[creativity] Looking for recommendations regarding font, spacing etc.

Hi! This isn't the normal technical kind of question, I just don't know where else to ask.
So I have this 1366 * 768 (15,4") laptop screen.
Screenshot with two windows: http://oi59.tinypic.com/f5u0p.jpg
Screenshot with one window, divided by tmux: http://i59.tinypic.com/182kyf.png
What I want to do is to have at least 80 columns of text in two frames side by side. This is top priority.
Yes, most things are still just defaults, but what would you guys do to achieve that?
Selecting another font that doesn't use so much space in between the characters? Font used is Source Code Pro, 12pt.
I find it hard to read non-antialiased fonts (like Terminus) and I don't want to set it smaller because I still want it to be readable from 1m far away.
Is it possible to reduce the space between character by 1px? (The terminal is st and using fontconfig string)
Or would you rather reduce borders from bspwm and the space between windows?
Also I'm aware that bspwm doesn't cut in half, but even if it would, than the space wouldn't be enough for 2*80 chars.
Last edited by cyru5ol (2014-07-06 13:05:51)

It's been a few years since I've done anything in LT.
Motion's text capabilities make it really worth learning for titling concepts. It's not hard and it can produce great results – better than I could do on LT.
So consider downloading Motion and experiment – or try Motion out on someone else's Mac. (AE is a bigger commitment.)
Good luck.
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