console vs ^X

[Corinna Vinschen]

On Sep 30 14:13, Dave Korn wrote:
> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > On Sep 30 13:58, Dave Korn wrote:
> >> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >>> On Sep 29 22:38, Dave Korn wrote:
> >>>> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >>>>> On Sep 29 11:24, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> >>>>>> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 05:05:04PM +0200, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> >>>>>>> Maybe beep+question mark is the best.
> >>>>>> Maybe a beep+question mark+popup dialog would be best.  We could call this
> >>>>>> Unknown Alternate Character processing.
> >>>>> We could also reboot the machine, just to be sure that no malicious
> >>>>> invalid character gets away.
> >>>>   WWLD?
> >>> INALI, IATI. EYMTLC, OC.  ITC, IHNI.  IDKHTSTLCTAC.
> >>   That's easy for you to say!
> > 
> > It's never easy to admit ignorance.
> > 
> 
>   Sure isn't.  I nearly choked to death on my own tongue trying to pronounce
> half those words!

Huh?  It's all plain English.  For the acronym challenged guys (not
Dave, obviously):

 It's Not A Linux Issue, It's A Terminal Issue.  Except You Mean The
 Linux Console, Of Course.  In That Case, I Have No Idea.  I Don't Know
 How To Switch The Linux Console To Another Charset.


Corinna

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