Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 11:36:41 +0300 (IDT)
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On Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Mark E. wrote:

> This distinction matches what cygwin and linux do. The merge of the two tty 
> write function has the tab character work the same between raw and cooked 
> mode.
> 
> The excerpt casts doubt on the current handling of the tab char by the tty 
> writer. It's output  the same whether in raw or cooked mode. Perhaps tab in 
> raw mode should just go directly to the tab stop instead of spacing its way 
> there?

I don't see how TAB is different from the other characters and escape 
sequences that are interpreted as commands to the terminal.  Do you see 
any difference?