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Ah yes tab, the only ascii character where the rendering is user configurable.
by snarfy 9y ago
Ah yes tab, the only ascii character where the rendering is user configurable.
- dTal 9y agoNot at all. ASCII 0x07 ("BEL") can do anything as long as it notifies the user. Traditionally it makes a beep (volume, duration, and frequency unspecified, settable on X Windows with 'xset b') but implementations vary - OSX Terminal plays the system warning sound, while my Zipit Z2 frenetically blinks an LED. Of course you can also configure all the alphanumeric characters by changing your terminal font. I'm only half joking - it's not supposed to be important what the letters look like, only what they mean. ASCII art is not guaranteed to look good, whether or not it uses tabs.
- SquareWheel 9y agoNot to mention monospace vs proportional fonts. Cool example on BEL.