Thomas Dickey wrote on 2000-09-06 01:59 UTC:
> Not exactly - the curses library stores character+attributes in a single
> integer (nominally 32-bits). That would have to be changed to accommodate
> wider characters than 16 bits (or else the 16-bits would be a mapping).
Would 18-bits be available per characters (if this simplifies things
significantly)? It looks at the moment like that should already last for
many years to come, because there are currently no plans for putting
graphical characters anywhere outside Planes 0-3. Even 16-bits are quite
fine since xterm doesn't do more at the moment either.
Markus
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