From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:46:33 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:46:23 -0400 Received: from cisco7500-mainGW.gts.cz ([194.213.32.131]:5380 "EHLO bug.ucw.cz") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 17 Jun 2001 12:46:13 -0400 Message-ID: <20010617183421.B121@bug.ucw.cz> Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2001 18:34:21 +0200 From: Pavel Machek To: Leon Breedt , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [patch] nonblinking VGA block cursor In-Reply-To: <20010615162249.A1328@rinoa.rinoa> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93i In-Reply-To: <20010615162249.A1328@rinoa.rinoa>; from Leon Breedt on Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 04:22:49PM +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > Attached is a patch to enforce a non-blinking, FreeBSD-syscons like > block cursor in console mode. > > This is useful for laptop types, or people like me who really really > detest a blinking cursor. > > NOTE: It disables the softcursor escape codes > (/usr/src/linux/Documentation/VGA-softcursor.txt), since I don't > ever want anything to change my cursor shape/style :) > > It applies cleanly against 2.4.5, to use, select: > > 'VGA block cursor (non-blinking) support' in the 'Console drivers' > section of menuconfig. You want softcursor to be used after console reset. Ok. I want non-standard pallete after console reset. Should I also add an option? What could make sense would be "Escape sequence to do after console reset". You could type there softcursor sequence to make it solid, and I could type there sequence to change my pallete. Seems less ugly than special config option for each such feature. Pavel -- I'm pavel@ucw.cz. "In my country we have almost anarchy and I don't care." Panos Katsaloulis describing me w.r.t. patents at discuss@linmodems.org