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Date: Sun, 02 Sep 2018 05:51:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steven Penny <svnpenn AT gmail DOT com>
Subject: Re: Cygwin fails to utilize Unicode replacement character
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On Sun, 2 Sep 2018 10:07:10, Thomas Wolff wrote:
> Actually, the width problem I suggested in my other response (and even 
> referring to the wrong character) does not apply as mintty enforces 
> proper width in that case.
> Also, even with fonts that do not provide the glyph, you will usually 
> still see it by the Windows font fallback mechanism.
> Shall I make it configurable?

your call - here are the possible resolutions - in order of my preference:

1. Change the default to U+FFFD with no option
2. Change the default to U+FFFD with option to change
3. Leave default as is with option to change


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