Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 2 Oct 2014 13:40:37 +0100 | From | One Thousand Gnomes <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] fonts: Add 6x10 font |
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:41:46 +0300 Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@ti.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > On 09/09/14 14:46, Maarten ter Huurne wrote: > > This font is suitable for framebuffer consoles on devices with a > > 320x240 screen, to get a reasonable number of characters (53x24) that > > are still at a readable size. > > > > The font is derived from the existing 6x11 font, but gets 3 extra > > lines without sacrificing readability. Also I redesigned a some glyhps > > so they are more distinct and better fill the available space. > > > > Signed-off-by: Maarten ter Huurne <maarten@treewalker.org> > > --- > > include/linux/font.h | 4 +- > > lib/fonts/Kconfig | 9 + > > lib/fonts/Makefile | 1 + > > lib/fonts/font_6x10.c | 3086 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > lib/fonts/fonts.c | 4 + > > 5 files changed, 3103 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > create mode 100644 lib/fonts/font_6x10.c > > I think the patch is fine, but there hasn't been any comments or acks > for this. I'm a bit reluctant to add this much data to the kernel if > there are no users (except you) for this. > > So I'd like to hear at least one "yeah, I could maybe use that font" > from someone =).
It only going to get linked if someone asks for it so that seems ok to me. We support a variety of panels and the like with 320x240 displays and ucLinux platforms so IMHO it makes sense to have such a font available.
I am planning to use the font - just ermm.. not in Linux ;)
Alan
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