Getting More on the Screen

[Gene Collins]

Hi Steve.  The reason your settings are being overridden is probably due
to the fact that you have a frame buffer driver installed.  This
defaults to 80x25.  You may be able to use fbset to change the size of
the screen.  If you don't have a frame buffer driver compiled into the
kernel, then check to see if you have SuperVgaTextMode installed.  This
defaults to 80x25 at boot up.

Hope this helps.

Gene

>When I say scrolling, I mean things like using less to page through a
>file.  As for other scrolling aspects, have to wait and see if anyone
>else can answer us.
>
>On Wed, Sep 15, 2004 at 09:16:55AM -0700, Sean M McMahon wrote:
>> In your message you mention scrolling.  Does speakup have a way to scroll 
>> beyond the current boundries of the screen?
>> Sean 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Steve Holmes <steve at holmesgrown.com>
>> Sent by: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca
>> 09/15/2004 04:13 AM
>> Please respond to "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." 
>> 
>>  
>>         To:     speakup at braille.uwo.ca
>>         cc: 
>>         Subject:        Re: Getting More on the Screen
>> 
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>> Well, it means just that.  Your conventional screen has only 25 lines
>> of text that can be read or listened to on any screen at any time.
>> These other video modes allow for a greater number of lines of text
>> and columns in some cases.  Same physical screen and monitor and all
>> that; just more reading area before having to scroll to the next page
>> or having to scroll sideways to read the extra columns that might be
>> off to the right some place.  I'm sure these other modes imply higher
>> screen resolution thus causing the letters to appear smaller visually.
>> 
>> On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 04:46:35PM -0700, Juan Hernandez wrote:
>> > more lines on the screen?  what does this mean?  a larger screen, more 
>> data?
>> 
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