Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Some questions

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

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?

> > IMHO this is the most orthogonal approach. Fbcon takes care of the text
> > console, fbdev takes care of the graphics hardware and the video mode. Both
> > parts do (try to) not influence each other.
> > 
> > Optionally, fbset can call stty to change the number of cols/rows, if the user
> > wants that.
> 
> Or even a simple script that basically does "fbset 1024x768-60 && stty
> cols 128 rows 48". Of course, adding this to fbset itself will make it
> transparent to the user.
> 
> Sounds very logical to me :-)

Yep ;-)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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