Re: noblink support missing

Brian Schau (bsc@fleggaard.dk)
Thu, 21 Oct 1999 19:27:33 +0200


Look in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/VGA-softcursor.txt ....

Kaspar Landsberg wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Brian Schau <bsc@fleggaard.dk> writes:
>
> | Try:
> |
> | echo -e '\033[?17;0;64c'
> |
> | ... to set a solid (non-blinking) cursor in red ...!
>
> you're right, that's exactly what i meant and what noblink did!
>
> But i dont think that the usual Linux user knows how to change the
> cursor in such a way. (Even if a "man echo" will do.)
>
> And since there is already quite some support for laptops et al in the
> kernel configuration options, imo it would be a great benefit adding
> an option there which would offer this feature (by using the "echo"
> command).
>
> Otherwise, most of the users will never know about it.
>
> Bye, Kasi
>
> --
> Kaspar Landsberg, <kl@kl.Snafu.DE>

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