Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] Re: [linux-fbdev] Is a FontCache worth

[James S. <jsi...@li...>]

>Note that I prefer to have limitations on size and position. Do you
>really want to code the `generic' case for bitplanes? Limiting sizes and
>positions to multiple of 8 helps a lot here to keep the code simple. And
>you don't really need more for a text console.

But font sizes like 6x11 exist. What could be done in this case is even
tho it is say a 6x11 font we bit padded it so it is 8x11. The fonts will
just appear to be farther spaced apart.


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