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Date:      Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:03:01 +0400
From:      "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@nagual.pp.ru>
To:        =?koi8-r?Q?S=F8ren_Schmidt?= <sos@freebsd.dk>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Syscons mouse char range redefine proposal
Message-ID:  <20010419160300.A52373@nagual.pp.ru>
In-Reply-To: <200104191154.f3JBsqV10841@freebsd.dk>; from sos@freebsd.dk on Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 01:54:52PM %2B0200
References:  <20010419154827.A52282@nagual.pp.ru> <200104191154.f3JBsqV10841@freebsd.dk>

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On Thu, Apr 19, 2001 at 13:54:52 +0200, Søren Schmidt wrote:
> It seems Andrey A. Chernov wrote:
> > Currently SC_MOUSE_CHAR occupes 0xd0-0xd4 range which produce conflict
> > with several languages code tables. I plan to redefine it by default to
> > 0x03-0x07 leaving possibility to redefine it to any range as currently
> > present. This way minimizes arcane information needed for user to setup
> > its language correctly.
> > 
> > Any objections?
> 
> Wont work, it needs to be in the (IIRC) 0xd0 - 0xe0 range for the
> HW to DTRT with the ninth bit on VGA HW.

It works for years, just making small vertical black line sometimes
appearse in the cursor.

> The has been beaten to death several times before, check the archives...

We just add yet one conflicting language - Ukrainian. How many you want
to change this decision? Breaking letters is more important than black
line in the cursor.

-- 
Andrey A. Chernov
http://ache.pp.ru/

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