Re: Fonts...

["Pavel Makovec" <pavelm@terminal.cz>]

J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) napsal:
>
> On Tue, Dec 08, 1998 at 18:57:42 +0100, Pavel Makovec wrote:
>> afaik, linux kernels support unicode mapping => more questions:
>> 1. is a full unicode kernel support feasible in the near-future?
>
> I don't know. What do you mean by "full unicode kernel support"?

I mean the direct support of unicode (i.e. without mapping).

>> 3. are there unicode console/x-window fonts available?
> X: yes. E.g. http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/ucs-fonts.html

I'll czech it out, thanks. btw, I guess I need a unicode locale...

> Console: I don't think this is possible. The console uses VGA fonts.
> These are limited to 512 characters.

that explains unicode mapping. I hope we are not stuck with vga forever.
(current cards have 2/4mb minimum.)

cheers,
pavel