RE: ACS and the Java character spacing

I'm sitting at V1.1.9.3. I use IBM's Semeru site.
I have folder "jdk-11.0.19+7-jre sitting in the ACS install folder
at " Start_Programs\Windows_x86-64".

I have nothing special set and have never had any type of java issues
to speak of. I periodically get the latest Windows64 Semeru JDK jre
package.

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4. RE: ACS and the Java character spacing (Michael Quigley)

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date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023 19:08:20 +0000
from: Michael Quigley <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx>>
subject: RE: ACS and the Java character spacing

We use the OpenJDK (which I guess is now Temurin by Adoptium) and install it along with ACS by placing the jdk folder under the Start_programs folder in our install source. Our default font is Consolas and I'm not aware of any issues with font alignment--although some people's personal preferences have caused them to try different fonts. I personally like to use Monaco--having chosen that before we settled on Consolas. (I think Monaco renders a little larger typeface which I find easier to read. That could be due to my being a little more chronologically gifted than most the others in our shop.) I know that people have used a variety of fonts and I don't remember there being any significant issues with anything people have chosen.

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date: Wed, 9 Aug 2023 05:35:13 -0500
from: Jim Oberholtzer <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
subject: Re: ACS and the Java character spacing

Thanks John, I?ll have a look at it. Interesting web site.

Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

On Aug 8, 2023, at 2:27 PM, John Yeung <gallium.arsenide@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:gallium.arsenide@xxxxxxxxx>>

wrote:

?I don't think which Java you're using makes much observable difference.

I do think your particular machine, monitor, settings, and the way
your eyes work can make a difference, so what seems good for one
person may not be good for someone else.

It took me a long time, but I finally arrived at a setup I like, which is:

- Windows 11
- ACS 1.1.8.8
- 24" monitor @ 1920 x 1080
- JetBrains Mono NL Medium @ 16
- Fixed font (so 132-column mode is wider than 80-column mode)
- Antialiased

I strongly suspect that JetBrains Mono renders better ***in ACS***
than some other very good fonts, due to the fact that JetBrains IDEs
are also Java-based, and they likely tuned their font to work well
with their own products. (That being said, JetBrains Mono is a good
choice anywhere, and I also use it in VS Code.)

John Y.
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