Re: changing default handling of line graphics mode

[Roumen Petrov]

Mike Frysinger wrote:
> On 19 Jan 2018 04:33, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > | From: "Mike Frysinger" <address@hidden>
> > | To: address@hidden
> > | Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 10:56:29 PM
> > | Subject: changing default handling of line graphics mode
> > |
> > [SNIP]
> > | +     } else if (_nc_unicode_locale())
> > | +         result = 1;
> > | +    } else if (_nc_unicode_locale())
> > | +     result = 1;
> > |      returnCode(result);
> > |  }
Hmm,
In method _nc_locale_breaks_acs logic to assume broken alternate 
character set if unicode is not correct.

> > why should I add a bug to ncurses, to compensate for others' defects?
> i don't see how trying to modernize terminals is a bug.
Why modernization of terminal. Proposed modification look like to 
introduce defect into ncurses.

> if you know
> the locale supports UTF-8 (and ncurses knows this), then why is it a
> bug for ncurses to stick with only UTF-8 vs switching in/out of legacy
> encodings ?
And what if terminal supports "percent" escape sequence?

> seems to me it makes the system less complicated and more
> robust.  it's certainly simpler to write a single UTF-8 codepoint than
> to juggle GL pointers via escape sequences.
> -mike
Roumen