for programmers, it can be set to a very small size if you want; it is the most readable mono-spaced font I’ve ever used. The way it treats zeros, apostrophes, lowercase L’s, upper I’s, colons, and semi colons goes a long way in reducing eye soreness when you are staring at code eight hours a day.
So, What’s your favorite font for programming?
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Consolas, hands down. It’s monospace, but doesn’t look like a terminal font. It comes with Vista, however Microsoft released it on their website for valid users of Visual Studio. They don’t perform any check so anyone could really download it without restriction.
Ben Scheirman - 18 Aug 06 at 6:59 am
Terminal is the only font the reproduces all the ascii characters, Consolas may as well be Fixedsys. It is inadequate. Vista does not show Terminal properly.
Will Raresheid - 11 Oct 06 at 8:39 am