changing console fonts?

[Mike Reinehr]

On Friday 06 May 2005 07:52 pm, Kurt Wall wrote:
> On Friday 06 May 2005 10:43, Mike Reinehr enlightened us thusly:
> > On Thursday 05 May 2005 06:24 pm, Kurt Wall wrote:
> > > On Thursday 05 May 2005 18:04, Mike Reinehr enlightened us thusly:
> > > > 	I don't remember where, but I do remember reading that you can
> > > > not change your selection without rebooting.
> > >
> > > You read incorrectly, then. fbset (provided you're using a
> > > framebuffer driver for the console) does precisely this without
> > > rebooting.
> > >
> > > Kurt
> >
> > No, but I very likely _remembered_ incorrectly. Going back to the
> > very How-To that I recommended to Net Llama, it clearly mentions
> > changing fonts & modes in paragraphs 15 & 16. Mea culpa.
>
> My reply read more bluntly than I intended. Sorry. I meant to imply
> that there is a lot of incorrect information out there...
>
> Kurt

	No apology necessary. You were right. It's better to say nothing (or, at 
least admit your ignorance) than to say the wrong thing. ("Better to keep 
quiet and let people think you are a fool, than to open your mouth and 
confirm it!)

	I've been trying to come to grips with framebuffers for some time now with 
mixed results. I think this is where I became confused:

from vesafb.txt:

> This means we decide at boot time whenever we want to run in text or
> graphics mode.  Switching mode later on (in protected mode) is
> impossible; BIOS calls work in real mode only.  VESA BIOS Extensions
> Version 2.0 are required, because we need a linear frame buffer.

which, if I understand correctly (as Aakin pointed out) means that once you 
select a graphics mode you have to live with it, but, as several have pointed 
out, you can change fonts.

Thanks for straightening me out.

cmr

PS	I entreat you guys to treat me as you would a child, with indulgence. You 
guys are professionals and I'm just a businessman who's too cheap to hire you 
and struggle to do this myself! :-)
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