Re: [linux-fbdev] Is a FontCache worth implementing ?

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

On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Romain Dolbeau wrote:
> James Simmons wrote:
> > Yes. This is the way the ruby tree handles it. I just got it working in
> > the ruby tree. The only problem is their is some bug in take_over_console
> > I have to chase down but I do have fbcon running using a voodoo 3 along
> > side my MDA. There are 3 functions. One is rectfill which does things like
> > clear the margins etc.
> 
> That's a more generalized _clear + _clear_margins ?

Yep, the drawing primitives for a text console are:
  - rectangular fill (clear)
  - rectangular copy (scroll)
  - bitmap expansion (draw characters)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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