Date: Sat, 29 Apr 1995 15:55:19 +0400 From: "Andrey A. Chernov, Black Mage" <ache@astral.msk.su> To: hackers@FreeBSD.org, Mike Pritchard <mpp@mpp.com> Cc: S0ren Schmidt <sos@login.dknet.dk> Subject: Re: Screen print capability Message-ID: <rSdaYela04@astral.msk.su> In-Reply-To: <199504282254.RAA03844@mpp.com>; from Mike Pritchard at Fri, 28 Apr 1995 17:54:07 -0500 (CDT) References: <199504282254.RAA03844@mpp.com>
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In message <199504282254.RAA03844@mpp.com> Mike Pritchard writes: >Is anyone else out there interested in seeing a screen print capability >added to FreeBSD? I've developed something that does this, and would >like to see it added to the system, but I thought I would ask for >additional input before submitting a final version. >I implemented a /dev/screen device with code adapted from subr_log.c >(/dev/klog). A daemon process (screend) sits and waits via select until >a print screen event is generated. This event is generated by any of >the combinations of the print_screen key that currently generate a NOP: >shift+print, alt+print, and so on. When the waiting process wakes up, >it will read the current screen contents (which can be something from >the history buffer if you scroll back and hit the print screen button >at that time). I think it should be implemented in another way. Arguments: We have almost-true SCO console (syscons). SCO console have escape to print out screen contents and ioctl to grab screen contents and Alt-PrintScreen works there. We need to ask Soren to implement this stuff in standard SCO compatible way. -- Andrey A. Chernov : And I rest so composedly, /Now, in my bed, ache@astral.msk.su : That any beholder /Might fancy me dead - FidoNet: 2:5020/230.3 : Might start at beholding me, /Thinking me dead. RELCOM Team,FreeBSD Team : E.A.Poe From "For Annie" 1849
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