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Re: "The Revolution Will Not Be In Proportional Width Font"
@norayr: I've dealt with this issue on a few occasions. The solution is trivial to implement: maintain the target X position, and as the cursor moves up or down, go to the nearest available position.
Each vertical cursor navigation session keeps the target X, until horizontal movement, or some other X-altering event takes place.
Surely creators of languages and OSs are not stumped by such minor details...
Jun 04 · 5 weeks ago
The Revolution Will Not Be In Proportional Width Font — [gemini link] In the above link you will find what I believe to be a completely counterproductive and silly approach to thinking about terminals and ASCII. 1. List a set of problems in an unserious way. 2. Propose a vague solution (paraphrase: "something other than a terminal"). This approach to text will lead to the following behavior: Not taking the terminal seriously, and not solving problems for the terminal. Or, waiting for the...
💬 blah_blah_blah · 20 comments · 1 like · May 30 · 6 weeks ago