Re: Some questions

[Thomas Winischhofer <thomas@winischhofer.net>]

James Simmons wrote:
> I disagree that fbset is the solution to all things. The problem is 
> fbcon_resize is severally broken. The reality is that there are fixed mode 
> resolutions (i.e. LCD displays). So fbcon has to adpat to this. What we 
> shoudl do is set the console mode fit slightly smaller than that the 
> actually resolution. The reason being is partially drawn fonts at the 
> bottom of the screen would look bad. So clearing the margins also has to 
> be fixed. This way we clean up the screen for situtations where the 
> console screen size doesn't quite fit the resolution. This is what shoudl 
> be done. 

Excuse me that I dare to comment on this as a total fbdev-rookie:

Please think about usability, too. Forcing people to fiddle with rows 
and cols, requiring knowledge about font sizes and stuff is at least 
inappropriate. Folks are used to think in resolutions, that's what they 
understand, and that's what is most obvious. I can't imagine anyone 
caring about the amount of rows or columns on a text screen.

BTW: What happens currently if I instruct console to replace the current 
font with a bigger one (if that's possible at run-time at all) ?

Thomas

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