From: Antonino D. <ad...@po...> - 2003-03-06 10:28:51
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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 |