Re: new font, kernel problem, and Unicode problem

2007-05-02 Thread Jim Gettys
On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 00:19 -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > On 5/1/07, Jim Gettys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 22:47 -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > > > Can we say the same for French, German, and Spanish? People seem > > > to like having non-ASCII filenames and even proce

Re: new font, kernel problem, and Unicode problem

2007-05-01 Thread Albert Cahalan
On 5/1/07, Jim Gettys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 22:47 -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > Can we say the same for French, German, and Spanish? People seem > > to like having non-ASCII filenames and even process names. > > Yes, and they don't have to display on the console; on

Re: new font, kernel problem, and Unicode problem

2007-05-01 Thread Jim Gettys
On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 22:47 -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > > > I'll also note that there are other solutions to the font encoding > > problem, such as what Keith Packard did for Twin. > > ? > http://keithp.com/~keithp/talks/twin-ols2005/ > >> I also suggest that somebody resubmit the Unicode

Re: new font, kernel problem, and Unicode problem

2007-05-01 Thread Albert Cahalan
On 5/1/07, Jim Gettys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 20:54 -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: >> I strongly suggest that somebody fix the kernel. I'm somewhat unlikely >> to get that done, especially since I don't have a regular PC to test >> the VGA text mode. The annoying limits ar

Re: new font, kernel problem, and Unicode problem

2007-05-01 Thread Jim Gettys
On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 20:54 -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote: > I just made a nice console font for the XO. I hope others agree that this > is useful. Should I just attach it to a bug report or stuff it in the wiki? > I don't have a more appropriate place to upload it. Trac bug report please. > > It

new font, kernel problem, and Unicode problem

2007-05-01 Thread Albert Cahalan
I just made a nice console font for the XO. I hope others agree that this is useful. Should I just attach it to a bug report or stuff it in the wiki? I don't have a more appropriate place to upload it. It's 15x30, 2-pixel thick lines, sans serif. That gives 80x30. I think I did a fair job of avoid