Discussion:
console scrolling
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Vlad GURDIGA
2007-01-28 18:10:16 UTC
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Hello,

In text mode, in Linux there is Shift+PgUp/PgDown to scroll up and
down the console. In FreeBSD there is ScrollLock/Pause to "freeze" the
console and then you can use arrow keys or PgUp/PgDown to scroll the
console back and forward.

Is there anything like this in NetBSD 3.1?

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matthew sporleder
2007-01-28 22:02:00 UTC
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Post by Vlad GURDIGA
Hello,
In text mode, in Linux there is Shift+PgUp/PgDown to scroll up and
down the console. In FreeBSD there is ScrollLock/Pause to "freeze" the
console and then you can use arrow keys or PgUp/PgDown to scroll the
console back and forward.
Is there anything like this in NetBSD 3.1?
Check this out:
http://www.netbsd.org/guide/en/chap-cons.html#chap-cons-wscons-scrolling

Personally, I like the install and use 'screen'.

_Matt

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Zafer Aydogan
2007-01-29 00:10:48 UTC
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console scrolling is enabled by default in GENERIC kernels.
You can use it with SHIFT+PgUp/PgDown.

The Guide should be updated, to cover this.
Post by matthew sporleder
Post by Vlad GURDIGA
Hello,
In text mode, in Linux there is Shift+PgUp/PgDown to scroll up and
down the console. In FreeBSD there is ScrollLock/Pause to "freeze" the
console and then you can use arrow keys or PgUp/PgDown to scroll the
console back and forward.
Is there anything like this in NetBSD 3.1?
http://www.netbsd.org/guide/en/chap-cons.html#chap-cons-wscons-scrolling
Personally, I like the install and use 'screen'.
_Matt
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Joerg Sonnenberger
2007-01-29 10:57:59 UTC
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Post by Vlad GURDIGA
In text mode, in Linux there is Shift+PgUp/PgDown to scroll up and
down the console. In FreeBSD there is ScrollLock/Pause to "freeze" the
console and then you can use arrow keys or PgUp/PgDown to scroll the
console back and forward.
*Left*-Shift + Page Up/Down

Joerg

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Christian Biere
2007-01-29 20:46:22 UTC
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Post by Joerg Sonnenberger
Post by Vlad GURDIGA
In text mode, in Linux there is Shift+PgUp/PgDown to scroll up and
down the console. In FreeBSD there is ScrollLock/Pause to "freeze" the
console and then you can use arrow keys or PgUp/PgDown to scroll the
console back and forward.
*Left*-Shift + Page Up/Down
Is this a bug or a feature? I believe the reason of having <shift> twice
on the keyboard is exactly for ergonomic considerations about cases like
this. I don't think the code should differ between left or right.
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Joerg Sonnenberger
2007-01-29 20:48:33 UTC
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Post by Christian Biere
Post by Joerg Sonnenberger
*Left*-Shift + Page Up/Down
Is this a bug or a feature?
A documented misfeature? It is written in wsdisplay(4) that way.

Joerg

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Christian Biere
2007-01-29 22:05:50 UTC
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Post by Joerg Sonnenberger
Post by Christian Biere
Post by Joerg Sonnenberger
*Left*-Shift + Page Up/Down
Is this a bug or a feature?
A documented misfeature? It is written in wsdisplay(4) that way.
Well, it's obviously an artifact of the way the modifier is handled by
the scroll support code. The attached changes this to just look whether
any shift modifier is set. Of course if you wanted Control+Shift as
modifier, Control *or* Shift would be sufficient with this code. I
could imagine though that this is the preferred hack.
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Hubert Feyrer
2007-01-29 22:08:09 UTC
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Post by Christian Biere
The attached changes this to just look whether
I cannot comment on the change (left shift is fine for me :),
but if it gets committed, please sync the mentioned manpage, too!


- Hubert

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Ignatios Souvatzis
2007-01-30 15:53:25 UTC
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Post by Christian Biere
Post by Joerg Sonnenberger
Post by Vlad GURDIGA
In text mode, in Linux there is Shift+PgUp/PgDown to scroll up and
down the console. In FreeBSD there is ScrollLock/Pause to "freeze" the
console and then you can use arrow keys or PgUp/PgDown to scroll the
console back and forward.
*Left*-Shift + Page Up/Down
Is this a bug or a feature? I believe the reason of having <shift> twice
on the keyboard is exactly for ergonomic considerations about cases like
this. I don't think the code should differ between left or right.
I don't think there are AT keyboards with the page shift key on the left
side.

-is
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Christian Biere
2007-01-30 16:02:04 UTC
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Post by Ignatios Souvatzis
Post by Christian Biere
Post by Joerg Sonnenberger
*Left*-Shift + Page Up/Down
Is this a bug or a feature? I believe the reason of having <shift> twice
on the keyboard is exactly for ergonomic considerations about cases like
this. I don't think the code should differ between left or right.
I don't think there are AT keyboards with the page shift key on the left
side.
Depends on which side of the keyboard you are.
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