Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 06 Nov 2005 09:40:13 +0800 | From | "Antonino A. Daplas" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Set the vga cursor even when hidden |
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Linus Torvalds wrote: > > On Sun, 6 Nov 2005, Antonino A. Daplas wrote: >> Note that this method will produce a split block cursor with EGA, which is >> still supported by vgacon, but possibly not used anymore. Why not use >> this method (scanline_end < scanline_start) for VGA, and the default method >> (moving the cursor out of the screen) for the rest? > > I do believe that we can ignore EGA controllers these days. > > Or at least accept the fact that anybody who owns an EGA system isn't > actually likely to care about what his screen looks like. > > The EGA support was pretty much a joke even when Linux started ;) >
Okay, it was a half-hearted comment in the first place :-)
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