Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:03:01 +0400 From: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru> To: =?koi8-r?Q?S=F8ren_Schmidt?= <sos@freebsd.dk> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Syscons mouse char range redefine proposal Message-ID: <20010419160300.A52373@nagual.pp.ru> In-Reply-To: <200104191154.f3JBsqV10841@freebsd.dk>; from sos@freebsd.dk on Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 01:54:52PM %2B0200 References: <20010419154827.A52282@nagual.pp.ru> <200104191154.f3JBsqV10841@freebsd.dk>
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On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 13:54:52 +0200, Søren Schmidt wrote: > It seems Andrey A. Chernov wrote: > > Currently SC_MOUSE_CHAR occupes 0xd0-0xd4 range which produce conflict > > with several languages code tables. I plan to redefine it by default to > > 0x03-0x07 leaving possibility to redefine it to any range as currently > > present. This way minimizes arcane information needed for user to setup > > its language correctly. > > > > Any objections? > > Wont work, it needs to be in the (IIRC) 0xd0 - 0xe0 range for the > HW to DTRT with the ninth bit on VGA HW. It works for years, just making small vertical black line sometimes appearse in the cursor. > The has been beaten to death several times before, check the archives... We just add yet one conflicting language - Ukrainian. How many you want to change this decision? Breaking letters is more important than black line in the cursor. -- Andrey A. Chernov http://ache.pp.ru/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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