Re: new grotty format

[Werner LEMBERG]

> AFAICS, -R just lets the escape sequences come through unaltered.

Yes, but -R interprets SGR sequences of the form `ESC [ ... m',
knowing that such data doesn't move the cursor.

> It would be much nicer if it would convert them into the color
> commands for the underlying terminal, according to its
> termcap/terminfo entry.

Mhm, maybe Mark hasn't had time yet to implement this.

> (Btw, doesn't -R get in the way with man pages that contain non-ASCII 
> characters, notably some CJK encodings which use escapes to switch 
> between character sets?)

I really don't know, but I don't think so.


    Werner