Re: less-374 patch (was Re: less 358)

Jungshik Shin <jshin@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, 20 May 2002, Jungshik Shin wrote:
> > On Mon, 20 May 2002, Zvi Har'El wrote:
> 
> > > I am using less on a UTF-8 Redhat Linux 7.3 machine. I am having troubles
> > > with using man, because of the overstiking is not handled properly.
> > > I read the
> 
> >   Anyway, attached is a *simplistic*(not perfect)  patch against
> > less 374(the newest at less home page)
> 
>   Attached is a newer patch. This one works better than the previous
> one although it still has the problem mentioned in my previous
> message(and quoted below). With this, two hyphens in a row(U+2010) overstruck
> with themselves are rendered correctly.  I don't have to be bothered
> by hollow boxes(for U+2010) in man pages any more.

For comparison ... here a patch I've been working on (against less
358) that's a bit more ambitious... it validates the input and
displays invalid UTF-8 similarly to control characters.

Regards,
                                        Owen

less.patch
Description: Patch against less-358