Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 2 Dec 2010 14:59:23 +0100 | From | Samuel Thibault <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Kernel fbcon UNICODE font support |
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James Simmons, le Thu 02 Dec 2010 13:50:28 +0000, a écrit : > This is nice and neat for vgacon but it doesn't flow so nicely with > graphical consoles or text LCDs. What I like to see is the attribute > buffer be split from the vc_screenbuf. The bonus is in embbeded systems we > could arrange the code so we could have a light weight printk VT without > the extra junk of the VC. Do we really need a attribute buffer for printk? > I believe that would be the first step in the right direction.
That's exactly what I suggested privately to Microcai. Increasing the number of supported glyphs should then becomes way simpler, and double-width not so far.
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