From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Antonino Daplas Subject: Re: Some questions Date: 06 Mar 2003 09:18:24 +0800 Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <1046913414.1227.187.camel@localhost.localdomain> References: <3E66785D.1070202@winischhofer.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from pine.compass.com.ph ([202.70.96.37]) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 3.31-VA-mm2 #1 (Debian)) id 18qk0N-0007Cu-00 for ; Wed, 05 Mar 2003 17:17:04 -0800 In-Reply-To: <3E66785D.1070202@winischhofer.net> Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: Thomas Winischhofer Cc: James Simmons , Linux Fbdev development list On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 06:21, Thomas Winischhofer wrote: > James Simmons wrote: > > I disagree that fbset is the solution to all things. The problem is > > fbcon_resize is severally broken. The reality is that there are fixed mode > > resolutions (i.e. LCD displays). So fbcon has to adpat to this. What we > > shoudl do is set the console mode fit slightly smaller than that the > > actually resolution. The reason being is partially drawn fonts at the > > bottom of the screen would look bad. So clearing the margins also has to > > be fixed. This way we clean up the screen for situtations where the > > console screen size doesn't quite fit the resolution. This is what shoudl > > be done. > > Excuse me that I dare to comment on this as a total fbdev-rookie: > > Please think about usability, too. Forcing people to fiddle with rows > and cols, requiring knowledge about font sizes and stuff is at least > inappropriate. Folks are used to think in resolutions, that's what they > understand, and that's what is most obvious. I can't imagine anyone > caring about the amount of rows or columns on a text screen. > If you are working in a console, then you indeed need to work on rows and columns. > BTW: What happens currently if I instruct console to replace the current > font with a bigger one (if that's possible at run-time at all) ? It will work, as the rows and columns are recalculated. Tony ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Etnus, makers of TotalView, The debugger for complex code. Debugging C/C++ programs can leave you feeling lost and disoriented. TotalView can help you find your way. Available on major UNIX and Linux platforms. Try it free. www.etnus.com