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Hey August!
On Sun, Apr 06 2025 10:35:00 -0500, you wrote:
> I don`t there is UTF-8 support on the incoming. OpenXP is a
> terminal/console program afterall.
I`m currently using slrn (a linux console newsreader) that displays
UTF-8 just fine, just as well as most other console based Linux
applications I use here, so I don`t think this is really an excuse/reason.
Maybe moreso for Windows, though.
> I just tried the dove-tech-talk echo, and the TLDR material
> with OpenXP looks messy with unresolved conversions. So, not
> sure what you consider is "handles very nicely".
Either something on your end must not be configured correctly for
this. You have to enable UTF-8 and there might have even been some mime
decoding options in the only place OpenXP has these settings (I don`t
remember exactly). You`ll see what I mean when you have it configured right.
Or, it could be Windows specific where it doesn`t work as well.
It`s also possible I set this up more precisely on Linux, and
maybe didn`t get this far in regards to setup on Windows.. after
realizing the Windows command prompt doesn`t work anything like a Linux
console in regards to UTF-8. After fiddling with Windows` code page 65001
for about 30 minutes, I gave up on it and downloaded/installed it on
Linux to see if I could get further.
However, I did just find this:
https://github.com/microsoft/terminal
> Oh.. so yes.. the plaintext is what OpenXP does well.
I`d have to agree with you there. At least the ascii part of it.
I don`t even think I spent much time checking on CP437 as I probably
assumed it just worked, but I`m guessing that works OK?
> I doubt that OpenXP can ever support UTF-8 like in gui-type
> windows. The limitation is the charset/font support in Windows
> DOS terminal. I currently use Lucinda TT console. It has
> limits to what foreign chars it supports. German, French,
> Italian, Spanish chars are supported.
Sure it can. At least on Linux. Windows console may need a bit
more work, but that`s way above my pay grade.
You could try using `chcp 65001` to change to whatever MS considers
it`s UTF-8 console support.
> AFIK, OpenXP maintains UTF-8 chars on the outbound in NNTP-type
> areas. Not sure if it renders as expected on the inbound.
I didn`t try sending anything off, however on display it was all
question marks. I questioned it even more when I got Dovenet`s Tech Talk
area to display properly (minus html and also mime decoded - as good as
my console newsreaders handle it) with UTF-8 characters and glyphs.
> I *did* kinda kickstart a push to have some problems corrected.
There may be one left to push! :)
Regards,
Nick
... Sarcasm: because beating people up is illegal.
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