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authormdkinney <mdkinney@6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524>2009-05-08 23:48:32 +0000
committermdkinney <mdkinney@6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524>2009-05-08 23:48:32 +0000
commitb9c8d8bd154e42963d16ff4e821fb8ac6b5c4f69 (patch)
tree2bcd42103497549c1b044fc9974175ac7ab196e1 /MdePkg/Library
parentae55f4ebda86f470c82c8b19346005338522aeef (diff)
downloadedk2-platforms-b9c8d8bd154e42963d16ff4e821fb8ac6b5c4f69.tar.xz
Clarify clipping behavior of PrintXY() and AsciiPrintXY().
git-svn-id: https://edk2.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/edk2/trunk/edk2@8271 6f19259b-4bc3-4df7-8a09-765794883524
Diffstat (limited to 'MdePkg/Library')
-rw-r--r--MdePkg/Library/UefiLib/UefiLibPrint.c10
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/UefiLib/UefiLibPrint.c b/MdePkg/Library/UefiLib/UefiLibPrint.c
index d9268ef52d..0ee2c23eb2 100644
--- a/MdePkg/Library/UefiLib/UefiLibPrint.c
+++ b/MdePkg/Library/UefiLib/UefiLibPrint.c
@@ -535,8 +535,9 @@ Error:
This function prints a formatted Unicode string to the graphics console device
specified by ConsoleOutputHandle in EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE and returns the number of
- Unicode characters printed. If the length of the formatted Unicode string is
- greater than PcdUefiLibMaxPrintBufferSize, then only the first
+ Unicode characters displayed, not including partial characters that may be clipped
+ by the right edge of the display. If the length of the formatted Unicode string is
+ greater than PcdUefiLibMaxPrintBufferSize, then at most the first
PcdUefiLibMaxPrintBufferSize characters are printed. The EFI_HII_FONT_PROTOCOL
is used to convert the string to a bitmap using the glyphs registered with the
HII database. No wrapping is performed, so any portions of the string the fall
@@ -609,8 +610,9 @@ PrintXY (
This function prints a formatted ASCII string to the graphics console device
specified by ConsoleOutputHandle in EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE and returns the number of
- ASCII characters printed. If the length of the formatted ASCII string is
- greater than PcdUefiLibMaxPrintBufferSize, then only the first
+ ASCII characters displayed, not including partial characters that may be clipped
+ by the right edge of the display. If the length of the formatted ASCII string is
+ greater than PcdUefiLibMaxPrintBufferSize, then at most the first
PcdUefiLibMaxPrintBufferSize characters are printed. The EFI_HII_FONT_PROTOCOL
is used to convert the string to a bitmap using the glyphs registered with the
HII database. No wrapping is performed, so any portions of the string the fall