Talk:Courier (typeface)

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Is that table really necessary? It seems awfully esoteric. I think it should be removed, or at least moved to ASCII Art. —Chowbok 05:09, 7 March 2006 (UTC)

I put it in, and I was worried if it was a bit esoteric as well. I included it because personally, I've found it very helpful. I was first considering putting it in ASCII art, but considering how generalized that article is, and precisely because it is esoteric, I thought the article devoted to the font to be more fitting. To be fair, a computer typography is an esoteric subject. - JustSomeKid

I can't even see the type, because I've set my browser to only use Bitstream Vera serif, sans, and mono. Here's a screenshot: [1] Why not turn it into a bitmap image, like the one on the Bitstream Vera page? - Family Guy Guy 17:08, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Is Courier really a trademark of Monotype? Not according to their rather extensive documentation: [2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.212.111.60 (talk) 14:17, 17 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Letter Width

How wide is each character in Courier and Courier New with size 10? Nate | Talk ^Esperanza! 01:50, 15 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Courier vs Courier New

This article talks about "Courier" then jumps to "Courier New" without explaining why there are two different terms being used. I think the article should be rephrased to only use one term, or have an explanation of the two terms added. GK1 05:18, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Standard typewriter typeface?

"it soon became a standard font used throughout the typewriter industry". Really? I must say I've never seen Courier used in typewritten documents, at least not the ones typed on a manual typewriter. The typeface I would consider "standard" for typewriters is the one used here, here, and (to show it's not unique to the U.S.) here. That's not Courier. Courier uses the "opentail g" , while the typewriter typeface uses the "looptail g" . Other differences are in the capital A (Courier has a serif on top, the typewriter face doesn't), and lowercase c, f, and s (the typewriter face has little balls on the ends of the characters, Courier doesn't). —Angr 20:37, 22 June 2007 (UTC)