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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