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| author | Dominic DiTaranto <domdit@gmail.com> | 2024-08-30 11:58:58 -0400 |
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| committer | Dominic DiTaranto <domdit@gmail.com> | 2024-08-30 11:58:58 -0400 |
| commit | d83125bacfeb7d0119de5e4e9a261f428897acb5 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/.suckless/st/LEGACY b/.suckless/st/LEGACY new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf28b1e --- /dev/null +++ b/.suckless/st/LEGACY @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +A STATEMENT ON LEGACY SUPPORT + +In the terminal world there is much cruft that comes from old and unsup‐ +ported terminals that inherit incompatible modes and escape sequences +which noone is able to know, except when he/she comes from that time and +developed a graphical vt100 emulator at that time. + +One goal of st is to only support what is really needed. When you en‐ +counter a sequence which you really need, implement it. But while you +are at it, do not add the other cruft you might encounter while sneek‐ +ing at other terminal emulators. History has bloated them and there is +no real evidence that most of the sequences are used today. + + +Christoph Lohmann <20h@r-36.net> +2012-09-13T07:00:36.081271045+02:00 + |