... but then there would never be a way to send 0x0d and 0x0a to the display, which might be desirable in
some cases.
They don't even get this as an excuse. As I said in reply #5 these two codes are included in the eight foldback addresses for the eight documented addresses used to access the 'custom characters'. The ability to use 0x0D and 0x0A will not get you any added capability.
Don