Fira Sans: a Free, Open Source Typeface Commissioned by Mozilla

Re:Fira Sans: a Free, Open Source Typeface Commissioned by M... by subsection1h on Saturday May 24, 2014 @04:34AM (#7792937)

Do you create a new spreadsheet using a spreadsheet app every time your notes include tabular data? I ask because a proportional font would be incompatible with the table/spreadsheet syntax of every lightweight markup language I've used. I would hate to have to create a new spreadsheet using Excel every time I have new tabular data for my Org-mode-powered personal wiki rather than simply use Org mode's spreadsheet syntax.

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Re:Fira Sans: a Free, Open Source Typeface Commissioned by M... by seanmcdirmid on Saturday May 24, 2014 @04:58AM (#7792966)

I use proportional fonts for my latex editor, and have always been able to align my tables well enough in .tex files. Of course, latex output has no problem aligning table columns without using a fixed width font.

Doesn't everyone use latex for note taking?

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Re:Fira Sans: a Free, Open Source Typeface Commissioned by M... by grayclhn on Sunday May 25, 2014 @02:23AM (#7795653)

Lots of use use something that can export to latex :)

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Re:Fira Sans: a Free, Open Source Typeface Commissioned by M... by e12e on Saturday May 24, 2014 @05:46AM (#7793013)

I tend to agree, I use monospaced fonts -- however -- what's wrong with tabs? Surely if you're using variable width fonts, you could pair them with tabs?

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