From 952aa7ad4ada9ec46fe023ac7cbedfc2b3ab518c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kovid Goyal Date: Tue, 23 May 2017 20:27:51 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] A tribute to Thomas E. Dickey --- README.asciidoc | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.asciidoc b/README.asciidoc index 98295236f..9d38747a6 100644 --- a/README.asciidoc +++ b/README.asciidoc @@ -317,6 +317,25 @@ without needing to install all of kitty. This applies to creating packages for kitty for macOS package managers such as brew or MacPorts as well. +== A tribute + +While over the decades I am sure many people have contributed to the +development of the terminal emulator space, there is one individual in +particular I would like to thank. link:http://invisible-island.net[Thomas E. +Dickey], the creator of xterm. xterm is the most comprehensive and +feature-rich terminal emulator I have had the pleasure of using. As I worked on +kitty, I ran headlong into more and more gnarly corners of terminal behavior. +On all those occasions, either the excellent documentation at +link:http://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html[xterm-ctlseqs] or +investigating the behavior and code of xterm or vttest were invaluable tools to +aid my understanding. + +My achievements, if any, in developing kitty would not have been possible without +his prior work and the generous sharing of knowledge accumulated over decades. + +Thanks you. + + == Resources on terminal behavior http://invisible-island.net/xterm/ctlseqs/ctlseqs.html