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From: becka@rz.uni-duesseldorf.de
To : ggi-develop@eskimo.com
Date: Sun, 9 May 1999 16:12:09 +0200 (MEST)
Re: XGGI
Hi !
> No, I haven't configured my mouse. The problem was knowing where to
> configure it. SVGAlib's config files didn't occur to me :)
We should document that in a prominent place ...
> Argh. I don't have fbset, cos I'm running rh-5.2, so I don't have
> glibc-2.1 :/
? This has nothing to do with glibc. You can get a copy of fbset with our
snapshots. It's included there.
> > 2. Get a current CVS snapshot or wait for Beta2.1 which will be released
> > RSN. The new version of LibGGI will parse the fb.modes file and negotiate
> > geometry as appropriate.
> I'll wait, then. Need rh-6.0 first.
As you wish.
> > > I've noticed a bug(?) in XGGI. When I press Ctrl-Alt-BS to kill the
> > > server, I have to use the Ctrl-button on the left hand of the keyboard. If
> > > I try to use the right one, nothing happens.
> > Yes. LibGGI makes a distinction here. Do you think it is important to be
> > able to kill it with _both_ combos ?
> Absolutely! My left ctrl-key is almost broken, so I never use it. If it
> breaks totally, I can't test XGGI any more, cos if something doesn't
> work, I'll have to kill my computer again..
?? Please enable the Magic SysRq key in your kernel configuration and read
the docs about it in /usr/src/linux/Documentation. That should avoid almost
any unnecessary reboot in future.
> That's a bit unnecessary, I
> think. And I'm sure there are others out there that habitually use the
> right ctrl-key for whatever reason. And then, when ctrl-alt-bs suddenly
> doesn't work, it might not be trivial figuring out why! And anyway, full
> compatibility with what people are used to is a good thing unless it is
> really necessary to change something.
Hmm - Marcus ?
CU, Andy
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= Andreas Beck | Email : <andreas.beck@ggi-project.org> =
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