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Consolas for Powerline vs Powerline Symbols
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Consolas for Powerline
6.0Powerline Symbols
7.0| Metric | Consolas for Powerline | Powerline Symbols |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Developer Tools | Developer Tools |
| AI Score | 6.0 | 7.0 |
| 30-day Installs | 61 | 217 |
| 90-day Installs | 190 | 657 |
| 365-day Installs | 765 | 3.1K |
| Version | latest | latest |
| Auto-updates | No | No |
| Deprecated | No | No |
| GitHub Stars | 220 | 14.7K |
| GitHub Forks | 34 | 1.0K |
| Open Issues | 3 | 239 |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | NOASSERTION |
| Language | — | Python |
| Last GitHub Commit | 10y ago | 1y ago |
| First Seen | May 15, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
Reviews
Consolas for Powerline
Consolas for Powerline is a specially patched font designed for use with Vim Powerline, offering regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic variants. It benefits developers who use Powerline in Vim for a consistent and visually appealing experience.
Provides a patched Consolas font optimized for Vim Powerline with multiple style variants.
Pros
- + Tailored for Vim Powerline, enhancing the user experience.
- + Comprehensive font variants including regular, bold, italic, and bold-italic.
- + BSD-2-Clause license offers permissive open-source terms.
Cons
- - No auto-update feature, requiring manual checks for updates.
- - Inactive development since 2016 may lead to compatibility issues.
Powerline Symbols
Powerline Symbols is a font designed for terminal applications, providing enhanced status lines and prompts. It integrates with tools like Vim, tmux, and shells, offering a polished interface for developers and power users.
Provides a font for displaying powerline symbols used in terminal applications for status lines and prompts.
Pros
- + Integrates with multiple applications like Vim and tmux
- + Popular and widely used in developer communities
- + Regular updates show active maintenance
Cons
- - No auto-update feature
- - Unclear licensing terms