Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 26 Jun 1998 20:30:45 -0400 | From | James Michael Mastros <> | Subject | Re: OBSOLETE STUFF |
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On Fri, Jun 26, 1998 at 06:05:04 PM -0700, dalecki wrote: > 2. The whole console selection related ioctl stuff. > > It was broken from the beginning on. There is currently a new > replacement mechanism: /dev/vcs, which should provide the same > funcionality. Removing it will only break the in my oppinion > anyway toyish mouse selection on text based consoles. This is > something that will not break the system since this > functionality isn't essential for operation. > (8k) "toyish mouse selection on text based consoles" is somthing that _many_ linux users find very useful. Replace the code in gpm that uses this with /dev/vcsa, then wait a couple of years, then remove the code.
> 3. Due to 2. we could even remove the wholy broken und useless unicde > stuff in the current console code. > > It's only used in code related to 2. With the new mechanism for > console selection this should get handled in user space. And > please remember I'm not talking about unicode or whatever here. > It's only about the selection stuff in the current kernel. > (8k) Umm... is this the same code that lets you "cat" stuff with unicoded characters and see the right things? If so, I'm betting that you would be breaking a _lot_ of peoples' setups.
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