On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 10:49 PM, Russel Winder <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Wed, 2011-05-25 at 06:45 -0700, Chris Koerner wrote: > > Just read http://hivelogic.com/articles/top-10-programming-fonts/ and > > I was curious what the Posse fans like to use. > > > > > > (note terminus wasn't included in the list, sadly) > > Is it still the case that people are unshakeably committed to using > monospace fonts for programming? > > I use Ocean Sans MT for all my work whether it be letter writing or > code. Code is just another form of document which is used for reading > most of the time. So I use a proportional font on the grounds it is > easier to read document using proportional fonts than monospace ones. > > Whilst this response might seem a troll in many ways, I am genuinely > surprised that people just continue to use monospace fonts in an almost > "there is no other choice" sort of way -- though I admit monospace fonts > have improved dramatically over the years. > It's a fair question. I am a bit conflicted because I see two sides to this coin: - ASCII art (neatly aligning parameters, etc...) is usually discouraged because it goes to hell as soon as you refactor. From this perspective, using a proportional font shouldn't be a problem. - Reading papers that use proportional fonts for code (looking at you, LaTeX) drives me nuts. It just feels... wrong. That's a pretty weak argument, I know. So yes, maybe it's time to revisit this axiom and start playing with proportional fonts... -- Cédric -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
