[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #17640: Monospace font in HTML post/page editor

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#17640: Monospace font in HTML post/page editor
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 Reporter:  jane         |       Owner:  markjaquith
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  low          |   Milestone:  3.2
Component:  Editor       |     Version:  3.2
 Severity:  minor        |  Resolution:  fixed
 Keywords:               |
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Comment (by iammattthomas):

 I thought it might help if I clarified my thinking behind my suggestion to
 switch from a sans-serif to monospace font for the HTML editor. The visual
 editor is a readable, user-friendly way to compose where the text is
 styled to look like text published on your site. The HTML editor should
 take a different route, then, and be a real text-only editor. And not just
 for writing HTML code, but for seeing what you're writing without the
 style imparted by a particular font. A utilitarian monospace font
 separates the content from the style, as it should, which is why monospace
 fonts are used by text editors like TextMate and newer distraction-free
 writing apps like WriteRoom and iA Writer.

 Separate from the sans-serif vs. monospace issue is what the particular
 monospace we're using looks like in people's browsers. I'm on a Mac, so I
 see Monaco and it looks fine. Since Consolas is at the top of the stack,
 it's possible that it does in fact look bad depending on your OS and your
 font smoothing settings. There may be a solid case for using a different
 monospace font in the stack, but I don't think the aesthetics of the
 chosen face would necessitate that we revert all the way back to Arial.

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