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   Simon Clubley to arne@vajhoej.dk   
   Re: Screen management in C   
   02 Jan 25 13:31:56   
   
   From: clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP   
      
   On 2024-12-27, Arne Vajhøj  wrote:   
   > On 12/27/2024 6:06 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:34:12 -0500, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >>> But then a full screen VT UI is a concept that has been obsolete for 30   
   >>> years   
   >>   
   >> *cough* emacs -nw *cough*   
   >>   
   >> Still useful over remote SSH.   
   >   
   > OK. Editors are a type of application where full screen VT UI   
   > can still make sense.   
   >   
      
   There's also a reason why RedHat still ships tools like nmtui as part   
   of the OS.   
      
   Simon.   
      
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