有关编程时候采用的字体

最近编程眼睛总是疼痛不堪, 而且vs系列对应的默认字体太...了一点, 所以我决定换个更适合编程的, 随意的google一下, 转载一个合适的文章. 得出结论, 就是使用concolas这种单间距的屏幕字体在LCD上面更清晰, 更容易看清楚. 我个人认为, 本篇文章里面写的分数11point, 简直扯淡, 如果使用字体不满足单字符定宽的话, 将造成代码无法对齐, 对编程的影响甚大, 见原文的god字体....附原文...之前, 感谢google.com

Revisiting Programming Fonts

I've experimented with programming fonts and IDE color schemes plenty in the past. But now that I've given in to the inevitability of ClearType on large LCDs, I've basically settled on Consolas. It's hard to beat Consolas. It's darn close to the ultimate monospace programming font in my estimation. That's why I was so intrigued when I read about Inconsolata, a non-denominational OpenType relative of Consolas, which unlike Consolas, works equally well with ClearType enabled or disabled.

Once I tried out Inconsolata, I figured I might as well revisit all the common, popular programming fonts under the same conditions. So here goes. These are rendered under Windows Vista, with ClearType enabled, using my standard programming font comparison code sample.

Consolas, 11 point.

Inconsolata, 11 point.

Monaco, 11 point.

Envy R, 11 point.

Vera Sans Mono, 11 point.

Pragmata, 11 point.

Courier New, 11 point.

Lucida Typewriter, 11 point.

The Font of the Gods, 11 point.

Andale Mono, 11 point.

Choice of programming font is as much a personal preference as anything else. Decide for yourself what works for you. I'll limit my comments to a few observations:

 

1. Please don't use the default Courier New typeface. Be kind to your eyes.
2. Personally, I still don't think anything beats Consolas; it's an outstanding monospace typeface design, highly optimized for ClearType display on LCDs.
3. I'll never understand the appeal of Monaco amongst the Mac crowd. It's an unreadable mess to my eye.