mathiasbynens / mathiasbynens/dotfiles
Recommend Menloco as a good replacement for Monaco font
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Description
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:

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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Research direction
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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Assessment
- Tech stack
- bash
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100