🚀 go-pugleaf

ralphs@halcyon.com (Ralph Sims) writes:
> frampton@vicuna.ocunix.on.ca (Steve Frampton) writes:
> > I decided to try and make Waffle look a little better and design some 
> > ANSI screens for the login sequence (as the BBS wimps like these things).
> 
> Not a good idea.

I'll go further than that.  It's a very BAD idea to have ANSI sequences for
the login screen.  Why?  Well...

Firstly, it means that users who dial up not expecting ANSI sequences get a
screenful of garbage, with no indication as to what is wrong.  Much better to
put a note in plain ASCII before the plain ASCII login message saying "Make
sure your terminal emulator understands ANSI control sequences before logging
in".

Secondly, some modems can take a while to settle down after handshaking with
yours, and it's entirely possible that they'll miss the first few characters. 
With ASCII, that doesn't matter.  With your fancy ANSI, they'll get a mess.

Thirdly, ASCII with line noise can be read.  ANSI with line noise is garbage
and can do all sorts of nasty things like making the text invisible.


mathew
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