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add a paragraph about the "console" property

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drochner 1999-04-08 16:29:56 +00:00
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share/man/man4/wsdisplay.4
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.\" $NetBSD: wsdisplay.4,v 1.1 1999/03/22 19:15:03 drochner Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: wsdisplay.4,v 1.2 1999/04/08 16:29:56 drochner Exp $
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@ -44,6 +44,17 @@ driver will connect a terminal emulation module and provide a
tty-like software interface. In contrary, non-emulating displays can only
be used by special programs like X servers.
.Pp
The
.Em console
locator in the configuration line refers to the device's use as output
part of the operating system console. A device specification containing
a positive value here will only match if the device is in use as system
console. (The console device selection in early system startup is not
influenced.) This way, the console device can be connected to a known
wsdisplay device instance. (Naturally, only
.Dq emulating
display devices are usable as console.)
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The logical unit of an independant contents displayed on a display
(sometimes referred to as
.Dq virtual terminal

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.\" $NetBSD: wskbd.4,v 1.1 1999/03/22 19:15:02 drochner Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: wskbd.4,v 1.2 1999/04/08 16:29:56 drochner Exp $
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@ -66,7 +66,15 @@ device as well. A complete list is in
The
.Xr wsconsctl 8
utility allows to access key maps and other variables.
.Pp
The
.Em console
locator in the configuration line refers to the device's use as input
part of the operating system console. A device specification containing
a positive value here will only match if the device is in use as system
console. (The console device selection in early system startup is not
influenced.) This way, the console device can be connected to a known
wskbd device instance.
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