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From: sos@login.dknet.dk (S|ren Schmidt)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Console configuration
Date: 16 Aug 1995 18:40:36 GMT
Organization: DKnet
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Message-ID: <40te34$67a@news.dknet.dk>
References: <GILHAM.95Aug14144028@lily.csl.sri.com> <40pnoc$p1k@bonnie.tcd-dresden.de> <8720undlpa.fsf@interbev.mindspring.com>
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rsanders@interbev.mindspring.com (Robert Sanders) writes:
>Since we're on the topic...
>I switched to pcvt because I need a more vt100ish console than syscons
>offers, and because I experienced some strange behavior while using X
>with syscons. Frequently while in XF86_S3 3.1.2, a modifier key would
>get "stuck" so that any other key I pressed was controlled or
>alted. Maybe it has something to do with my Focus9000 keyboard (other
>than mechanical difficulties, which I ruled out).
Hmm, I'll have to look into that...
>I no longer see stuck modifiers with pcvt, so that's a step forward.
>The terminal emulation is now for all intents true to the VT100, which
>is definitely a big step forward.
>HOWEVER, there are a few features I'd like to see. Call me a
>perfectionist.
> a) More powerful keyboard remapping. Under Linux, I could make
> Alt-F1 switch to my first VT, Caps Lock a control key, and
> shift-numlock set the caps lock. With pcvt, I had to modify the
> source to set the VT-switching keys. With the current keycap
> format, only one of those things is possible: making the capslock
> act like control).
You can do that under syscons :)
> b) Scrollback history. syscons does this very nicely.
> c) Bold. I understand that the intensity bit has been stolen for
> character set selection, but I don't *need* alternate character
> set. Can't I take it back?
On some hardware yes, on other no....
> d) Proper display of VT100 line graphics sequences. I just get
> gibberish on the screen. The Linux console does it well, and the
> syscons driver does it okay under screen, but pcvt doesn't seem
> to do it at all. Even if it's possible with the right termcap
> settings, many of the devices I talk to don't have termcaps...
You tell me what character set you want and I'll either tell
you how to load it or create it...
>Are any of these things in the works? Does anybody else want these?
Just stick with syscons, there are more things to come that _relies_
on the console being SCO compatible....
>Thanks,
> -- Robert
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