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Useful Trivia: Fixed-width Fonts

Have you ever had situation where you copied something (usually from a command line terminal) that's aligned and paste it, and find that it's not aligned anymore?   This is because command line terminals usually use a fixed-width font, but the default font in Windows is usually not. A fixed-width font (also called monospaced font ) means that every character in the font will always have the same width. Hence, lines would always align.    See this example where 10 '.' and 10 numbers are used: Fixed-width (Consolas) .......... 0123456789 Non fixed-width (Arial) .......... 0123456789 So the simple solution for the aforementioned scenario is just to change the font where you paste it and viola, your text is aligned again.   A few of my favourite fixed w idth fonts: Consolas (comes with Windows), Bitstream Vera Sans Mono . Also notable: Courier New, Ubuntu Sans Mono , Inconsolata .

A Sleek Look For Steam - Metro Skin

If you're a PC gamer it's almost inconceivable you don't have Steam. Did you know it's actually skinnable? My favourite is the Metro for Steam skin. Give it a try if you like the look, it's very easy to use and the download website also offers customization options. (click on the images for larger version)  Library screen Download screen   Small Mode