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> Hello,
> On 10-Dec-99, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > On 10-Dec-1999/12:45:21+1:00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> >>>>> 2. I don't think the console will support graphical ANSI
> >>>>> characters in the forseeable future.

I guess fonts and gfx engines spcifications become the main problem of
multi-platform compatibility of REBOL.  For example how do you represent red on
a B/W cell phone Display ;)

> 
> > white screen. Also, the Amiga console colors are dependent on the
> > Workbench palette and generally only support 4 colors if I remember
> > correctly. I think those colors are mapped to the first four colors of the
> > Workbench palette. Therefore, it would make it difficult to implement if
> > the REBOL scripter said something like text="red" print "Hello" as REBOL
> > won't know which color is (or if any are) mapped to red.

The Amiga's Console device , supports ansi-type commands as far as I remember. 
The colour can be specified as highlight or bold or whatever... so the
programmer should use those instead of using direct colours.  This will allow
the user to setup his machine like he wishes.


-Max

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