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Old 09-21-2019, 03:12 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by BetterRed View Post
Added : oops: I'm not sure it is OK, after changing code_view_font_family_standard to Arial in the ini file, when I looked at Preferences it was showing Courier.
Think of the Sigil Code View font preference as a kind of Schrödinger's cat. Changing the code_view_font_family_standard value definitely works, but if you open the Preferences dialog box to double-check the setting, Sigil will reset it to the default monospaced font.

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer View Post
Other than tradition and most coders' preferences, there's no functional reason that I know of (but I could be mistaken). Never really thought about it, I guess. I just assumed that like me, most coders would lose their minds using variable-width fonts for code/markup. *shrug*
I also prefer monospaced fonts for European languages, however, Courier New (and other monospaced fonts) usually don't render non-Latin text well and I often have to edit sigil.ini to select a non-monospaced font. Also, users with dyslexia apparently often use Comic Sans (a sans-serif font), if no special dyslexic font, e.g. OpenDyslexic is available.

How about adding a "Monospaced fonts only" check box below the Code View Standard Font drop-down box or removing the monospaced fonts filter altogether?
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