Re: [Linux-fbdev-users] How many colors?

[cga2000 <cg...@op...>]

On Fri, Aug 31, 2007 at 11:16:44PM EDT, James Lehman wrote:
> The colors that you see in an ncurses application are based on an (any OS)
> ANSI color terminal. There is a specific set of 16 colors and their
> associated escape sequences that set any ANSI compliant terminal's
> foreground and background colors for each character cell. BUT, there is
> nothing that says that you couldn't write your own layer of abstraction /
> interpretation that could render its own bitmapped fonts in either high or
> true color.
> 
> Take a look at this...
> http://www.akrobiz.com/ezfb
> 
> EZFB version 10.0 is done and awaiting release. It's WAY faster than any
> previous version.
> 
> James.   :o)

Great stuff!

And a screen capture utility that actually works on the fb console in
the bargain.  Years I'd been looking for one!

I'm not sure how all this relates to my original post but downloading
your stuff and having fun running it sure wasn't a waste of my time.

Thank You!