Zero vs Oh

grahamf · Post by **grahamf** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:08 pm

Is there any way in Textpad to better distinguish between a 0 an O or o? Like using a zero with slash (Ansi 216)? Sometimes my code contains the two together.

Thanks,

Graham

ak47wong · Post by **ak47wong** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:12 am

I think the only way is to choose a font that better distinguishes between these characters (I use Courier New myself). Fixedsys renders the zero with a slash, if you don't mind TextPad looking like a Windows 2.0 app!

Andrew

bveldkamp · Post by **bveldkamp** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:15 am

That's the main reason I use Andale Mono, which renders a 0 with a centered dot. I, l and 1 are very distinguishable as well.

SteveH · Post by **SteveH** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:27 pm

Deja Vu Sans Mono

grahamf · Post by **grahamf** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 2:40 am

Thank you for the replies.

I downloaded Andale Mono from Microsoft but didn't find that it had the dot in the middle. However, now that I know there is no other way except a new font, I will start looking for one.

Thanks again,
Graham

agnul · Post by **agnul** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:54 am

Take a look at the "Consolas" font from Microsoft. Should come bundled with the new VisualStudio releases (2005 and 2008, the "express" ones should do) and maybe with Vista.

bveldkamp · Post by **bveldkamp** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 4:20 pm

No dot, how's that possible? Mine looks like this:

Britt · Post by **Britt** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:53 am

agnul wrote:Take a look at the "Consolas" font from Microsoft. Should come bundled with the new VisualStudio releases (2005 and 2008, the "express" ones should do) and maybe with Vista.

Yes, Consolas is very good, but mostly on LCD monitors with ClearType font smoothing turned on. It provides a 0 (zero) with a slash through it. It can be installed on XP by installing the Office 2007 compatibility pack from Microsoft.

- Britt