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mfyahya
November 1st, 2005, 10:17 PM
I'm using Andale mono since I moved to Ubuntu. It used to be fixedsys in Windows.
There are some nice ones here (http://www.proggyfonts.com/index.php?menu=download) specifically designed for coding.

What do you guys use?

swerner
November 1st, 2005, 10:38 PM
courier new, size 12 to 14 depending on screen res.

23meg
November 1st, 2005, 10:40 PM
Wherever there's code my eyes look for Bitstream Vera Sans [Mono].

Crazy Man
November 1st, 2005, 11:07 PM
Courier New size 10 - 12 depending on resolution

JmSchanck
November 2nd, 2005, 02:50 AM
monospace 10 (@ 1024x768 resolution)

Buffalo Soldier
November 2nd, 2005, 04:12 AM
Bitstream Vera Sans Mono. Size 10 - 12.

tomchuk
November 3rd, 2005, 03:21 AM
Proggy Clean, Slashed Zero, Bold Punctuation (http://www.proggyfonts.com/index.php?menu=download) or Profont (http://www.tobias-jung.de/seekingprofont/)

Moonbuzz
November 3rd, 2005, 10:19 PM
ProFont (http://www.tobiasjung.net/profont/), if only someone will finally help me install them :)

toojays
November 3rd, 2005, 10:43 PM
Nobody else here uses terminus?

LorenzoD
November 6th, 2005, 01:48 PM
From ~/.gvimrc:

set guifont=Bitstream\ Vera\ Sans\ Mono\ 10

absolut
November 9th, 2005, 11:51 PM
can someone post how to install these fonts? i installed profont and could see it in gnome, but i couldnt see it in xfontsel. is proggy easy to install?:confused:

gray-squirrel
November 10th, 2005, 12:23 AM
I use Courier New exclusively when programming (not counting the times I use the terminal). It's easier on my eyes, especially when syntax highlighting is on.

GTvulse
November 10th, 2005, 01:13 AM
can someone post how to install these fonts? i installed profont and could see it in gnome, but i couldnt see it in xfontsel. is proggy easy to install?:confused:
You need to installl profont somewhere public, such as

/usr/local/share/fonts which already exists, for a reason :-).
Add the path to
/etc/X11/xorg.conf (the syntax is self-explanatory). then in the directory where you installed the fonts type:


sudo fc-cache .
sudo mkfontscale
sudo mkfontdir

in that order. Now, log out your session, hit ctrl-alt-backspace, watch X reboot, log in again and you should have your fonts working.

Edit: I typed mkfontcache but I shuold have typed mkfontscale.... My nemory is going fast...

Pathogenix
November 10th, 2005, 01:51 AM
I know this is odd, but I use 11px Verdana - monospaced fonts aren't as easy on the eyes. If I need a monospaced font then it's usually andale mono.

absolut
November 10th, 2005, 05:42 AM
thank you, it works fine now. some of these programming fonts are tiny!

You need to installl profont somewhere public, such as
which already exists, for a reason :-).
Add the path to
/etc/X11/xorg.cof (the syntax is self-explanatory). then in the directory where you installed the fonts type:

in that order. Now, log out your session, hit ctrl-alt-backspace, watch X reboot, log in again and you should have your fonts working.

Edit: I typed mkfontcache but I shuold have typed mkfontscale.... My nemory is going fast...