• @[email protected]
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      277 months ago

      Fixed-width Serif is the only way to go when doing any sort of coding.

      However, Comic Sans is a surprisingly decent alternative if you want to use a Sans Serif typeface. The letters are easily distinguishable.

      • @[email protected]
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        monospace means the width of the “whole” character is always the same, but the width of the visible part of the character is not (imagine how large the dot would have to be for that to work)

        ...mm.m.

    • mynachmadarch
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      Even if this is lowercase and the dot on the i differentiates then the l would still be a dot.

    • @disguy_ovahea
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      Sans serif fonts are widely considered easier to read.

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        We should follow Calculus’s example and represent all lowercase l’s as ℓ

        Or just add serifs to I even in sans serif fonts

      • @[email protected]
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        37 months ago

        Last I remember, serif fonts were easier to read on physical mediums, and sans was easier on digital mediums. Never learned why though so, grain of salt and all that

      • @Viking_Hippie
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        You gonna leave the hound as the only one unranked? That’s no way to treat a dog 😛