On Thu, Dec 10, 1998 at 01:46:15 +0100, Pavel Makovec wrote: > J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) napsal: > > Console: I don't think this is possible. The console uses VGA fonts. > > These are limited to 512 characters. > > that explains unicode mapping. I hope we are not stuck with vga forever. > (current cards have 2/4mb minimum.)
If I understand things correctly, the 2.2 kernel will support a "framebuffer device" for the console (i.e. running the console in graphics mode), which most likely will take away the 512 glyphs limit of VGA fonts. Ray -- UNFAIR Term applied to advantages enjoyed by other people which we tried to cheat them out of and didn't manage. See also DISHONESTY, SNEAKY, UNDERHAND and JUST LUCKY I GUESS. - The Hipcrime Vocab by Chad C. Mulligan
