Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 2 Dec 2010 18:25:21 +0000 (GMT) | From | James Simmons <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Kernel fbcon UNICODE font support |
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On Thu, 2 Dec 2010, Samuel Thibault wrote:
> 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.
The challenge would be the scrolling code. I cc'ed the LCD group to voice there needs as well.
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