Re: modal proportionality, redux

[Stefan Monnier]

> "Eric M. Ludlam" <address@hidden> writes:
> > If the greatest complaint about using other fonts is *, %, and -, why
> > not create some B&W images that mean what those characters represent,
> > like a little lock, pencil
> > look nice.  This would be consistent with those other modern editors
> > I'm forced to use at work.

Don't forget the * around *info* and friends.

> [I'm not sure if the asterisk thing is a vote against or not, because
> the default mode-line face -- courier -- has the *same* problem as
> lucida, so using lucida wouldn't actually make it any worse.]

I'm actually also wondering why the default font was changed from fixed
to courier since I find courier less readable at equivalent sizes.


        Stefan