Re: [PATCH] vt: Do not clear UTF when resetting console

From: Martin Mares
Date: Tue Apr 03 2007 - 08:14:36 EST


Hello!

> Resetting the console, either by ANSI escape sequences or by the reset utility,
> will drop the console back to legacy (non-UTF-8) mode.

Yes, and as far as I understand the logic behind these escape sequences,
it's the intended behavior, not a bug.

The escape sequence for terminal reset should reset as much as possible,
I see no reason for making an exception for the UTF-8 mode.

Have a nice fortnight
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Martin `MJ' Mares <mj@xxxxxx> http://mj.ucw.cz/
Faculty of Math and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Rep., Earth
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