monospaced

The file format was a problem for us from the get-go: Amazon's Kindle file format doesn't provide support for tables or for so-called monospaced fonts, two formatting features that we use heavily in our line of technical books.

Why Kindle Should Be An Open Book Tim O'Reilly 2009

The file format was a problem for us from the get-go: Amazon's Kindle file format doesn't provide support for tables or for so-called monospaced fonts, two formatting features that we use heavily in our line of technical books.

Forbes.com: News 2009

This convention originated way back in the typewriter era, when all fonts were monospaced, meaning they took up the same amount of space on a page.

Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » One space, or two? 2009

A non-proportional, or "monospaced", or "typewriter" font, is one where all of the letters take up exactly the same amount of space on screen:

The Project Gutenberg FAQ 2002 Jim Tinsley

I'd frankly rather read a novel in for instance monospaced console text on a command-line DOS or *n*x system than suffer through the indistinct grayness of the current-generation Kindle and Sony Reader.

Making Light: The "agency model" as I understand it 2010

Using two spaces after a period is a holdover from when typewriters used monospaced type.

Obsolete Skills: SFSignal edition 2008

Saturday, March 08, 2008 jEdit macro: Toggling between proportional and monospaced fonts

jEdit macro: Toggling between proportional and monospaced fonts Jonathan Aquino 2008

Saturday, March 08, 2008 jEdit macro: Toggling between proportional and monospaced fonts

Archive 2008-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2008

Jon Aquino's Mental Garden: jEdit macro: Toggling between proportional and monospaced fonts

jEdit macro: Toggling between proportional and monospaced fonts Jonathan Aquino 2008

BTW, Inconsolata is a great monospaced font for Firefox!

Downloading "Consolas", MS's programming font Jonathan Aquino 2007