Hi!
> > Considering Linux only -- does our text-mode VGA console driver make
> > any effort to print an arbitrary UTF-8-encoded text
> > correctly? What does it do when it runs beyond the limit of 512
> > characters?
>
> I've no idea -- I haven't used the VGA text-mode console for years
> either. I rarely even sit in front of a box on which it even works --
> all the workstations I have these days are PowerPC, and use fbdev.
Even with fbdev... you are limited to 512 characters iirc. So.. who
has authority to say which subset of utf-8 is ok?
(Plus there is still lot of vga consoles out there -- all fedora users
afaict?)
> > And how about serial terminals?
>
> It works fine over serial terminals. Why wouldn't it?
He probably means serial terminals... like physical vt100. I used to
have one (vt302 compatible or something). Most emulators still
emulate vt100, and yes, vt100 predates utf-8.
Pavel
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