Code blocks should use monospaced font

mpark · 2011-01-30 00:59

Snippet from http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?129168-Considering-the-release-a-Joystick-hack-Object&p=972304&viewfull=1#post972304:

           test     temp,   pinn13    wz '9                                          
    if_z   or       button, butt9                                                    
    if_nz  andn     button, butt9                                                    
           test     temp,   pinn14    wz '10                                         
    if_z   or       button, butt10                                                   
    if_nz  andn     button, butt10                                                   
           test     temp,   pinn12    wz '11                                         
    if_z   or       button, butt11                                                   
    if_nz  andn     button, butt11                                                   
           test     temp,   pinn11    wz '12

In code, I expect columns of text to be visually aligned, but on my screen at least, the above code does not line up visually.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) · 2011-01-30 09:05

Michael,

The columns are aligned on my screen (OS/X, Opera 10). Which OS and browser are you using? Can you post a screenshot? It might be a font issue. If your computer doesn't have any of the fixed-width fonts specified by the stylesheet, it may be substituting a proportionally-spaced font.

-Phil

mpark · 2011-01-31 00:03

Windows 7, Opera 11. Screen cap attached. I just now took a look in IE8 and the columns line up nicely (same computer) but I prefer to use Opera, darnit.

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) · 2011-01-31 01:08

Michael,

I see the problem. It is a monospaced font, but the space character is ever so slightly narrower than the other characters. I've seen this happen when boldface characters are displayed -- especially with fonts like the Parallax font, which doesn't come with its own boldface glyphs. But this is a first for normal characters.

That typeface looks like Consolas. Try this: When in Opera, type Alt-P to bring up the Options panel, then select Advanced->Fonts. Under font-family Monospaced, if Consolas is displayed, change it to Courier New.

This is, admittedly, a shot in the dark. When I changed my default from Courier New to Consolas, the columns still lined up okay.

-Phil

mpark · 2011-01-31 09:12

Thanks, Phil. I changed from Consolas to Courier New and Lucida Console and they all were misaligned the same way.
I guess it's a problem with this version of Opera.

Code blocks should use monospaced font

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