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Pros
Pro Fixes clashing of similar characters
Inconsolata-g is a variant of the popular Inconsolata that fixes the similarity between "1" [one] and the "l" [lowercase ell].
Pro Line height is a little larger than normal
This makes the lines feel less crowded which greatly helps readability.
Cons
Con () and {} are difficult to distinguish
The user may have difficulty distinguishing small size () and {} at a glance.
Con Character widths are not consistent between regular and bold
Bold characters are not the same width as regular characters so the typeface is not consistently monospace.
Con Renders lines as dashes in TUI interfaces
Lines in items like midnight commander, the treeview in htop, tmux panes, the tree command, et al., have ugly dashed lines instead of straight lines with sharp corners.
Con Requires more work than Inconsolata to install on several OS's
Because Inconsolata is in the package managers for almost all open source OS's, it is much easier to install than Inconsolata-g in most cases.
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Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con Dotted zero characters are less distinguishable than slashed zero characters
Inconsolata-g replaces the slashed zero of Inconsolata with a dotted zero, which actually reduces the distinguishability of zero characters from capital O characters.
