Re: GGI driver

Dear diary, on Mon, May 26, 2003 at 08:21:45PM CEST, I got a letter,
where "Sergey V. Karpov" <[email protected]> told me, that...
> 
> Hi!
> 
> > > Hey, we already have this feature! At least for drivers able to open
> > > several _true_ devices (i.e. windows in X) for one driver, as we
> > > really just open new window of existing links instance instead of
> > > starting new one - like in text mode but with some limitations as may have
> > > only one graphics driver at a time (braindead twibright design,
> > > global variable for graphics driver), so it is impossible to interoperate
> > > between different X-servers :-(
> >
> > And the point of virtual devices was to accomplish the same outside of window
> > systems...? Or that is at least how I understood it.
> 
> ...that is wrong solution, as I said already. If someone really need
> multiple connected links windows on console - it must be done by
> allocating new virtual terminal snd switching to it (so these windows
> can be navigated by standard console keys), or somehow else.

Possibly, but you will most probably end up with non-contignuous block of
consoles, and even nearly impossible to decide about one to which ELinks
instance does it being. Not exactly _easy_ (read as: easier than now) to
navigate, I'd say ;-).

> World must be based on rules, not on exceptions. Dixit.

They say an exception confirms a rule ;-).

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