Kaixo! On Sun, Sep 29, 2002 at 08:01:43PM -0400, Thomas Chan wrote:
> There are a few scripts that are top-to-bottom, with no real and normal > alternative, such as the classical Mongolian script (top-to-bottom, Mongolian script exists also in horizontal, left to right variant. (it is a quite new invention, yes). For console/xterm vertical text shouldn't be handled. Vertical text should be care of only for real graphical interfaces, not for text only; no, they are not text only, they are *FIXED WITH* text interfaces, and that is what makes console/xterm so special. > In the case of CJK and basic display, 18x18 is extravagant--16x16 is > sufficient for daily purposes, Remember that it will be implemented on framebuffer console, that is, with a much higher resolution than plain old VGA. Maybe it would even be possible to implement use of OpenType fonts. > size could be arrived at by reducing the repetoire down to just a > combination of the major commonly used legacy character sets, GB2312, > Big5, JIS X 0208, and KS X 1001 (or we can wait and see what conclusions > the IRG is coming up with for a minimal set). IMHO, just as for xterm, the font should be choosen by the user, depending on its needs and preferences. The font just needs to be monospaced (column based in fact) -- Ki �a vos v�ye b�n, Pablo Saratxaga http://chanae.stben.be/pablo/ PGP Key available, key ID: 0xD9B85466 [you can write me in Walloon, Spanish, French, English, Italian or Portuguese]
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