Re: lynx-dev Multibite characters for Lynx 2.8.3.rel1

[Hataguchi Takeshi]

On Thu, 18 May 2000, Klaus Weide wrote:

> On Thu, 18 May 2000, Takuya ASADA wrote:
> 
> > Hello, Lynx developers.
> > 
> > I tried 2.8.3.rel1 with ncurses-5.0, and I found it can't display
> > Japanese page correctly. I've discussed with Mr. Hataguchi, and
> > we found a "clearok(curscr, TRUE)" was commented out in GridText.c
> > at line 2289. And it was commented:
[snip]
> This change was in the development code since 1999-10-21 (2.8.3dev.13).  
> I am rather surprised that nobody reported this as a problem in all the
> time since then.

I was also surprised when I heard about this problem first.  Since
I've never encountered it with my environment, which uses slang.
After hearing it, I tried with ncurses 4.2 and then I finally knew the
problem.

> I would still like to know whether it is also necessary if lynx is
> compiled
>  - with a regualar Slang lib?
>  - with a Slang lib compiled with SLANG_HAS_KANJI_SUPPORT?

I tried with slang 1.2.2 with a test file, which is attached with this mail.

> - with a regualar Slang lib?
      Have problem same as ncurses4.2

>  - with a Slang lib compiled with SLANG_HAS_KANJI_SUPPORT?
      No problem

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On Thu, 18 May 2000, Henry Nelson wrote:

> I should have mentioned it on the list, but I noticed starting somewhere
> in the 3dev series, I thought before last fall, that I have to manually
> refresh (^L) much more frequently than in the past.
[snip]
> I compile Slang with SLANG_HAS_KANJI_SUPPORT.  I have never compiled
> without that define.

uum... This seems to conflict with my case.
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Takeshi Hataguchi
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