Friday, May 12, 2006
Programmer Font
I'm literally sitting here in a ASP.NET 2.0 code camp, and when I mentioned the Consolas font everyone wanted a link. Soooooo.....
http://shrinkster.com/f0s
This is a link to the Cosolas font pack at the Microsoft website. This is the new programmers font for Vista, but we can start using it now. Be warned! You must have "ClearType" enabled on your system in order for it to look good, otherwise it looks like two week old leftover chicken fried rice.
To set or ClearType, right click on the desktop and pick properties.
Now click the Appearance tab.
Click the Effects button.
In the dialog, make sure "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen faults" is checked on.
In the drop down underneath it, make sure ClearType is picked.
Click OK a few times until you are back to the desktop.
Even if you don't go get the Consolas font it's worth turning on ClearType for better system fonts.
I've heard Cosoloas doesn't always look good when using it under Remote Desktop, although I haven't tried it yet.
A special thanks to Marcos over on the DevExpress newsgroups for finding this and posting it!
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http://shrinkster.com/f0s
This is a link to the Cosolas font pack at the Microsoft website. This is the new programmers font for Vista, but we can start using it now. Be warned! You must have "ClearType" enabled on your system in order for it to look good, otherwise it looks like two week old leftover chicken fried rice.
To set or ClearType, right click on the desktop and pick properties.
Now click the Appearance tab.
Click the Effects button.
In the dialog, make sure "Use the following method to smooth edges of screen faults" is checked on.
In the drop down underneath it, make sure ClearType is picked.
Click OK a few times until you are back to the desktop.
Even if you don't go get the Consolas font it's worth turning on ClearType for better system fonts.
I've heard Cosoloas doesn't always look good when using it under Remote Desktop, although I haven't tried it yet.
A special thanks to Marcos over on the DevExpress newsgroups for finding this and posting it!
73
