Date: Thu, 20 Feb 1997 10:07:15 +0100 (MET) From: Søren Schmidt <sos@ravenock.cybercity.dk> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: terry@lambert.org, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, hm@kts.org, ccsanady@nyx.pr.mcs.net, joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, FreeBSD-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pcvt/132 columns Message-ID: <199702200907.KAA02474@ravenock.cybercity.dk> In-Reply-To: <199702191833.LAA13401@phaeton.artisoft.com> from Terry Lambert at "Feb 19, 97 11:33:47 am"
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In reply to Terry Lambert who wrote:
> > > Look at the "Linux GGI" code (run a search on AltaVista for it, or
> > > look for "Generic Graphic Interface" in the Linux groups on DejaNews).
> > > It is *exactly* the "super console" design that never got done in
> > > the BSD camps after it was first discussed in fall of 1993.
> >
> > I've looked at it, and I'm not that impressed. It tires to solve the
> > problems we all know and love, but its still VERY green.
>
> I agree. I was responding to the idea Mike put forward:
WOW! Terry agree's with me !!
> > Besides this I still think we could need a simple system that will
> > run on std VGA/EGA/CGA/HGA, and provide a simple graphics interface
> > for sysadm utils and the like, but being REAL small on resource
> > usage (yes I have been working on this for a looooong time, and
> > have most of whats needed, just no real use for it yet).
> > This can be done with the support we allready have, including
> > switching vtys etc etc....
>
> If we look at the current console driver as our "default" SVGA driver,
> then we have this support already. The missing piece is the component
> seperation of emulation and VT management from mode and access type.
> This seperation would be a win in any event, even if we never took
> it any further.
This is underways...
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Søren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team
Even more code to hack -- will it ever end
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