The Unicode UTC formed a new Text Terminal Working Group following the publication and review of L2/23-107 (Proper Complex Script Support in Text Terminals). This is of interest to SG16 since this group will hopefully, eventually, publish a specification that can be used by utilities like std::format to properly position text in a terminal.

An interesting response to that initial paper was published as L2/23-153 (Opposition to and Comment on L2/23–107) and, in my opinion, is worth reading. The author of that paper has since joined the group and is contributing to their efforts.

The group published L2/23-194 (Text Terminal Working Group Report to UTC #176) to report on their progress. L2/23-231 (Minutes of UTC Meeting 177) reports, in section F.2, that an oral report was given for UTC #177. I have asked for a summary of that report, but I have not heard back yet.

Tom.