Re: ESC[4m does not produce underline
On 05/03/13 12:02, Chris Davies wrote:
> Ah. So your X Windows based emulator understands ESC [4m but your console
> window (without X Windows) doesn't. It appears that my console
> (TERM=linux) represents underline with cyan text.
Yep, likewise. I think it's because it has to be compatible with the
standard video card text modes which have probably been around since MDA
and CGA, and those only have enough attribute bits to deal with
underline in mono mode, or colour in colour mode, but not both together :-)
Richard
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