Mar 09
Microsoft have apparently bundled six new TrueType fonts in with their new Vista OS, one of which is a monospaced font designed for coding. I thought I’d give it a try and I’m really liking it. It goes a bit soft at the edges, especially when you go to small point sizes and have ClearType turned on, but once you get used to it it’s really easy on the eyes.
Unfortunately, you’ll have to figure out how to get it yourself, as it would be illegal for me to provide it for you. I suggest you start with a Windows Longhorn/Vista beta DVD image. 
(Image from Poynter Online – The Next Big Thing in Online Type)
March 9th, 2006 at 4:01 pm
Oh I *do* like that! That is one smart font for coding. Doesn’t Vista include a new anti-aliasing technology for text though, i.e. an evolution of ClearType? I remember vaguely watching a Channel9 (msdn offspin) video about it.
Counting down the days until Vista…
August 13th, 2006 at 4:46 am
Microsoft has a free legal download page for the Consolas font
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=22e69ae4-7e40-4807-8a86-b3d36fab68d3