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IBM3270.

Bitmap -> Terminus, SGI Screen or Fixed

TTF -> Liberation Mono

>this thread again....

I'm a font fetishist, but there's really just so many things that can be said about programming fonts..

>>945719

These, exactly, are my choices too. Except the SGI and Fixed.

>>945686 (OP)

>Every single one of them is made for hipsters that prefer 9px fonts, enjoy your eye cancer.

Some of us still use under 2000px resolution screens you know, hipster faggot.

><small font size faggots need not apply

I didn't ask for your thread but you posted it anyway!

So I'll return the favor by posting a post you didn't want, ELITIST FAGGOT!

Windows: Consolas, size 10

Linux: DejaVu Sans Mono, size 10

>>945749

>smug about windows

Yeah, they got a tool called Visual Studio, maybe you heard of it. It compares favorably to the 1980's text editors that Linuxfags use. Don't get me wrong though, I have a lot of respect for mcedit.

>>945759

VS is a shit editor but it's the best debugger period.

>>945766

So edit in something good and use VS to debug only?

>>945760

Fira Mono is better than Fira Code IMO

>>945766

>>945770

>>945759

Visual Studio + Intellij Resharper is pretty fucking great. I'd be curious to hear experiences evident to the contrary.

>>945774

what does resharper do? is it free?

>>945770

Depends for what. For

>webdev

the ligatures are pretty useful.

<!-- --> /> </

== !== and === !==

Foo::bar

Office Code Pro.

But what about general purpose fonts? Something you pick for your web browser although pajeets fucked that up with web fonts or for your file manager.

>>947256

I set my computer to use Georgia for system UI, so all my filenames, window titles, menu options, &c. use a serifed non-monospace font. It looks nice, but for monospace I use either an IBM font that I can't remember the name of or Fira Code or some shit, I can't remember.

Can someone explain to me why it would be better to use bitmap over vector font (ttf)?

>>947256

I use Microsoft fonts because they are the only fonts I know of (aside from Ubuntu) that don't look like complete shit with antialiasing turned off.

Fonts are down to personal taste, but just use Inconsolata for everything.

Also install gentoo

I hate forced line wraps and horizontal scrolling, most monospace fonts are just too wide for me.

M+ MN Type-1 Regular https://mplus-fonts.osdn.jp/design.html#mplus_mn1

I also don't write matrixes all day and I find it much easier to read non-monospaced fonts, so I widened the brackets a little bit and replaced the quotation marks in Liberation Sans.

>>947301

No. There is no reason to use bitmap fonts for programming.

(Bitmap fonts may be useful on very edge case scenarios for embedded hardware where you want minimal code/resource to render any output/text. For example digital watches and clocks use bitmap fonts.)

>>947301

You'll feel like epic computer pro and can look down upon other people from your basement.

>>945760

>pink, cyan, gray on gray

No matter what font you use, my handwriting on a toilet paper looks more readable than this.

>>947301

They're much sharper and thus clearer at small sizes. Some people also just like the look.

>>947301

They're handmade to look good at their size.

Or they would be if their makers bothered anti aliasing them.

>>945791

How do you do that?

Having terminal commands like that in the box and shit?

I have just been cutting and pasting.

>>945771

My new favorite, thanks anon.