<![CDATA["Word wrapping is easy.]]>"Word wrapping is easy. Just count characters and split on spaces, right?"

Sure.

Until you account for Unicode grapheme clusters, terminal cell width, combining characters, ZWJ, emoji, CJK, tabs, ANSI sequences, OSC 8 hyperlinks, indentation, hard/soft breaks, unbreakable words, hyphenation, and trailing whitespace.

And then a scrollbar enters the chat.

Easy.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/f2a79f49-bc3c-43f9-a23d-66b92465ee66/word-wrapping-is-easy.RSS for NodeFri, 11 Sep 2026 19:22:01 GMTFri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:17 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to "Word wrapping is easy. on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:54:46 GMT]]>@fribbledom wrap the words in a burrito and eat it

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/studio369/statuses/117210276607869383https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mas.to/users/studio369/statuses/117210276607869383Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:54:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Word wrapping is easy. on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:58:47 GMT]]>@edolnx

Don't worry, you're discovering the secret of terminal emulation: nobody actually understands any of it 🤣

It's legacy hacks built on legacy hacks built on a workaround for a historical accident, with another workaround added because the first workaround became a de facto standard.

You're probably doing great. Welcome to terminal development!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fribbledom/statuses/117210056466399595https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fribbledom/statuses/117210056466399595Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:58:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Word wrapping is easy. on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:14:07 GMT]]>@fribbledom I've been struggling with understanding all of this because I want to make a modern terminal emulator and display controller on a microcontroller, then FPGA, for use in Open Hardware designs. It's so much.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/edolnx/statuses/117209880806932129https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kind.social/users/edolnx/statuses/117209880806932129Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:14:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Word wrapping is easy. on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:06:23 GMT]]>@fribbledom you forgot ... wrapping around images.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://phpc.social/users/kboyd/statuses/117209850392177683https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://phpc.social/users/kboyd/statuses/117209850392177683Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:06:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to "Word wrapping is easy. on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:04:02 GMT]]>@fribbledom And don’t forget Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/simon_w/statuses/117209841167014411https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cloudisland.nz/users/simon_w/statuses/117209841167014411Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:04:02 GMT