On Thu, 2008-01-17 at 15:32 +0000, Mark Morgan Lloyd wrote: > Michael Van Canneyt wrote: > > >> The question. Is this font accessible from linux; do I have > >> to be root ? How do I make the 16 bit segment/offset address > >> into a 32 bit pointer to access these fonts ? > > > > This font is not accessible. Linux does not allow direct hardware > > access unless you write a device driver. > > What exactly are you trying to do- read the pixels that make up the BIOS > fount > so that you can plot them as blocks in a text- or graphics-mode session?
Yes... I've done this in the past... (late 80's early 90's :) > I'd > have thought it would be better practice to store a fount file as constant > data (possibly a resource) inside the program- there's plenty of fount > editors > etc. available from DOS days. Your completely right. I still think like a DOS programmer sometimes. (Keeping program code small..). I was actually thinking of using it as fall back font. (Font files missing). It was going to be graphics mode programming. I think if I follow through with this project then converting a Bit Font to an Array Constant is really the way to go. I really don't have to worry about the few Kilobytes it will add to the program file :). Anyone know any good GPL'd or Public Domain bit fonts ? Anthony _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org http://lists.freepascal.org/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal
