alt Hacker NewsI don't see how terminfo matters for this protocol. An app can emit the escape sequences unconditionally, and if the terminal doesn't support it, it will ignore them. Graceful degradation at its best.
I don't see how terminfo matters for this protocol. An app can emit the escape sequences unconditionally, and if the terminal doesn't support it, it will ignore them. Graceful degradation at its best.
That’s not how terminals actually work, at least if you’re talking about actual serial terminals. They often do not gracefully degrade and this kind of “everyone is using a window with the latest fancy thing” needlessly excludes people who might like to use them.