Hi!
> Attached is a patch to enforce a non-blinking, FreeBSD-syscons like
> block cursor in console mode.
>
> This is useful for laptop types, or people like me who really really
> detest a blinking cursor.
>
> NOTE: It disables the softcursor escape codes
> (/usr/src/linux/Documentation
On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 01:44:40AM +0200, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> IBM had lots of ideas about how computers should work. Remember the keyboard
> keys that when CLACK CLACK CLACK. Thank god they turned out to be too
> expensive to clone - nobody misses them now.
I actually like that kind of k
On Sat, Jun 16, 2001 at 05:52:39AM +0200, Mike Galbraith wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> > Ever wonder why IBM supports Linux instead of FreeBSD? Hmmm?
>
> I bet it has more to do with growth curves than cursor style :)
don't kid yourself. cursor style is the #1 reason f
On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> Of course FreeBSD has a block cursor. It was easy to program,
> and it seems nice to the pot-smoking hippies out in Berkeley.
> FreeBSD doesn't define standards. FreeBSD breaks standards.
> (zombie creation, "ps -ef", partition tables, pty allocatio
On Saturday 16 June 2001 02:03, Josh Myer wrote:
> Anyway, this is a silly discusson in general, i figured i would throw in
> my $0.02 (strong US cents!)
It's a slow news day ;-)
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On Sat, 16 Jun 2001, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> Ask the original poster if he's willing to take the risk of going with an xor
> cursor. We are talking text mode, right? No way to get rid of that blinking
> text cursor, ever. Tell me, do you like having the colon blink on your alarm
> clock to
On Friday 15 June 2001 21:38, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> Daniel Phillips writes:
> > On Friday 15 June 2001 21:21, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> >> Non-blinking cursors are just wrong. You need to patch your brain.
> >> You really fucked up, because now apps can't restore your cursor
> >> to proper b
On Fri, Jun 15, 2001 at 03:21:54PM -0400, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> Non-blinking cursors are just wrong. You need to patch your brain.
> You really fucked up, because now apps can't restore your cursor
> to proper behavior as defined by IBM.
I don't want them to, because I prefer non-blinking. I
On 15 Jun 01 at 21:34, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> On Friday 15 June 2001 21:21, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> > Non-blinking cursors are just wrong. You need to patch your brain.
> > You really fucked up, because now apps can't restore your cursor
> > to proper behavior as defined by IBM.
>
> Just one
Daniel Phillips writes:
> On Friday 15 June 2001 21:21, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
>> Non-blinking cursors are just wrong. You need to patch your brain.
>> You really fucked up, because now apps can't restore your cursor
>> to proper behavior as defined by IBM.
>
> Just one question Albert: why doe
On Friday 15 June 2001 21:21, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
> Non-blinking cursors are just wrong. You need to patch your brain.
> You really fucked up, because now apps can't restore your cursor
> to proper behavior as defined by IBM.
Just one question Albert: why doesn't my mouse cursor blink? ;-)
Leon Breedt writes:
> Attached is a patch to enforce a non-blinking, FreeBSD-syscons like
> block cursor in console mode.
>
> This is useful for laptop types, or people like me who really really
> detest a blinking cursor.
>
> NOTE: It disables the softcursor escape codes
> (/usr/src/lin
Hi,
Attached is a patch to enforce a non-blinking, FreeBSD-syscons like
block cursor in console mode.
This is useful for laptop types, or people like me who really really
detest a blinking cursor.
NOTE: It disables the softcursor escape codes
(/usr/src/linux/Documentation/VGA-softcursor.
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