Use Consolas for Windows 7 and above as default monospace font

chrome/browser/ui/prefs/prefs_tab_helper.cc

Index: chrome/browser/ui/prefs/prefs_tab_helper.cc
diff --git a/chrome/browser/ui/prefs/prefs_tab_helper.cc b/chrome/browser/ui/prefs/prefs_tab_helper.cc
index c3b609af1133b401f2cdeed61f6c3cb21e3d7be1..7475164f3745111ba0c574911be3725645a8198c 100644
--- a/chrome/browser/ui/prefs/prefs_tab_helper.cc
+++ b/chrome/browser/ui/prefs/prefs_tab_helper.cc
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@
 #include "chrome/browser/themes/theme_service_factory.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+#include "base/win/windows_version.h"
+#endif
+
 using content::WebContents;
 
 DEFINE_WEB_CONTENTS_USER_DATA_KEY(PrefsTabHelper);
@@ -124,6 +128,17 @@ void RegisterFontFamilyMapObserver(
 }
 #endif  // !defined(OS_ANDROID)
 
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+// On Windows with DirectWrite we want to use an alternate fixed font like

[scottmg, 2014/06/24 16:40:56]

nit; maybe "with antialiasing" since we'll be using this unrelated to the
DirectWrite decision (but leaving it is fine since the tryjobs are done)

+// Consolas, which looks much better than Courier New.
+bool ShouldUseAlternateDefaultFixedFont() {
+  UINT smooth_type = 0;
+  SystemParametersInfo(SPI_GETFONTSMOOTHINGTYPE, 0, &smooth_type, 0);
+  return (base::win::GetVersion() >= base::win::VERSION_WIN7) &&
+         (smooth_type == FE_FONTSMOOTHINGCLEARTYPE);
+}
+#endif
+
 struct FontDefault {
   const char* pref_name;
   int resource_id;
@@ -454,7 +469,15 @@ void PrefsTabHelper::RegisterProfilePrefs(
   std::set<std::string> fonts_with_defaults;
   UScriptCode browser_script = GetScriptOfBrowserLocale();
   for (size_t i = 0; i < kFontDefaultsLength; ++i) {
-    const FontDefault& pref = kFontDefaults[i];
+    FontDefault pref = kFontDefaults[i];
+
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+    if (pref.pref_name == prefs::kWebKitFixedFontFamily) {
+      if (ShouldUseAlternateDefaultFixedFont())
+        pref.resource_id = IDS_FIXED_FONT_FAMILY_ALT_WIN;
+    }
+#endif
+
     UScriptCode pref_script = GetScriptOfFontPref(pref.pref_name);
 
     // Suppress this default font pref value if it is for the primary script of