Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]
Groups > comp.lang.python > #7061
| Path | csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!border3.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!indigo.octanews.net!news-out.octanews.net!mauve.octanews.net!news.astraweb.com!border6.newsrouter.astraweb.com!not-for-mail |
|---|---|
| From | Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Programmer font |
| References | <553265a6-c391-4143-89df-bfd5d01aa374@k15g2000pri.googlegroups.com> |
| X-Public-Key-ID | 0xAC128405 |
| X-Public-Key-Fingerprint | 517C F14B B2F3 98B0 CB35 4855 B8B2 4C06 AC12 8405 |
| X-Public-Key-URL | http://www.benfinney.id.au/contact/bfinney-pubkey.asc |
| X-Post-From | Ben Finney <bignose+hates-spam@benfinney.id.au> |
| Date | Mon, 06 Jun 2011 09:57:16 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <87mxhv3k83.fsf@benfinney.id.au> (permalink) |
| User-Agent | Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.3 (gnu/linux) |
| Cancel-Lock | sha1:SJzLbOo55wy2Jsu804n5W7fvBuY= |
| MIME-Version | 1.0 |
| Content-Type | text/plain; charset=utf-8 |
| Content-Transfer-Encoding | 8bit |
| Lines | 16 |
| Organization | Unlimited download news at news.astraweb.com |
| NNTP-Posting-Host | b954655a.news.astraweb.com |
| X-Trace | DXC=\VU5WMOXLfBc3B4XnEnO9AL?0kYOcDh@JW\:Hm@YlDbJ<k[0_S8l9HOUGD@iN[Hd?O2>_W;IcbidD |
| Xref | x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:7061 |
Show key headers only | View raw
Den <dncarac@yahoo.com> writes: > As we all know, python uses underlines and double underlines as > significant characters. But fonts, including programmers' fonts, > generally design underlines to run together. Operating systems where programmers get to make decisions generally don't have this problem :-) Using GNOME on Debian, the default Monospace font has underscores which show as distinct characters separated by a small gap. -- \ “I like my dental hygenist, I think she's very pretty; so when | `\ I go to have my teeth cleaned, while I'm in the waiting room I | _o__) eat an entire box of cookies.” —Steven Wright | Ben Finney
Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread
Programmer font Den <dncarac@yahoo.com> - 2011-06-05 16:34 -0700
Re: Programmer font Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2011-06-06 09:57 +1000
Re: Programmer font James Mills <prologic@shortcircuit.net.au> - 2011-06-06 10:39 +1000
csiph-web