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    From Deucе@1:103/705 to GitLab issue in main/sbbs on Wed May 20 12:05:16 2026
    open https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/1141

    With ansi_terminal.cpp supporting only a historical ANSI-BBS subset, an autodetected advanced terminal type could also be supported.

    This would allow the use of margins, advanced SGR values, better line-ending support, and tracking screen contents.

    A subset of modern features that can be reliably auto-detected would need to be collected, and some likely JS API exposed (presumably via the console object).

    This would allow @mcmlxxix to finally fulfill his hotkey dreams.
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  • From Michael J. Ryan@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed May 20 18:42:36 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/1141#note_8976

    Just a suggestion... I'd start by detecting the position, sending a multi byte character sequence, such as an emoji with skin tone.. then detect the cursor position. This should allow you to determine utf-8 support...

    With that you can assume certain upstream terminal support... You can also query/test for rgb color support.
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  • From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to GitLab note in main/sbbs on Wed May 20 19:00:19 2026
    https://gitlab.synchro.net/main/sbbs/-/issues/1141#note_8977

    1. SyncTERM doesn't support UTF-8, so I'm not understanding the connection between "Advanced Terminal Type" and UNICODE/UTF-8
    2. Synchronet already auto-detects UTF-8 terminals just fine.
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