Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 11 Dec 1999 09:27:54 -0500 (EST) | From | James Simmons <> | Subject | Re: keyboard scancodes |
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> On Sat, Dec 11, 1999 at 01:37:00AM -0500, James Simmons wrote: > > > The console system really needs a major overhaul. Keynoard hanlding is > > just one thing. Their also is multihead support thet needs to be > > added. Then their is also expanding the character size from 8 bit to > > 16. This way you can display up to 65K types of characters. With this > > asian characters can be displayed. Their are also other little things > > needed to be done. > > The input drivers (www.suse.cz/development/input) already have some > basics of multihead support on console, and have no trouble running > multiheaded X (only the XFree portion is missing, but being worked on).
As does the framebufer console system. The problem is higher up console limited design hinders true multihead support. I have seen your work before. Its just I have been busy rewriting the fbdev API and rewriting linux SGI direct rendering engine. So I haven't had the time to get a good look at this. Sometime in the near future the fbdev team and your input team need to come together to forge a new console system.
> The input drivers don't touch the display part, so anything like that > would have to be a separate effort.
Working on it :)
James Simmons (o_ fbdev/gfx developer (o_ (o_ //\ http://www.linux-fbdev.org (/)_ (/)_ V_/_ http://linuxgfx.sourceforge.net
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