Viewing images et al in MC

Tue Jun 27 14:03:10 UTC 2006

Hello Douglas,

On Fri, 2006-06-23 at 22:07 -0700, Douglas A. Rist wrote:
> using "DejaVu Sans Mono-16", pixelsize=16.67
> file=/usr/share/fonts/truetype/ttf-dejavu/DejaVuSansMono.ttf
> ioctl VT_GETSTATE: Invalid argument (not a linux console?)
> 
> If MC isn't running, I get the image.

The subshell uses /dev/pts/<num>, not /dev/tty<num>. I suppose this is
the cause fbi fails. It also does not work in an xterm. I believe you
should report this as a bug in fbi.

Also compare /usr/include/linux/tty.h, which states:
Note: the ioctl VT_GETSTATE does not work for consoles 16 and higher
(since it returns a short)

Leonard.

-- 
mount -t life -o ro /dev/dna /genetic/research