> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 12:12 AM
> Tabs... In addition to the points Mike made about the tab
> character having
> different semantics depending on the application/platform, I
> just don't
> think a control character like tab belongs in a *.TXT file
> period.
This is long past the point of opinion, however. Tabs in text files are an implementation fact, long past the point of discussion.
> Although
> UNIHAN.TXT is referred to as a database, it isn't.
Yes, it is. Plain text databases are far more common than most people realize. The awk tool exists solely to work with them.
> Unix -vs- DOS... I'll stick with the tools I've been using
> for a quarter century
> and their descendants, thanks just the same.
Hmmm? You know that doesn't narrow it down any...
> With respect to
> the idea that a
> text editor is not the proper tool with which to open a *.TXT
> file, well...
I think you misunderstand. I believe the point was that text files are not universally fully interoperable. Another fact of implementation, especially when it comes to large files or files with long lines.
> I could send you the CSV file for posting, if you think
> anyone else would
> want it.
Give 'em the conversion script, not the CSV file!
> Doug Ewell wrote,
>
> > And as John said, converting LF to CRLF is quite a simple
> task -- it can
> > even be done by your FTP client, while downloading the file -- and
> > should not be thought of as a deficiency in the current plain-text
> > format.
>
> Right. It's not a deficiency, it simply adds one more step
> to a multi-step
> process for some of us.
That step is unnecessary. A little more research on your tools will eliminate it.
> In order to see non-Latin characters in the DOS-window of
> Windows, it's
> necessary to install a "console font" covering the
> characters, and then
> activate (or enable) that font for the "console window". Everson Mono
> Terminal should work fine for non-Han characters which don't require
> complex shaping.
I found Everson Mono, but not Everson Mono Terminal. Am I looking in the wrong place?
/|/|ike
