Messages in this thread |  | | From | (Jim Gettys) | Date | Tue, 21 Nov 2000 06:14:42 -0800 (PST) | Subject | Re: Framebuffer orientation |
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The right place to ask is "xpert@xfree86.org".
The answer is that if performance is not a major issue, implementing this for a given graphics card is now pretty easy, using the shadow frame buffer code.
For straight frame buffers, the TinyX server will now do this "out of the box". - Jim
> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org > From: Dennis Noordsij <dennis.noordsij@wiral.com> > Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 16:07:26 +0200 > To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Framebuffer orientation > ----- > Hi, > > Is there any way to use the framebuffer on the i386 architecture in a > 'portrait' way? I am using a QBE web tablet and it favours the screen in that > position. (768x1024). > > I know X can do it for a few videocards, but not this one :-) > > > Regards, > Dennis > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
-- Jim Gettys Technology and Corporate Development Compaq Computer Corporation jg@pa.dec.com
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