Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-02 Thread DervishD
Hi Jan :) * Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > On Jun 2 2007 09:58, DervishD wrote: > > > > * H. Peter Anvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > >> Jan Engelhardt wrote: > >> > (1) I can do <~> just fine on vt > >> > (2) I can do <ö> just fine on vt too > >> > (3) And copy+paste them both u

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-02 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Jun 2 2007 09:58, DervishD wrote: > > * H. Peter Anvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: >> Jan Engelhardt wrote: >> > (1) I can do <~> just fine on vt >> > (2) I can do <ö> just fine on vt too >> > (3) And copy+paste them both using GPM too, again w/o probs >> >> Both of those are in the 0-255 range

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-02 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Jun 2 2007 09:45, DervishD wrote: > >Not a problem for me because I don't use GPM. I hate mice, and while >under X I'm forced (more or less) to use them, Use the ratpoison WM then. Jan -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-02 Thread DervishD
Hi H. Peter :) * H. Peter Anvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > Jan Engelhardt wrote: > > (1) I can do <~> just fine on vt > > (2) I can do <ö> just fine on vt too > > (3) And copy+paste them both using GPM too, again w/o probs > > Both of those are in the 0-255 range, though. I thought the is

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-02 Thread DervishD
Hi Jan :) * Jan Engelhardt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > On Jun 1 2007 16:20, DervishD wrote: > > > >This said, I know that the console will give me no problems > >regarding character representantion (heck, I'm pretty sure that I will > >be able to use even the same font I'm using right no

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-02 Thread DervishD
Hi Ken :) * Ken Moffat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > On Fri, Jun 01, 2007 at 04:20:58PM +0200, DervishD wrote: > > Will the console work as it works now if I can live with latin1 > > accented characters only? Is there any terminal emulator *for the > > console*, not for X, that handles utf

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-02 Thread DervishD
Hi Alexander :) * Alexander E. Patrakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > >The switch is possible. You could try the latest development LFS LiveCD > >(http://ums.usu.ru/~patrakov/test/lfslivecd-x86-6.3-pre2-r1897.iso) and > >see if it works for you (be sure to CC: me if you post any feedback). >

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-02 Thread DervishD
Hi Alexander :) * Alexander E. Patrakov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > >I have a do-it-yourself Linux box, and I'm planning to move to UTF8 > >(currently I'm using es_ES locale, with latin1 encoding). One of my main > >concerns (apart from programs with little or no utf8 support, which I >

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-02 Thread DervishD
Hi Éric :) * Éric Piel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > 06/01/2007 04:20 PM, DervishD wrote/a écrit: > >Will the console work as it works now if I can live with latin1 > >accented characters only? > Just tested here, it _seems_ to work right on the console with Spanish > and French accentuat

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Jan Engelhardt wrote: > > (1) I can do <~> just fine on vt > (2) I can do <ö> just fine on vt too > (3) And copy+paste them both using GPM too, again w/o probs > Both of those are in the 0-255 range, though. I thought the issue was with characters 256+, like č. At least on my FC6 system that d

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread Ken Moffat
On Fri, Jun 01, 2007 at 04:20:58PM +0200, DervishD wrote: > Hi all :) > > I have a do-it-yourself Linux box, and I'm planning to move to UTF8 > (currently I'm using es_ES locale, with latin1 encoding). One of my main > concerns (apart from programs with little or no utf8 support, which I >

[PATCH] Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread Jan Engelhardt
Hello to all, the following patch still lingers in my tree, can we have it merged? This patch fixes dead keys and copy/paste of non-ASCII characters in UTF-8 mode on Linux console. See more details about the original patch at: http://chris.heathens.co.nz/linux/utf8.html Already posted on

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Jun 1 2007 16:20, DervishD wrote: > >This said, I know that the console will give me no problems >regarding character representantion (heck, I'm pretty sure that I will >be able to use even the same font I'm using right now in the console if >I get the proper unicode map), but probably will

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread Alexander E. Patrakov
I wrote: The switch is possible. You could try the latest development LFS LiveCD (http://ums.usu.ru/~patrakov/test/lfslivecd-x86-6.3-pre2-r1897.iso) and see if it works for you (be sure to CC: me if you post any feedback). I was wrong. The problem is that input works, output works, but copyi

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread Alexander E. Patrakov
DervishD wrote: Hi all :) I have a do-it-yourself Linux box, and I'm planning to move to UTF8 (currently I'm using es_ES locale, with latin1 encoding). One of my main concerns (apart from programs with little or no utf8 support, which I will have to suffer) is kernel handling, because I

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread Éric Piel
06/01/2007 04:20 PM, DervishD wrote/a écrit: Hi all :) Hi! Will the console work as it works now if I can live with latin1 accented characters only? Just tested here, it _seems_ to work right on the console with Spanish and French accentuated characters. Is there any terminal emul

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread DervishD
Hi CaT :) * CaT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit: > On Fri, Jun 01, 2007 at 04:20:58PM +0200, DervishD wrote: > > This said, I know that the console will give me no problems > > regarding character representantion (heck, I'm pretty sure that I will > > be able to use even the same font I'm using

Re: Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread CaT
On Fri, Jun 01, 2007 at 04:20:58PM +0200, DervishD wrote: > This said, I know that the console will give me no problems > regarding character representantion (heck, I'm pretty sure that I will > be able to use even the same font I'm using right now in the console if > I get the proper unicode m

Kernel utf-8 handling

2007-06-01 Thread DervishD
Hi all :) I have a do-it-yourself Linux box, and I'm planning to move to UTF8 (currently I'm using es_ES locale, with latin1 encoding). One of my main concerns (apart from programs with little or no utf8 support, which I will have to suffer) is kernel handling, because I only use the conso