Damjan wrote: > On чет, 01 ное 2012 14:28:43 CET, "Jérôme M. Berger" wrote: >> Tom Gundersen wrote: >>> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 10:33 AM, "Jérôme M. Berger" >>> <jeberger@xxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> So what is FONT_MAP for? >>> >>> Check the setfont(8) manpage. >>> >> Thanks. So if I understand correctly, it is useful for programs >> that output 8 bit characters that are not valid UTF-8 sequences and >> serves to convert their output into valid unicode for display, right? > > No, > some console fonts don't have a Unicode map, so they're essentially an > index -> glyph file where index is from 0-255. A unicode map adds a > "Unicode Code Point -> index" mapping. > > Most fonts in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts should have bult-in maps > (haven't checked though). For those that don't have it, there's the -m > option in setfont or FONT_MAP. > > Without an unicode map, you must make sure the loaded font has the same > layout as the charset you're using. Without the unicode map you can't > use utf8 > Now I'm confused. According to setfont(8), there are two kinds of maps (not counting the keymap): the console map (option -m) and the unicode font map (option -u). What you describes appears to be the unicode font map but that still leaves the other one. BTW, which does FONT_MAP refer to? I tried to grep through /etc to see how it is used in the initscripts, but this only shows the vconsole.conf entry... Jerome -- mailto:jeberger@xxxxxxx http://jeberger.free.fr Jabber: jeberger@xxxxxxxxx
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