Messages in this thread |  | | From | cs95rro@brunel ... | Subject | Re: Other Screen Savers. | Date | Wed, 29 May 1996 23:15:11 +0100 (BST) |
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> > I know people are already complaining about Kernel bloat (ie the > > CONFIG_RANDOM debate). But would it be possible to add extra screen savers > > into the kernel (as optional modules only). For example package the LOCKVC > > 1.9 (c) 1994,1995 by Matthias Straub. Or the twinkling stars from > > FreeBSD. > > This is a beautiful example of the wrong way and right way to do things. > > If you add a kernel ability to do an ioctl on console of "wait for blank" > you can put the rest in user space. Instantly you gain flexibility, a blanker > that wont break the computer, and the ability for other programs to watch > for blanking easily. > > The alternative is a nasty hack in the console drivers, a pile of device > specific kernel modules and no gain to other programs.
Hmm.... Sounds good. If no-one else has had a go yet, I'll take on the challenge. (Such that it is) If anybody has some ASCII screen saavers in C or just some ideas, mail me direct...
* cs95rro@brunel.ac.uk ryan@bcs.org.uk * Ryan Richard O'Connell * * http://www.brunel.ac.uk:8080/~cs95rro * Finger: cs95rro@molnir.brunel.ac.uk * * I'm not losing my mind, No I'm not changing my lines, *********************** ********************** I'm just learning new things with the passing of time. *
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