From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Antonino Daplas Subject: Re: Some questions Date: 06 Mar 2003 18:30:08 +0800 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <1046946554.1209.78.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from pine.compass.com.ph ([202.70.96.37]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 18qscM-00050T-00 for ; Thu, 06 Mar 2003 02:28:50 -0800 In-Reply-To: Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Geert Uytterhoeven Cc: Thomas Winischhofer , James Simmons , Linux Fbdev development list On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 18:14, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On 6 Mar 2003, Antonino Daplas wrote: > > On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 17:12, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > > What if fbcon implements a text console _on top of_ fbdev? I.e. it uses the > > > current resolution? > > > > > > If you use stty to change the number of cols/rows, or change the font, or use > > > fbset, your text console may end up being smaller or larger than the real > > > screen size, in which case margins are cleared, or columns/lines are lost. > > > (Optionally, we can center the text console if it's smaller than the real > > > screen size.) > > > > > > > Which is basically what stty does for the standard console (except that > > lines are not lost, but wrapped, and margins are not cleared). > > > > So, we need to reimplement the clipping code. > > In fbcon, I hope? > Yes, it's easier to do this in fbcon. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com