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Re: Jeff Ralf's facade/lies have been exposed.

From "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy, news.software.readers
Subject Re: Jeff Ralf's facade/lies have been exposed.
Date 2016-05-29 22:29 +0000
Organization O.W.L.
Message-ID <glkhid83g.kihu451@perch.invalid> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <Jeff-Relf.Me@May.28{7.15A.Seattle.2016}> <ghjduf93af.jig4@perch.invalid> <Jeff-Relf.Me@May.29{1.03A.Seattle.2016}> <hgjvnbm.mckf93@perch.invalid> <dr0j6gF65o1U1@mid.individual.net>

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In comp.os.linux.advocacy vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 29 May 2016 11:09:45 +0000, Octavian W. Lagrange wrote:
> 
...
>> anon@lowtide:~$ echo;./uniwide 12429 1242F
>> 
>> 𒐩       𒐪       𒐫       𒐬       𒐭       𒐮       𒐯 anon@lowtide:~$
>> 
>> Those last 7 glyphs look pretty damned wide to me.  Does MS Mincho have
>> cuneiform glyphs?
> 
> Thanks for saying something -- you have a lot more patience with Jeff 
> than I do.
> 
>           # set a new font set
>           printf '\33]50;%s\007' 9x15,xft:Kochi" Mincho"
> 
> From man 7 urxvt:
> 
>        Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
> 
>        Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this,
>        which has the same effect as using the "-fn" switch, and
>        takes effect immediately:
> 
>           printf '\33]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
> 
>        This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese
>        (and prefer a japanese font), but you have to switch to
>        chinese temporarily, where japanese fonts would only be
>        in your way.
> 
>        You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022
>        switching.
>  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> 
> 
> ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
> 

I wish I could figure out what he is going on about.  I guess he views
the CLI world throught the eyes of the severely limited MS consoles.
That screenshot of his -- I don't know what that is supposed to
be... maybe a wallpaper for a customized windows desktop.  I don't see
any command prompt on it anywhere.

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For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-27 10:58 +0000
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Incubus <incubus9536612@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 04:24 -0700
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Desk Rabbit <me@example.com> - 2016-05-27 12:40 +0100
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Incubus <incubus9536612@gmail.com> - 2016-05-27 05:10 -0700
        Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-27 22:08 +0000
          Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-05-27 17:15 -0600
          Linux fonts vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-05-28 13:02 +0000
            Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-05-28 16:25 +0000
              Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-28 12:49 -0400
              Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-05-28 13:22 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-31 07:13 -0500
            Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 05:11 +0000
              Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-05-29 01:03 -0700
                Re: Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 10:19 +0000
                I've been talking about "Mixing and Matching fonts". Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-05-29 05:53 -0700
                Re: I've been talking about "Mixing and Matching fonts". "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 21:34 +0000
                Re: Mr. O.W.L's terminal can mix and match random FontGlyphs. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 22:43 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 00:37 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-29 18:27 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 02:13 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-29 21:23 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-05-30 08:28 -0400
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Steve Carroll <fretwizzer@gmail.com> - 2016-05-30 09:19 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 16:26 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-30 11:00 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 19:04 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-30 12:29 -0700
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-05-30 15:06 +0000
                Re: Linux PC Distros don't have anything that Windows 10 lacks. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 16:10 +0000
                Re: I've been talking about "Mixing and Matching fonts". chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-31 07:02 -0500
                Re: Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 11:09 +0000
                Octavian can't show a screenshot, I can: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.PNG Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-05-29 05:44 -0700
                Re: Octavian can't show a screenshot, I can: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.PNG "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 21:40 +0000
                Re: Jeff Ralf's facade/lies have been exposed. vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2016-05-29 16:20 +0000
                Scott Doty can't show a screenshot, I can: Jeff-Relf.Me/X.PNG Jeff-Relf.Me <@.> - 2016-05-29 10:27 -0700
                Re: Jeff Ralf's facade/lies have been exposed. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-29 22:29 +0000
                Re: "Jeff-Relf.Me/X.ZIP" is a Visual C++ console, really. "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 01:03 +0000
                Re: Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2016-05-30 14:56 +0000
                Re: Scott Doty's facade/lies have been exposed. Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-05-30 16:38 -0400
              Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 17:42 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 21:52 +0000
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 17:56 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 22:06 +0000
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 18:28 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 22:33 +0000
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 18:56 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-05-30 23:26 +0000
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-06-01 10:08 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-05-30 16:55 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-05-31 05:28 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? William Poaster <wp@dev.null> - 2016-05-31 10:53 +0100
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-06-01 10:08 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-06-01 07:59 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-06-01 11:15 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-06-01 12:40 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-06-01 10:31 -0700
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                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-06-01 18:12 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Marek Novotny <marek.novotny@marspolar.com> - 2016-06-01 18:23 -0700
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-06-02 05:49 -0400
                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-02 09:05 -0500
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                Re: What do you know about DejaVu Sans Mono ? Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2016-06-07 16:07 -0700
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          Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 17:41 -0400
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-05-27 14:16 +0200
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-27 11:18 -0400
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-27 22:11 +0000
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-05-27 17:16 -0600
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-27 19:24 -0400
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II 7 <7@enemygadgets.com> - 2016-05-28 14:24 +0000
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-28 14:57 +0000
  Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-05-30 12:02 +1000
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-30 04:45 +0000
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2016-05-30 10:30 +0200
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-30 05:01 +0000
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-05-30 12:47 -0400
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-05-31 16:53 +1000
    Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-05-30 08:27 -0400
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Fabian Russell <fb@zen.info> - 2016-05-30 13:38 +0000
      Re: For the Record: Ncurses is a Graphics Library II Ron House <rhouse@smartchat.net.au> - 2016-05-31 16:55 +1000

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