Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:47:33 +0000 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: UTF-8 practically vs. theoretically in the VFS API |
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Alex Belits wrote: > > No, I think hacking the terminal I/O is the best bet here. Then _all_ > > programs which currently work with UTF-8 terminals, which is rapidly > > becoming most of them, will work the same with both kinds of terminal, > > and the illusion of perfection will be complete and beautiful. > > UTF-8 terminals (and variable-encoding terminals) alreay exist, > gnome-terminal is one of them. They are, of course, bloated pigs, but I > would rather have the bloat and idiosyncrasy in the user interface where > it belongs.
Yes, I am using it right now. The fancy characters work well in it. Problem is, sometimes I have to use a non-UTF-8 terminal, and I would naturally like to access my files in the same way.
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