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Re: Request for new terminfo capability (styled underlines)
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Thomas Dickey |
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Re: Request for new terminfo capability (styled underlines) |
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Wed, 7 Feb 2018 04:11:59 -0500 |
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On Wed, Feb 07, 2018 at 08:42:21AM +0530, Kovid Goyal wrote:
> Hi,
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> I'd like to request a pair of new terminfo capabilities, for curly and
> double underlines. Something like:
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> smulc
> smuld
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> for curly and double underlines. These underline styles are currently
> implemented in kitty and VTE and documented here:
> https://github.com/kovidgoyal/kitty/blob/master/protocol-extensions.asciidoc#colored-and-styled-underlines
> They are useful in editors to indicate mis-spelled words and/or syntax
> and grammar errors.
well, "useful" is only meaningful in the light of widespread, existing use.
That hasn't happened yet.
> In addition, it would be nice to have a capability to set and reset the
> underline color, something like
sure - looking forward for patches from you to illustrate how it might be
used to extend ncurses.
have a nice day
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Thomas E. Dickey <address@hidden>
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