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   Message 842 of 1,237   
   Nicholas Boel to Maurice Kinal   
   Re: !trans japanese   
   17 Nov 24 20:24:41   
   
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   NOTE: slrn/pre1.0.4-9 (Linux)   
   Hello Maurice,   
      
   On Sun, Nov 17 2024 17:38:18 -0600, you wrote:   
      
   > Maybe so but at least your editor didn't grunge them like most 8-bit fido   
   > editors do.  I can't render them either given that there is no terminal based   
   > fonts for Japanese ... or Chinese for that matter.  With terminal fonts there   
   > is a 512 character limit as things stand today.  Far more than is needed for   
   > most languages.  To render Japanese a gui app with the right fonts will be   
   > needed.  I am not sure if there are any terminals in xorg that can handle CJK   
   > fonts but maybe.  I am guessing that Firefox might be a viable alternative.   
      
   Odd, maybe it's rendering correctly for me because I'm SSH'd into my Linux   
   console via Putty?   
      
   > Given that I am left to ponder the possibility of a graphical interface for   
   > fidonet if and when this ever becomes a real issue.   
      
   The only time it actually becomes an issue (or even a topic) is when we mess   
   around with it. ;)   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
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