On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 15:52, Vidiot wrote: > >"switching to graphic card mode" != X > > I didn't say that, or impy it. > > >You don't have to run X to see images. That's what SVGAlib buys you. > >You're technically correct that in text mode you don't get graphics, > >but you can get graphics on the console without X. > > Changing graphics mode in order to do images would mean having to keep track of > the current console mode, i.e., the text already on the screen. Either that > or it just switches to graphics mode, runs the program to display the image > with the command line no longer avialble until the user quicks viewing the > image and returns to text mode. > > So, bottom line, I was right in that images can't be viewed from the command > line and stay in that text mode, but wrong in that nothing stops an executable > from switching the mode to display graphical material. >
fwiw I just built svgalib and zgv to play with this and so far am having trouble getting a viewable ineterface. I think it may have to do with my lcd laptop. Bret -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
