12 Dec 16 13:19, you wrote to Richard Menedetter:

 NB>>> Testing slrn. If I can figure this thing out is may serve as an
 NB>>> excellent console replacement for Golded!

 RM>> Why replace golded?

 NB> 1) Golded's area screen and message header's CP437 line drawings don't
 NB> display properly in a UTF-8 console.

they will if you use the CP437 wrapper binary but then you lose full UTF-8
capability...

 NB> 2) Most UTF-8 text is not displayed properly in Golded.

understandable :)

 NB> 3) It will never be updated to support the above.

it might but no one knows for sure...

 NB> I'm looking for a solution that works well on my own system, rather
 NB> than using hacks and workarounds to things look like they're working.

ummm... wait... didn't you just describe the entire BBS behind the scenes
operation?? WTH? :lol:

 NB> slrn seems to act quite a bit like Golded in regards to coloring and
 NB> basic movement, and when paired up with vim I seem to be able to both
 NB> read and write in my current locale while utilizing iconv rather than
 NB> old outdated character translation files that only support 256
 NB> characters.

 NB> Lastly, why not? :)

hehehehe :)

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