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Re: [PATCH 39/40] Revise terminfo capability tables.
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
Re: [PATCH 39/40] Revise terminfo capability tables. |
Date: |
Sun, 14 Jan 2024 06:43:56 -0600 |
Hi Thomas,
At 2024-01-13T16:54:17-0500, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 02:05:57PM -0600, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> ...
> > + Stop manually specifying column widths. Use `x` column modifier on
> > "Description" column instead. This and the previous change make the
> > tables format much better on wide terminals (and when typeset).
>
> as a result, the tables have different column alignment,
> which is a distraction.
I confess I didn't consider that as a design constraint. It's a
significant one since capability names (the C variable names) and
terminfo codes can be as long as 25 and 8 characters, respectively (24
and 7 on U/Win).
Nevertheless I found a solution. You can expect it in my next batch of
patches.
Regards,
Branden
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