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From: trb@haddock.ima.isc.com (Andrew Tannenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: X fonts or Screen fonts wanted.
Message-ID: <16073@haddock.ima.isc.com>
Date: 2 Mar 90 19:30:38 GMT
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In article <4354@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> rubin@cbnewsl.ATT.COM (Mike Rubin) writes:
> Are there ANY fixed-width fonts that are more readable than Courier?

(It depends...)

The X4 tape comes with a bunch of b&h lucidatypewriter bold fonts,
between 11 and 34 point (for 100 dpi).  I typically use courier bold
normal 14 point on my ~100 dpi 1660 dot wide screen, which allows two
80 column windows side by side that don't overlap.  The 14 point
lucidatypewriter bold 14 xterm is about 5.5 inches wide, whereas the
courier bold 14 is a touch over 6 (same height).  I regret that I find
this 14 point courier bold quite easier to read than this 14 point
lucidatypewriter bold.  (That doesn't mean that I'd prefer courier to
lucidatypewriter in a different size).

I can just about fit 160 columns of lucidatypewriter bold 17 pt on my
screen with room for one scroll bar on the side.

I find the the non-bold fonts on the X tapes too light for xterm use.
(This is screen and user dependent, like everything else I'm saying).

Btw, you can use the r4 fonts under r3.

	Andrew Tannenbaum   Interactive   Cambridge, MA   +1 617 661 7474