mathiasbynens / mathiasbynens/dotfiles

Recommend Menloco as a good replacement for Monaco font

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I couldn't help [noticing this](https://github.com/mathiasbynens/dotfiles/blob/270f3d3/.bash_prompt#L6) in `.bash_prompt`:

~~~sh
# iTerm → Profiles → Text → use 13pt Monaco with 1.1 vertical spacing.
~~~

A while ago I [patched the Monaco](https://github.com/Alhadis/Menloco) font to use [Menlo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menlo_%28typeface%29)'s box-drawing glyphs, which ***vastly*** improves the appearance of grids and tables in the terminal:

Figure 1: Before and after

Since it's a commercially-licensed typeface, I couldn't upload the modified version without infringing on copyright. So I wrote a FontForge script that actually automates the modifications I made to Monaco... just to have prettier-looking borders. =)

[https://github.com/Alhadis/Menloco](https://github.com/Alhadis/Menloco#menloco)

I don't know how or where you'd go about mentioning it (or if it's even worth mentioning at all), but I feel like bringing it up - since it's something I know many macOS users would enjoy, haha.

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Review .bash_prompt and the linked Menloco project first. Determine whether this repository has an appropriate place to mention Menloco as a Monaco replacement; done would be a clear, accepted recommendation in that location, if the maintainers want to include it.

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Tech stack
bash
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
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