linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] fbcon: Use background color for margins

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Date:   Sun, 30 Jul 2017 11:47:26 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     David Lechner <david@...hnology.com>
Cc:     linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] fbcon: Use background color for margins

Hi!

> Screens that don't have a black border around the active area will have
> ugly black bars for the margin when the text background color is not black.
> This is especially noticeable on an LCD screen (not the backlit kind) when
> the terminal colors are inverted.

Are you sure? It is quite common to have different backgrounds in
different parts of the screen, how it is supposed to work there?

								Pavel
								
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