Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 05:50:52 -0800 From: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> To: David Lazaro Saz <dlazaro@mac.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: bsdinstall(8) line drawing characters Message-ID: <88E25E2A-24EE-491A-B82A-A26E849B1ABF@fisglobal.com> In-Reply-To: <1C064C2C-52A4-4A37-AB3D-68049093D7BD@mac.com> References: <1C064C2C-52A4-4A37-AB3D-68049093D7BD@mac.com>
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On Jan 19, 2013, at 8:23 PM, David Lazaro Saz wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I've tried to find an answer to this question without success. >=20 > Why does bsdinstall(8) use ASCII characters for drawing lines instead of = line drawing characters as the old sysinstall(8) did? >=20 A different theory=85 It should be noted that sysinstall uses an older version of libdialog (whic= h in 9.x was moved to libodialog). Here's a side-by-side comparison of libo= dialog (left) and libdialog (right): http://druidbsd.sf.net/download/bsdconfig/MediaCompareFTP.png In that case, $TERM was "xterm-256color" running via Apple's Terminal.app. Of interest I would think is the output of: dialog --version echo $TERM and whether (if possible) sysinstall produces similar results (what release= are you running?) --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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