Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] [Bugme-new] [Bug 12012] New: This is a request for a kernel-feature of setting a margin of X chars to console contents.

[Andrew M. <ak...@li...>]

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On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:46:44 -0800 (PST)
bug...@bu... wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12012
> 
>            Summary: This is a request for a kernel-feature of setting a
>                     margin of X chars to console contents.
>            Product: Drivers
>            Version: 2.5
>      KernelVersion: All
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Console/Framebuffers
>         AssignedTo: jsi...@in...
>         ReportedBy: jes...@ya...
> 
> 
> Best bugzilla.kernel.org readers,
> 
> First I want to apologise if I have misused the kernel bugzilla system, but I
> post here in lack of knowing where else to request a kernel feature.
> 
> I (and many other users also I believe, one verified in freenode #kernel chat)
> would like to be able to set a margin of X characters wide on either just left
> or right side, or preferably also top and bottom, of the linux text console. 
> 
> The reason for wanting the feature is that we feel that it will increase
> readability since we can find it hard to read when the characters goes to the
> very edges of the screen. Of course this is a personal preference but I think
> many others would also want the posibility. On the old CRT monitors it was easy
> to change this to personal preference with adjusting the monitors visible area,
> but on for example a laptop it is not possible.
> 
> It doesn't look like framebuffer modules can do this (been looking at i810fb
> which I am using atm, or vesafb). I have also been thinking about the "screen"
> program if it could be hacked up to accomplish this, but I thought the best
> thing would be if this could be set in the kernel.
> 
> I hereby request this feature and hope it will be implemented, and I apologise
> if I have posted this request in the wrong forum.
> 
> Any thoughts about this are welcome.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Jesper J