I used FontForge to create a version of the Dina programming font optimized for OSX.
Usage note: you must set the font size to 16 for this font to display correctly See below.
Other versions of the Dina font I was able to find on the internet all got screwed up on OSX so I made this one. It seems to work great in Emacs.app, MacVim, and XCode.
To use this file, unzip it and put DinaMedium.dfont into ~/Library/Fonts/ and
follow the instructions for your editor:
Emacs.app configuration
I am using emacs24 compiled
with these instructions. I added these lines to
~/.emacs:
(setq mac-allow-anti-aliasing nil)
(set-frame-font "-apple-Dina-medium-normal-normal--16--*-*-m-0-iso10646-1")
MacVim configuration
Using the latest macvim, I added this line to
~/.vimrc:
set noantialias
set guifont=Dina-medium:h16
Any other app configuration
Select Dina-medium from the standard OSX font picker and set size to 16.
Why?
Dina is my favorite font for programming. All letters and symbols are clearly
disambiguated, like zero and a capital 'O', or braces, brackets, and parenthesis
(essential for clojure programming). The size is just right for my eyes and a 30"
display. And I love the overall aesthetic. Hope you enjoy!