Consolas: Our next programming font?

 
"Beginning in 2006, Microsoft says it will ship with its operating system and other software products six brand new typefaces created especially for extended on-screen reading. "
 
Especially take note of the upcoming monospaced font for programming: Consolas listed in this article.
 
Consolas
Published Saturday, April 16, 2005 3:34 AM by RoyOsherove
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Saturday, April 16, 2005 2:57 PM by Eric Newton

# re: Consolas: Our next programming font?

I dont understand why everybody likes fix-width fonts anymore.

xml/html/aspx/xaml... all dont "line up" with fix-width fonts, so whats all the fuss about?

we're quickly getting away from that silly "everything's gotta line up" mentality, lol!

i use trebuchet for all my code windows, and i find it so much easier on the eyes... something about a serifed font and why they use serifed fonts in most books...
Monday, April 18, 2005 9:12 AM by Ryan Whitaker

# re: Consolas: Our next programming font?

I wonder how this, at smaller sizes, will stack up next to my beloved ProFont.

http://www.tobias-jung.de/seekingprofont/
Saturday, May 21, 2005 4:40 AM by TrackBack

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