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From: David Newall <davidn@davidnewall.com>
To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@computergmbh.de>
Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>, "John T." <j.thomast@yahoo.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: UTF-8 and Alt key in the console
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:32:35 +1030	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47F2CD1B.7060804@davidnewall.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.1.10.0804012200340.6604@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> Hence the proposal of using definite start and end markers:
>
>     echo -e '\x1B43m\x1D wonderful \x1B0m\x1D' | cosmicrays | cat

I see no merit in the idea.  Most seriously, there isn't any real-world
problem being solved.  In addition, it proposes creating yet another
type of terminal emulation.  If there's something you don't like about
VT escape codes, use a different emulation.  For example, Televideo
terminals used almost exclusively single-character control codes,
reducing the scope of being mid-sequence to, well much closer to zero.

You need to make quite clear that your proposal is to discontinue use of
VT terminal emulation.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-04-02  0:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-03-23 15:15 John T.
2008-03-23 15:29 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-03-23 15:46   ` John T.
2008-03-23 16:54     ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-03-23 17:47       ` John T.
2008-03-23 17:55         ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-03-23 18:13           ` John T.
2008-03-23 18:46             ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-03-28 23:26               ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-03-29  0:07                 ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-03-29  0:23                   ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-03-29  0:44                     ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-03-29  1:07                       ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-03-29  6:33                       ` David Newall
2008-03-29 17:05                         ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-04-01 20:13                           ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-04-01 20:22                             ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-04-02  0:02                             ` David Newall [this message]
2008-04-02  0:38                               ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-04-06  8:46                 ` Marko Macek
2008-04-06 10:14                   ` David Newall
2008-04-06 16:37                   ` H. Peter Anvin

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