Re: Display of undisplayable characters: \U01F3A8 instead of diamond

[Gregory Heytings]

> > Yes, something that easy (or even easier!) is possible with an X 
> > terminal. But it's an unusual requirement (most people use a single X 
> > terminal)
> [citation needed].
>
> People use multiple workspaces/virtual desktops on a single X display, 
> multiple windows on a workspace, some of those windows are terminal 
> emulators, some terminal emulators support multiple tabs and/or panes, 
> and people use those.
[citation needed] 😉

> So:
>
> * One can switch from an X display to a Linux TTY with Ctrl+Alt+F[1-6], 
> and back to X with Alt+F7 (usually).
> * One can switch workspaces with a mouse click or a configurable set of 
> keys.
> * One can cycle windows in a single workspace with [Shift+]Alt+Tab or a 
> mouse click.
> * One can cycle tabs in a single window with an application-specific 
> shortcut or a mouse click.
All that is nice, but it's not what Richard asked AFAIU.  He comes from a 
multiple terminal background, each of which is completely separated from 
the other ones, and what comes closest to that is to have multiple X 
servers running in parallel, and switching between them with, say, M-F<n>. 
At least, that's how I understood his question.