Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 27 Dec 1997 13:16:42 +0100 (MET) | From | Qrczak <> | Subject | Re: Default character set of the Linux console |
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On Fri, 26 Dec 1997, Tuomas Heino wrote:
> Hmm... console.c has > case 'c': > reset_terminal(currcons,1); > continue; > Maybe we should have an escape to alter ^[c behaviour in this case?
Maybe. It isn't as simple as changing the default to user defined map, but if you say it would be better... Yes, it's more compatible. So could we define such sequences NOW and implement them in the next kernel? It would be really great!
I can see two ways:
1. An escape would define the charset set by ^[c (maybe one of the four, ISO-8859-1 / VT100 / null = CP-437 / user defined, or maybe only ISO-8859-1 / user defined would be enough).
2. Escapes would tell if ^[c should set the G0 and G1 charsets at all.
Which did you mean, what is better? Or maybe something else?
Now we have to define these escapes. I don't know any rules what should they look like and which sequences are bad because of collisions with other standards. So you have to decide.
Then should I try to implement this or somebody else would?
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