Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 13:59:16 +0300 From: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org> To: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> Cc: Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org>, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD-10.0r. on Lenovo G780 (fwd) Message-ID: <20140529135916.baba98c4968d87807bd6ff44@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20140529012646.GA32926@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> References: <CAPyFy2BG9TOeFQz1Y9qVbVLKNFFriSzv1Oqa3V%2BY5hYtYBtBJw@mail.gmail.com> <20140528023845.GB2093@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru> <CAPyFy2AikYgPKqQ=NjO30R8xBD%2BfcVTUrS6EvPCZk91s6WApUg@mail.gmail.com> <20140529012646.GA32926@admin.sibptus.tomsk.ru>
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Hello Victor! On Thu, 29 May 2014 08:26:46 +0700 Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> wrote: > 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? It is not so hard to implement, but I think we already did our long way to UTF-8, to make happy most of people. I'm from UA, and some time ago move to UTF for everything (almost). Now I have to care for KOI8-U only to speak UA or RU channels on IRC :) So maybe it's time? :) > > -- > Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN > sip:sudakov@sibptus.tomsk.ru Thanks! WBW -- Aleksandr Rybalko <ray@freebsd.org>
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