From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jul 2 05:29:05 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA12125 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 05:29:05 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: (from sos@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id FAA12087; Thu, 2 Jul 1998 05:29:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sos) Message-Id: <199807021229.FAA12087@hub.freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Console driver (was: Problems with irq 9(2)?) In-Reply-To: from =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dag=2DErling_Coidan_Sm=F8rgrav?= at "Jul 2, 98 01:17:48 pm" To: smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav) Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 05:28:59 -0700 (PDT) Cc: sos@FreeBSD.ORG, nick.hibma@jrc.it, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG From: sos@FreeBSD.ORG Reply-to: sos@FreeBSD.ORG X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL32 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In reply to Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav who wrote: > sos@freebsd.org writes: > > In reply to Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav who wrote: > > > Honestly, I don't really see the point in having a nifty pseudo- > > > graphical mouse cursor in text mode. First, it's overkill because you > > > only need character resolution, not pixel resolution. Second, it > > > steals four characters from your character set. Third, it doesn't work > > > properly (or at least doesn't look good) in all modes. > > First, I need char resolution in some apps, strange but true. > > ITYM "pixel resolution". HTH. HAND. Yeah well :) > > Second, 256 chars is not enough anyways, so having 252 is just a little worse. > > Third, it was done by "popular demand", so there is use for it. > > Fourth, it was fun doing :) > > Well, can it at least be switched off? or should I go stick my head in > a bucket of ice... :) You just dont run vidcontol -m on, thats it .... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Soren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team So much code to hack -- so little time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message