Next year, Microsoft plans to release six new font families designed for high readability on-screen. Consolas, in particular, looks like it may be the text-editing font I've been yearning for (but why isn't there a numeral 1 in the sample text?!?). Don't believe the Mac-compatibility FUD in the article -- OS X handles Windows fonts just fine, and I can't imagine that Microsoft wouldn't bundle these fonts with all their Mac products (as has been their practice for years now).