Thanks both of you!
I think I'll have a go at the char_traits anyway, for I don't want to be
dependent on even more external libraries. I know that Glib is not a graphics
library, but it still draws attention by being not present with a lot of
console users. At least the development packages. - Perhaps I steal some code
from Glib...
Kindest regards and thanks
Julien
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