Comment on Source Code TypographyComments−danbmil9913yI've always thought source code should use different fonts, and perhaps even non-monospace fonts in some cases (perhaps for strings, comments)Why are we forced to stick with a single fixed-width font and color, limited use of italics, and no use of boldface?−Luyt13y"Why are we forced to stick with a single fixed-width font"Not necessarily ;-) Since proportional fonts became available in programmers' editors, I've been using them. See http://www.michielovertoom.com/incoming/desksnap-20101013.pn... for an example.Sublime also allows proportional fonts, whereas TextMate does not.
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I've always thought source code should use different fonts, and perhaps even non-monospace fonts in some cases (perhaps for strings, comments)
Why are we forced to stick with a single fixed-width font and color, limited use of italics, and no use of boldface?
"Why are we forced to stick with a single fixed-width font"
Not necessarily ;-) Since proportional fonts became available in programmers' editors, I've been using them. See http://www.michielovertoom.com/incoming/desksnap-20101013.pn... for an example.
Sublime also allows proportional fonts, whereas TextMate does not.