From: becka@rz.uni-duesseldorf.de
  To  : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
  Date: Sat, 17 Apr 1999 22:07:23 +0200 (MEST)

Re: kgicon troubles - mode switching (and more)

Hi !

> > > Does kgicon only support a block cursor at the moment (or at the moment
> > > of my last snapshot?)

> > That can't be a kgicon issue. It must be a generic fbcon issue, as the way
> > that cursor works, is that the fb layer in the kernel draws the blinking
> > block.
> Then it's a kgicon+fb issue, it works fine with matroxfb.  =>

Yes - I checked that. Matroxfb contains a few hundred lines of code to
achieve that effect. It sets the hwcursor property to true and then handles
all that stuff itself. It uses the RAMDAC cursor for that effect.

Hmm - not worth the bother for kgicon IMO, but if someone wants to add it,
feel free ...

CU, ANdy

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= Andreas Beck                    |  Email :  <andreas.beck@ggi-project.org> =