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From: kherron@ms.uky.edu (Kenneth Herron)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Less runs on the 3000!
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.212715.2840@ms.uky.edu>
Date: 4 Jun 91 21:27:15 GMT
References: <1991Jun3.193307.2143@csustan.csustan.edu> <1286@cbmger.UUCP> <1991Jun4.195644.15443@csustan.csustan.edu>
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rayz@altair.csustan.edu (R. L. Zarling) writes:

>>>Less1.3 (dubbed Less1.3Z) to ab20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64).
>>
>>If this version still cancels the uppermost bit, thus crippling all the
>>international characters, then I must still call it crap!

>Quite right.  I had, in fact, hoped to remedy that "little" ideosyncracy
>as part of my revisions.  Unfortunately, the high-bit stuff is pretty
>deeply structured into the program.

>What we need is someone to do a complete rewrite.  A version written
>specifically for the Amiga would also undoubtedly be several times faster.

Version 170 and up of the "real" less include a configurable character
set ability; it no longer strips high bits and can be told which characters
should be printed as-is, which to treat as control characters, etc.

Perhaps someone should re-port this version...?
-- 
Kenneth Herron                                            kherron@ms.uky.edu
University of Kentucky                                       +1 606 257 2975
Department of Mathematics       "So this won't be a total loss, can you make
         it so guys get to throw their mothers-in-law in?"  "Sure, why not?"