Emacs bad font rendering under Windows

Question

After some googling I found, that people recomment font Inconsolata for programming in Emacs. I installed it on Windows and Linux from here:

http://www.levien.com/type/myfonts/inconsolata.html

Here are the screenshots of the same text 1 - Linux, 2 - Windows XP SP3:

Under Windows the font is thin, unclear and is uncomfortable for reading. Is it possible to make it render it as well as on Linux?

Answer 1

Download and install Inconsolata.ttf font and install it instead of otf:

http://googlefontdirectory.googlecode.com/hg-history/fffda675769720a297f4d239e7065f751bbe655f/inconsolata/Inconsolata.ttf

It will be rendered smoothly on Windows.

Answer 2

Just use Consolas, it's hands down the best monospace font to use on Windows (screenshot).

(set-face-attribute 'default nil :height 115 :family "Consolas")

Answer 3

My favorite is Source Code Pro (https://github.com/adobe-fonts/source-code-pro/releases/tag/1.017R) - again make sure to use ttf.