Font for mac osx that is as readable and compact as the default xterm (X11) font.
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The font used in xterms is extremely compact yet readable. What font is that? The closest I've found that I can use in other other applications is DejaVu Sans Mono or Bitstream Vera Sans Mono. Those are as compact as xterms vertically but take up more space horizontally.
I'd really like to switch from xterms to Terminal.app and this is the one thing holding me back.
(I also think that font would be much better for emacs, xcode, or whatever editor.)
ADDED: In Terminal.app you can adjust the character and line spacing for any font. Is this possible in other applications?
I'm open to any other font that is as compact and readable as the xterm font. Dina looks really nice but it doesn't seem to work for Mac.
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