When you need to read code as well as just write it, you might worry more. Seriously though, I disagree with your attitude but generally do the same as you. Whenever I mess with the fonts I end up reverting to the IDE's default font eventually.
-- Skype: ricky_clarkson UK phone (forwards to Skype): 0161 408 5260 On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Steel City Phantom <[email protected]> wrote: > LOL, honesty, whatever the default of the IDE ive been payed to use is. i > normally don't have time to worry about stuff like fonts, i have code to > write. > > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 10:24 AM, Tim <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Another problem is with line lengths. If you have a standard that >> limits lines to 100 chars (for example), that only makes sense with a >> monospace font. The practice of using tabs for indentation and >> everyone choosing their own tab size has the same problem. >> >> It might be better if you could store files with long lines and have >> the IDE wrap them intelligently when it displays them. As far as I >> can tell Eclipse doesn't do that. Do any others? >> >> -- Tim >> >> On May 26, 3:07 am, Casper Bang <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I just find that monospace fonts cater better to "pattern recognition" >> > when scanning over chunks of code. Also, it's kind of annoying to move >> > the cursor up/down with the keyboard, without being able to rapidly >> > predict what column you'll end up on. Proportional font's also makes >> > it impossible to do rectangular selections i.e. mark all "public" >> > modifiers in a declaration block for deletion (perhaps not the best >> > example, but you get the idea). >> > >> > /Casper >> > >> > On May 26, 9:18 am, Cédric Beust ♔ <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > 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 >> > > > > readhttp://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- Hide quoted text - >> > >> > - Show quoted text - >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > You want it fast, cheap, or right. Pick two!! > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
