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Subject: Re: syscons: SC_MOUSE_CHAR value rationale 
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Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 14:53:58 +0900
From: Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
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>> Nearly everyone who wants to set up their national locale
>> needs to recompile the kernel, since some important characters
>> are hidden under mouse cursor.
>
>I agree with you - it is very strange for Czech users too (and maybe
>for almost all ISO-8859-* users) - default mouse settings override some
>important characters. Maybe we should ask Kazu if it is possible:
>
>1) Move SC_MOUSE_CHAR into sysctl tree as read-write value.

Maybe we had better implement a new ioctl and use vidcontrol to set up
mouse char codes.

sysctl is to tweak the kernel behavior.  I would rather hesitate to
use it to customize device drivers, unless it has something to do with
kernel state/behavior and/or security; this is not the case with
SC_MOUSE_CHAR.

>2) Make SC_ALT_MOUSE_IMAGE as default setting.

Hmmm. I would surprise people...

>But Kazu have cleared off in December and I don't know where he is...

I am here :-)

Kazu


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