LEGACY
1A STATEMENT ON LEGACY SUPPORT
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3In the terminal world there is much cruft that comes from old and unsup‐
4ported terminals that inherit incompatible modes and escape sequences
5which noone is able to know, except when he/she comes from that time and
6developed a graphical vt100 emulator at that time.
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8One goal of st is to only support what is really needed. When you en‐
9counter a sequence which you really need, implement it. But while you
10are at it, do not add the other cruft you might encounter while sneek‐
11ing at other terminal emulators. History has bloated them and there is
12no real evidence that most of the sequences are used today.
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15Christoph Lohmann <20h@r-36.net>
162012-09-13T07:00:36.081271045+02:00
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