Re: lib/58282: Sysinst terminal output size increased because curses

[Brett Lymn <blymn%internode.on.net@localhost>]

On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 10:00:03AM +0000, Martin Husemann wrote:
> 
>  Can we have a quirk mode that enables rough optimization here?
>  

Use a terminfo that doesn't have colour capabilities?

>  The exact background colour in sysinst should not matter a lot
>  but the increased time for redrawing the screen is highly visible
>  on a serial console at 9600bps.
>  
 Right, but curses does not know that you don't care about the background.
I understand and support your concerns but I am not sure what we can do about it.
I believe using colour comes with a significant overhead which is what we are seeing but I
would be happy to be proven wrong here.

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