http://www.geekbyday.com/2009/02/23/a-better-font/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-better-font A blog with no particularly interesting tagline Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.geekbyday.com/2009/02/23/a-better-font/comment-page-1/#comment-8735 Toby Ovod-Everett Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:25:38 +0000 http://www.geekbyday.com/?p=80#comment-8735 I have noticed one downside to Consolas, which I use in Access 2007 as my default DataSheet font. Access 2007 appears to use a simple XOR for highlighting text. Due to the very aggressive use of ClearType for Consolas, the white-on-black text that results from XORing the highlighted text in Access 2007 renders as "rainbow-on-black". I have noticed one downside to Consolas, which I use in Access 2007 as my default DataSheet font. Access 2007 appears to use a simple XOR for highlighting text. Due to the very aggressive use of ClearType for Consolas, the white-on-black text that results from XORing the highlighted text in Access 2007 renders as “rainbow-on-black”.

]]> http://www.geekbyday.com/2009/02/23/a-better-font/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 Darren Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:13:48 +0000 http://www.geekbyday.com/?p=80#comment-1244 Cool, I'll have to try Consolas out. My main programming font of choice has been Dina, and occasionally I use the Proggy Tiny font when I really need to see a ton of code on one screen. Cool, I’ll have to try Consolas out. My main programming font of choice has been Dina, and occasionally I use the Proggy Tiny font when I really need to see a ton of code on one screen.

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