Re: 129 vga 64kb

Martin Mares (mj@ucw.cz)
Fri, 27 Nov 1998 21:12:41 +0100


Hi,

> Why isn't VGA_CAN_DO_64KB in vgacon.c set by default? Or at least as a
> configuration option. I found it to be *very* useful for scrollback if
> I forgot/wasn't able to pipe something through "more" or "less".
>
> Couldn't this be available as a "make config" time feature?

It was configurable in my video patches, but Linus has rejected it while
saying something about feature freeze. I have it on my 2.3 todo list.

Have a nice fortnight

-- 
Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@ucw.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
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