After much experimenting with different fonts for the file list, I've come to the conclusion that the dilemma which prevents a near-perfect solution is this:
- If you go with a monospaced font, file / folder names will take up much more space and many will be truncated unnecessarily, creating unwelcome ambiguity.
- If you go with a proportional font, fixed-format columns like date, file size etc. will be all higgledy-piggledy, making it harder to focus on these columns and to compare values.
An obvious solution would be to allow users to set two different fonts: one for text-based columns (Name, Extension etc.) - this would usually be a proportional font - and one for number-based columns (Size, Date etc.) - usually monospaced. To keep things simple at first, I'd be happy with Name and Extension rendered with one font and all other columns with another.
When sticking with the same font family, things shouldn't even look too shabby...
How about that?
(Non-)proportional font based on column type feature request
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Just try Tahoma, Verdana or MS Sans Serif.
Segoe is the worst font type (for such case) ever.
Segoe is the worst font type (for such case) ever.
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I realize now that the problem of the irregular column sizes results from my using a dynamic display setting for file size whose values include letters, e.g. 10k, 1G etc. The digits are fine but the different widths of the letters (especially the large 'M') cause the irregularity.
Probably no way to fix it except switching to a static display...
Probably no way to fix it except switching to a static display...