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What is Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf and Why You Should Use It

Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf is a font that simulates the classic 8x16 bitmap font from old Windows and DOS systems. It is a true monospaced font that works best at 16px size and with antialiasing turned off. It has a retro look and feel that can appeal to nostalgic users and programmers.

But Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf is not just a replica of the old font. It also has some unique features that make it stand out from other monospaced fonts. For example, it supports a wide range of characters and languages, including Cyrillic, Greek, Turkish, Hebrew, Arabic, Thai, and more. It also has some programming ligatures that replace certain groups of adjacent characters by a combined glyph, such as => for right arrow or <= for less or equal.

These ligatures can make your code more readable and elegant, especially if you use languages like Haskell, F#, Scala, or JavaScript. You can also customize the ligatures to suit your preferences by using the ALT variant of the font or editing the TTX source code.

If you are looking for a font that combines the charm of the past with the functionality of the present, you should give Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf a try. You can download it for free from Cufon Fonts [^1^] or GitHub [^2^]. You can also find more information about the font and its history on these sites.

How to Install and Use Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf

Installing Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf is easy and straightforward. You can download the font file from Cufon Fonts [^1^] or GitHub [^2^]. Then, you can follow these steps depending on your operating system:

For Windows: Right-click on the font file and select "Install". Alternatively, you can copy the font file to the Fonts folder in your Windows directory.

For Mac: Double-click on the font file and click "Install Font". Alternatively, you can drag and drop the font file to the Fonts folder in your Library directory.

For Linux: Copy the font file to the .fonts directory in your home folder. If the directory does not exist, create it first. Then, run the command "fc-cache -f -v" to update the font cache.

Once you have installed the font, you can use it in any application that supports custom fonts. For example, you can use it in your text editor or IDE of choice to write and edit code. You can also use it in your terminal or console to run commands and scripts. You can also use it in your web browser or email client to view web pages and messages.

To use Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf, you need to select it as your preferred font in the settings of your application. You also need to set the font size to 16px and disable antialiasing or smoothing for optimal results. You may need to adjust the line spacing or padding depending on your preferences and screen resolution.

How to Customize and Modify Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf

If you want to customize or modify Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf, you have two options. You can either use the ALT variant of the font or edit the TTX source code.

The ALT variant of the font has some of the ligature declarations swapped to facilitate code programming. For example, it enables <= for less-or-equal and >= for greater-or-equal instead of left fat arrow and right fat arrow respectively. You can download the ALT variant from GitHub [^2^] and install it as described above.

If you want more control over the ligatures or other aspects of the font, you can edit the TTX source code. TTX is a tool that converts TrueType and OpenType fonts to an XML-based format and vice versa. You can download TTX from GitHub. Then, you can use TTX to convert Fixedsys Excelsior 3.ttf to FSEX.ttx, which is an XML file that contains all the information about the font. You can then edit FSEX.ttx with any text editor or XML editor of your choice. You can find a list of supported programming ligatures in ligatures.txt file. To create a TTF file from TTX XML, just run ttx -f FSEX.ttx (-f means overwrite) or use the OS X Makefile to also copy it to the user Fonts folder and update the font cache.