Re: Two questions about console utf8 support

[Behdad Esfahbod <behdad@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Jimmy Kaplowitz wrote:

> Hi all. I'm wondering two things about using UTF-8 on the console, where
> I spend a significant portion, though by no means the majority, of my
> computer time:
> 
> - What is the cleanest possible way to get the console (all of the
>   virtual consoles, not just the bootup one) into UTF-8 mode as early as
>   possible? If it matters, I'm using the Rage 128 framebuffer driver on
>   x86 Debian sid.

Maybe putting a ESC%G sequence in your /etc/issue (?).

> - I remember hearing about a tool that takes a bdf or some other full
>   font format and being able to extract any arbitrary set of 512
>   characters from it and put that set into a console font. Can any of
>   you point me to it? It would be nice to make various Unicode console
>   fonts tailored to my tastes.

It comes with Unicode VGA font, by Dmitry Bolkhovityanov <bolkhov@xxxxxxxxxx>
avalable at http://www.inp.nsk.su/~bolkhov/files/fonts/univga/

> Have a good day, and keep up the high-quality i18n hackery.
> 
> - Jimmy Kaplowitz
> jimmy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Archive:      http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-utf8/
> 

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Behdad
23 Azar 1380, 2001 Dec 14

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