From: Chris Purnell (cjp@oit.net)
Date: Fri 03 Dec 1999 - 14:04:52 IST
On Thu, Dec 02, 1999 at 10:26:56PM +0200, Matan Ziv-Av wrote: > Alain, your information is outdated. As of 1.2.1? svgalib programs can > be run from within X. This is done as follows: if vga_init() finds that > it runs from X, it allocates a new vt (which is in text mode), and > switches to it. It is now X's responsibility to restore text mode. Then > the svgalib program runs, and when it ends, svgalib restores text modes, > and switches back to the X vt. Prior to 1.4.0 there was a bug that stoped this working if superuser priverlages were revoked. -- Christopher John Purnell | A friend in need's a friend in deed http://www.lost.org.uk/ | A friend with weed is better --------------------------| A friend with breasts and all the rest What gods do you pray to? | A friend who's dressed in leather
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