Baslinux mailing list

[baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org]

On Sun, 29 Jul 2007, baslinux AT lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

> Hello, List, Czerno speaking...


> > clR9x15 says it is iso646.
> ...
> > Most of the other fixed fonts are 8859-1 (5x8 is iso646, some are
> 8859-15)
> > 9x15 that I uploaded before is 8859-1.
>
> In /theory/, iso-646 is just another name for "plain, 7 bit,
> US-ASCII". See :
> http://czyborra.com/charsets/iso646.html (excellent site altogether).

Thanks.  7-bit means no extended ascii.

The two cl fonts (in BL2) are about half the size of the non-cl 
equivalents (clB9x15 9x15B clR9x15 9x15).  Therefore I doubt either of 
them include extended ascii.

> In practice, do X-fonts exist with 'glyphs' only for 7-bit characters
> exist ? Or, are those font files advertised as iso-646, but really
> contain glyphs for hi-chars, from /some/ assumed repertoire (maybe in
> fact, the IBM-PC cp 437; which probably is what we want in a
> terminal, most of the time) ?

> > Which charset do you need to view things properly locally?
> I wish I could answer your question with precision. Unfortunately I
> am lost, there are too many variables - and/or my understanding is
> too vague.

The Xvesa 6x13 worked for me online with lynx and locally with e3pi.
Let us know if that fixes your problem.

> Czerno

Sindi