Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 18:18:31 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: mschulter@mpu.com Cc: doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mailto:doc@freebsd.orgMouseless graphics & FreeBSD Message-ID: <17778.837479911@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 15 Jul 1996 18:11:03 PDT." <199607160111.SAA10223@mach1.mpu.com>
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> Perhaps this is an RAQ (Rarely Asked Question): as > a non-mouse-user who has been using command-line graphics > viewers for seven years in MS-DOS to preview PostScript files > or typeset pages, is there any way to do this in FreeBSD? The book Not really, no. There have been some experimental graphics APIs that were floated at various times, but nothing substantial and certainly nothing that was supported by any of the applications you'd want to run. I also seriously doubt this will change at any point in the future and you might as well get used to the idea of either using text mode only or installing X if you want any sort of graphics. :-) Jordan
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