Re: CVS commit: src/lib/libcurses

[nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 09:01:51PM +0000, nia wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 11:55:24PM +0300, Valery Ushakov wrote:
> > On Mon, Jul 26, 2021 at 20:17:10 +0000, Nia Alarie wrote:
> > 
> > > Module Name:	src
> > > Committed By:	nia
> > > Date:		Mon Jul 26 20:17:10 UTC 2021
> > > 
> > > Modified Files:
> > > 	src/lib/libcurses: curses_standout.3
> > > 
> > > Log Message:
> > > The BUGS sections is incorrect again for "modern" terminals.
> > > 
> > > For example, wscons and xterm both display standout differently to bold.
> > 
> > Please, revert.  The bugs section need to be changed to caveats (it's
> > not a bug, if it's by design) and fixed, not removed, as the sitution
> > it warns about is still very much pertinent.  The fact that xterm
> > chose to use A_REVERSE video instead of A_BOLD is just an irrelevant
> > detail.
> > 
> > -uwe
> 
> Suggested wording? I was thinking:
> 
> "Some modern terminals may display characters with the standout
> attribute set identically to those with the bold or reverse attribute
> set."

... A note that some legacy terminals may _only_ support standout
is probably pertinent too, given the discussion that spawned this.