Comments on: Dina, My Favourite Programming Font

By: Ketan

Ketan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:52:30 +0000

Bitstream Vera Sans Mono. End of discussion.

By: Deden Ramadhan

Deden Ramadhan — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:39:19 +0000

check “Envy Code R” font with 10pt!! It’s a impressive font for coding!!

By: flashmech

flashmech — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:41:46 +0000

@JulesLt
Monaco is available for windows too? Coolz! I’m going to check that out too to get some first impressions. Though it’s highly possible that I’m not going to use it since as you mentioned, it’s fuzzy.

That’s probably why I love Dina so much, for it’s really clear and crisp at 8pt size, giving me the clarity I need, and showing loads of codes all in one glance.

By: JulesLt

JulesLt — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:27:15 +0000

Ah, if you find Consolas fuzzy, you’re probably not going to like Mac fonts, as they often appear fuzzy to people used to Windows fonts.

I’m using Monaco under Windows and it works fine, but I tend to code in a full-screen editor rather than an IDE, so my typical font size is much larger. It’s the one you’ll see if you watch any of the Ruby on Rails screencasts.

Doing a quick check (on XP, which handles font smoothing differently) Monaco seems to lose it’s character at 10 points, but is fine 11 points or larger.

I did a quick comparison with Consolas and I still prefer Monaco (but I do like some of the other new Vista fonts a lot) for the size I work at.

By: flashmech

flashmech — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:12:01 +0000

Hi Richard, I hate to disagree but I think Dina is still better? (Unless I’m doing something wrong )

I tested Consolas out in Flex Builder 3 and it was found to be pretty fuzzy, even at 10pt. Dint give the clarity that Dina offered.

Am testing it out on Windows XP, so maybe it renders better on Vista?

By: Richard Lord

Richard Lord — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:37:19 +0000

When I used a mac, I used to use ProFont.

Now I use windows, I use Consolas, which I think is even better. The link is to a free download from Microsoft. It’s a windows installer but if you run it it just installs four truetype fonts, which you should be able to copy to a mac (if the licence agreement allows this).

By: flashmech

flashmech — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:39:28 +0000

That’s very good to know!

By: shinchi

shinchi — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:32:51 +0000

I am using the default font, Monaco. which works great . It behaves the same for 0 and O too, and its very pleasant to the eyes. So , if you get a MBP, you won’t need to configure the fonts..it just works!