Nicolas Pitre <n...@fluxnic.net> writes: > On Sun, 25 Jun 2023, Dave Mielke wrote: > >> [quoted lines by Crystal Kolipe on 2023/06/25 at 21:17 -0300] >> >> >It's certainly possible to patch OpenBSD to implement a screen >> readout device that would potentially allow brltty to access the >> console independently of any particular login session, just like it >> does on Linux systems. >> >> For the screen driver, we need to know the cursor's coordinates >> (column, row), the screen's dimensions (columns, rows), and the >> characters' Unicode values. Two nice extras would be colour >> information for each character and a way to inject input.
I highly doubt upstream would accept such a kernel change. They are very security aware, and poking a hole into the console is likely a trigger for some people. Besides, we have a nice user-space solution these days, we should give it a try before attempting the likely unwanted. -- CYa, ⡍⠁⠗⠊⠕ _______________________________________________ This message was sent via the BRLTTY mailing list. To post a message, send an e-mail to: BRLTTY@brltty.app For general information, go to: http://brltty.app/mailman/listinfo/brltty