Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 08:26:46 +0700 From: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> To: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> Cc: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD-10.0r. on Lenovo G780 (fwd) Message-ID: <20140529012646.GA32926@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2AikYgPKqQ=NjO30R8xBD%2BfcVTUrS6EvPCZk91s6WApUg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPyFy2BG9TOeFQz1Y9qVbVLKNFFriSzv1Oqa3V%2BY5hYtYBtBJw@mail.gmail.com> <20140528023845.GB2093@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> <CAPyFy2AikYgPKqQ=NjO30R8xBD%2BfcVTUrS6EvPCZk91s6WApUg@mail.gmail.com>
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Ed Maste wrote: > > > > It would be nice to have a choice of fonts. I am fond of traditional > > larger 80x25 consoles but I respect others' right to prefer a > > different look. > > Yes, absolutely. My point is just that we're better off using the > native resolution, and a larger font, than stretching a 640x480 > display. If you put it like this, I agree, of course. > > > The question is, what fonts does vt(4) use, and how do I choose a > > font? The vidfont command complains of "getting keymap: Inappropriate > > ioctl for device". > > vt(4) fonts are a new format, and we don't yet install a set of fonts, > but there are some samples in > http://people.freebsd.org/~emaste/newcons/ > > Setfont is currently a standalone tool in the src tree under > tools/tools/vt/setfont (and is not installed). It will be merged into > vidcontrol / vidfont in the future. > > > Do you mean to say I cannot switch vt from Latin to Cyrillic input yet? > > The kernel infrastructure is in place, but we don't ship UTF-8 keymaps > yet, so you'd have to generate your own at the moment. Is there hope for KOI8-R support in vt? -- Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN sip:sudakov@sibptus.tomsk.ru
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