Does anyone prefer proportional fonts?

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Published on 2010-09-20T07:44:12Z Indexed on 2010/12/30 16:01 UTC
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I was reading the wikipedia article on programming style and noticed something in an argument against vertically aligned code:

Reliance on mono-spaced font; tabular formatting assumes that the editor uses a fixed-width font. Most modern code editors support proportional fonts, and the programmer may prefer to use a proportional font for readability.

To be honest, I don't think I've ever met a programmer who preferred a proportional font. Nor can I think of any really good reasons for using them. Why would someone prefer a proportional font?

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