https://kindofidea.com/tags/monaco/ Recent content in Monaco on Kind of Idea Hugo en-US Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 https://kindofidea.com/how-to-change-the-dos-font-to-monaco/ Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 https://kindofidea.com/how-to-change-the-dos-font-to-monaco/ <p>Hi everyone!</p> <p>In this post, you&rsquo;ll see how to change the font used by the Windows XP console (CMD.exe), which uses <strong>Lucida Console</strong> by default, to something more pleasant and attractive. First, take a look at the command prompt with its default font:</p> <img class="alignnone" title="Windows XP DOS prompt" src=" http://i716.photobucket.com/albums/ww163/valeriofarias/promptdos.jpg" alt="" width="669" height="338" /> <p>Before we continue, it&rsquo;s important to know that a font used in the console (command prompt, shell) must meet the same requirements as a font used for programming:</p>