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Re: Wanted: good TT fixed space font

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From: John Punshon
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 00:00
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Neither Schoolbook nor the LetterGothic mentioned in another
post are fixed-width.

The original poster never specified if he wanted a serif font or
a sans-serif font.  Try looking for fonts named something like
Terminal or VT100 or something like that....

John P.


John Beardmore (wookie@wookie.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: In article <819824083snz@mjckeh.demon.co.uk>
:            mike@mjckeh.demon.co.uk "Michael J. Cross" writes:

: >Does anyone know of a good fixed/mono spaced TT font, nothing fancy,
: >suitable for use in code editors (Delphi, Multi-Edit) and that prints
: >well on Laserjet and Deskjet? Preferably available free.
: >
: >I'm currently using Courier New but it prints very faint; and I don't
: >much like the other standard ones (eg fixedsys).
: >
: >TIA,

: I seem to remember one called 'schoolbook' but I don't remember if it's
: free or where you get it.

: -- 
: John Beardmore

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From: punshon@alfresco.usask.ca (John Punshon)
Subject: Re: Wanted: good TT fixed space font
Date: 1995/12/27
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