From da4f635d6b7f6befd07942ca1d34bcb976dff66f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: stkhan Date: Thu, 19 May 2022 19:43:34 +0000 Subject: Added st 0.8.5, added part to makefile --- st-0.8.5/LEGACY | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) create mode 100644 st-0.8.5/LEGACY (limited to 'st-0.8.5/LEGACY') diff --git a/st-0.8.5/LEGACY b/st-0.8.5/LEGACY new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bf28b1e --- /dev/null +++ b/st-0.8.5/LEGACY @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +A STATEMENT ON LEGACY SUPPORT + +In the terminal world there is much cruft that comes from old and unsup‐ +ported terminals that inherit incompatible modes and escape sequences +which noone is able to know, except when he/she comes from that time and +developed a graphical vt100 emulator at that time. + +One goal of st is to only support what is really needed. When you en‐ +counter a sequence which you really need, implement it. But while you +are at it, do not add the other cruft you might encounter while sneek‐ +ing at other terminal emulators. History has bloated them and there is +no real evidence that most of the sequences are used today. + + +Christoph Lohmann <20h@r-36.net> +2012-09-13T07:00:36.081271045+02:00 + -- cgit v1.2.3