On Wed, Sep 06, 2000 at 08:53:34AM +0100, Markus Kuhn wrote:
> 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.
But that messes with anyone who wants to use private-use characters in
the upper planes. It also just seems wrong - why not get it right now,
instead of getting it half-right and having to rewrite that part someday
in the future?
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