Why Code::Blocks does not support font anti aliasing?

[Alex Mercer]

In many sites the best font for IDEs is Inconsolata, and when it comes to Code::Blocks it does not support anti-aliasing for these type of fonts. It is the 17th version but it still doesn't support anti-aliasing. Why don't the developers of this IDE provide this facility?

[oBFusCATed]

What do you mean? Which OS? How many dpis have you monitor? Screenshot comparing it to another editor where AA works?

[Alex Mercer]

I am using windows. The first picture is from sublime and the other one is from the codeblocks. Both are set to Inconsolata font.
I have attached it for you.

[oBFusCATed]

The images aren't visible.

[Alex Mercer]

I couldn't put an image using the image tag, so i attached it. I need a little help with these image tags syntax. The images are in my desktop.

[stahta01]

I would suggest using a larger font size in Code::Blocks and see if that improves the font appearance.

Tim S.

[oBFusCATed]

Does this problem happen with all fonts? Does this font work in notepad++? CodeLite?

[eranif]

Attached are two screenshots taken from latest CodeLite. The first uses the Inconsolata  As you can see, its smooth. The second shows the support for ligatures in wxSTC.

I am not sure if you guys are doing this for CodeBlocks, but to get the smooth look + support ligature (for Windows), you will need to change wx/setup.h a little bit:

Enable wxGCDC:

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#define wxUSE_GRAPHICS_CONTEXT 1


and also this is enabled:

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#define wxUSE_GRAPHICS_DIRECT2D 1


Now, in all wxSTC subclasses, I have this call enabled for Windows:

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wxStyledTextCtrl::SetTechnology(wxSTC_TECHNOLOGY_DIRECTWRITE);


Inconsolata smooth:



Fira Code (font with ligatures, IMO, the best coding font) :



HTH,
Eran

[oBFusCATed]

We're not doing this yet. But I wanted to know if it is related or not.