why 25 rows?

[Drew Arnett]

Hi,

Dumb question:  why 25 rows?  Sorry for asking first, before examining code.

Is there a design to the screen layout?

Why I bring up the question...  The official Raspberry Pi 7" screen
with the closest linux console font that I found (didn't search for
more options) ends up at 24 rows instead of 25.  Old video terminals
were often 24 rows.  The old IBM PCs were 25 rows.  I recall terminal
emulator SW on those providing 24 rows for terminal use and a 25th row
for menu.

I love TUI for contest logging.  I love turning off the GUI desktop
(X, wayland, whatever) for it, too.  So, linux console I think is
great.  Maybe I should review the linux console fonts bundled with
debian to make sure I didn't miss something or look to see if it is
possible to install additional ones.

Thanks and best regards,

Drew
n7da