Add fonts to Spyder

[Jason]

Hi everyone,

I would like to use fonts in the Editor that don't appear on the list. How can I add fonts to Spyder?

My font is large so I want to use fonts that are thin like Segoe UI or Calibri as opposed to fixed with ones like Consolas.

Best,
Jason

[Carlos Córdoba]

Hi Jason,

Unfortunately those fonts are not monospaced (i.e. fonts in which every
character has the same width) and that's why you can't select them.

If you want other fonts for the Editor, you need to download and install
a monospaced one suitable to your needs. I recommend you to take a look
at "Source Code Pro" or "Ubuntu Mono" (both of which are free).

Cheers,
Carlos

El 07/10/13 15:41, Jason escribió:

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[Jason]

Hi Carlos,
I realize they aren't monospaced, but I don't really care about things lining up.
Is there anyway to get Spyder Editor to work with non-monospaced fonts?
Thank you for the font suggestions.
Best,
Jason

[Jason]

[Carlos Córdoba]

Sorry, there isn't any way to use other fonts. Besides, that will break several features of the Editor and most probably will make Python code unreadable (because Python depends on indentation to define blocks of code).

I know monospaced fonts aren't the most beautiful ones but that's what programmers have to live with :-)

Cheers,

[Jason]

Most editors support variable width fonts. I don't think changing the font would ever affect the interpreter, even if it uses indentation. The change would be purely cosmetic. Is there a technical reason that the Spyder editor doesn't support them?