From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-vc0-f172.google.com (mail-vc0-f172.google.com [209.85.220.172]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9502B1EF507 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:28:06 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-vc0-f172.google.com with SMTP id fw7so7736115vcb.17 for ; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:28:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=x-received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=2Rh87zYH0DNVTuZLLQq2fbEMlhktxJKetP6km/1dNRM=; b=SdBybMnK0RF3Dvr2BrX7Y295R9DHvbIr4kXeigNIa/fOWqm+HPyJV+Ad91IJZiowkU bn/n14uPeSLxgen/gSZbNSs6GW/xx+B5Dg3Dq4vApWcmk9FGgcLKoP0Jj8wdn3nGtr4e dBMXIwtrmPX69T7yXLuaGPZuYvPnECSk5SwZYMU4L0TFz9/n6IrOhJwQQaC5tarXWHuK mMsTRWwUGP8L0O8OUCHjkMWCKQhOL9rLq/0Dlt4oY3gqJyvQUt1+LWHRFd+O+GqannI3 IaS06aPfqlMoY2hivyG2A7WNKM2YatCror1thcB6smzmiXR7C6/vJG/H5hv+86cTPqrw u5sA== X-Received: by 10.58.243.166 with SMTP id wz6mr35853594vec.28.1356384484064; Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:28:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.104] (96-24-190-188.day.clearwire-dns.net. [96.24.190.188]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id di16sm19050927vdb.11.2012.12.24.13.28.01 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:28:02 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <50D8C8EB.6010502@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:28:11 -0500 From: Robert Spangler User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:17.0) Gecko/17.0 Thunderbird/17.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Virtual consoles in Arch References: <20121224180658.GA30259@braille.uwo.ca> <20121224204001.GA3685@braille.uwo.ca> In-Reply-To: <20121224204001.GA3685@braille.uwo.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:28:07 -0000 One can also use screen for multiple terminals if the console limitation becomes an issue. Thanks, Robert Spangler, B.A. in Urban Studies and Spanish spangler.robert@gmail.com On 12/24/2012 3:40 PM, Terry D. Cudney wrote: > Hi Gene, > > Thanks for the suggestions... I've already been running with 12 VC's for several years. I find, for me, 12 is enough and more easily accessed with the alt-arrow-keys and ctrl-alt-function keeys. More than 12 seem a little more difficult to switch to them. > > It is nice to see new development though. If Archlinux is going to support more than 6 dynamically allocated VC's and have them easily switchable I'm all for it! > > Take care Gene, > > --terry > > On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 01:13:34PM -0600, acollins@icsmail.net wrote: >> Hi Terry! I'm running Debian Squeeze, so if you want more virtual >> conxoles, what I wrote to Chuck earlier will work for you. >> >> Gene >> >>> Hi Gene, >>> >>> I'm still using Debian, but watching other distros with interest as they pr >> ogressin different directions. I tried Ubuntu for a wile but found that their p >> ackages were a little too blleding edge/ untested for my liking, so I'm back wi >> th Debian. How 'bout you? >>> >>> --terry >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 24, 2012 at 11:02:02AM -0600, acollins@icsmail.net wrote: >>>> Hi Terry! Which distro are you using? >>>> >>>>> Hi Chuck, Kyle, et al, >>>>> >>>>> This looks very interesting. Does archlinux provide a method for increas >> ing >>>> the max number of VC's? If not yet, I'd assume that it will... Many of us f >> eel >>>> claustrophobic with only 6 consoles... >>>>> >>>>> --terry >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Name: Terry D. Cudney >>>>> Phone: 289-488-4882 >>>>> E-mail: terry.cudney@gmail.com >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Speakup mailing list >>>>> Speakup@linux-speakup.org >>>>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Speakup mailing list >>>> Speakup@linux-speakup.org >>>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >>> >>> -- >>> Name: Terry D. Cudney >>> Phone: 289-488-4882 >>> E-mail: terry.cudney@gmail.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Speakup mailing list >>> Speakup@linux-speakup.org >>> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup@linux-speakup.org >> http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup >