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Date:      Thu, 2 Jul 1998 05:28:59 -0700 (PDT)
From:      sos@FreeBSD.ORG
To:        smoergrd@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com (Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav)
Cc:        sos@FreeBSD.ORG, nick.hibma@jrc.it, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Console driver (was: Problems with irq 9(2)?)
Message-ID:  <199807021229.FAA12087@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <rx4yauc33j7.fsf@oslo.geco-prakla.slb.com> from =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Dag=2DErling_Coidan_Sm=F8rgrav?= at "Jul 2, 98 01:17:48 pm"

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In reply to Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav who wrote:
> sos@freebsd.org writes:
> > In reply to Dag-Erling Coidan Smørgrav who wrote:
> > > Honestly, I don't really see the point in having a nifty pseudo-
> > > graphical mouse cursor in text mode. First, it's overkill because you
> > > only need character resolution, not pixel resolution. Second, it
> > > steals four characters from your character set. Third, it doesn't work
> > > properly (or at least doesn't look good) in all modes.
> > First, I need char resolution in some apps, strange but true.
> 
> ITYM "pixel resolution". HTH. HAND.

Yeah well :)

> > Second, 256 chars is not enough anyways, so having 252 is just a little worse.
> > Third, it was done by "popular demand", so there is use for it.
> > Fourth, it was fun doing :)
> 
> Well, can it at least be switched off? or should I go stick my head in
> a bucket of ice... :)

You just dont run vidcontol -m on, thats it ....

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Soren Schmidt             (sos@FreeBSD.org)             FreeBSD Core Team
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