John Plocher wrote:
LingBo Tang wrote:
- What about adding an option ("on" by default) to use the first line of
the virtual console to hold the "window title" ?
This idea is quite interesting. But what will be displayed in that
position? I'm afraid there is no sense to display "console #" for end
users.
Since you already manage backing store copies, how about taking this
concept
and making a navigational aid out of it:
When you switch to a different virtual console, display the text
"console #xx" in row 1 column 65-75 for 1 to 2 seconds, then
replace it with the characters from the backing store.
At present, if you enable secure switching ( it's default ), after you
press "Alt + F#" sequence, the secure daemon will ask password first
if there has been one login user on that console. You can see the
name of virtual console like "vt3" in prompt line; If there is no login
user at that console, the login prompt also has such name while asking
username and passwd.
For online virtual console title display, I feel it's like a trusted
path stripe in Trusted Extensions GUI environment. The cost is we need
make sure this line can not be overrided or modified by any malicious
programs in kernel space.
Regards,
Lingbo
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