GNU bug report logs - #62994
Support styled underlines on TTY frames

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Message #199 received at 62994 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Mohsin Kaleem <mohkale <at> kisara.moe>
To: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
Cc: 62994 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#62994: [PATCH v7] Add support for colored and styled
 underlines on tty frames
Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2024 18:52:27 +0100

Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com> writes:

> This is not the proper manner of specifying bug numbers relating to a
> change.  Place it immediately after the most relevant (in your judgment)
> item in the log entry, e.g.:
>
>   * src/foo.c (pertinent_function): Adjust for something.
>   (bug#62994)

I've moved it to after another section. Will resubmit patch.

>> * src/xterm.c (x_draw_glyph_string): Updated to use renamed
>> FACE_UNDERLINE_SINGLE and FACE_UNDERLINE_WAVE face_underline_type
>> enumerations.
>
> This change should be accompanied by like updates to *_draw_glyph_string
> and related functions in the remaining terminal backends.

Based on Elis comments I don't think is a hard requirement. I'll defer
this to Jim or anyone else who considers it a priority if that's ok :-).

>
> Last but not least, are there terminal emulators besides Kitty that
> support these underline styles?

I haven't tested exhaustively, although I listed 2 others in the NEWS
file. That being st (through a custom patch) and libvte. Personally I
use st so that was my primary motivation in adopting this.

-- 
Mohsin Kaleem

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