From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 6 07:21:08 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B51F3106566B; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 07:21:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (unknown [IPv6:2a01:170:102f::2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B87F8FC0A; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 07:21:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n167L2KC048712; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 08:21:02 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n167L2px048711; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 08:21:02 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from olli) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2009 08:21:02 +0100 (CET) Message-Id: <200902060721.n167L2px048711@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, julian@elischer.org In-Reply-To: X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-current User-Agent: tin/1.8.3-20070201 ("Scotasay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/6.4-PRERELEASE-20080904 (i386)) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:21:02 +0100 (CET) Cc: Subject: Re: CFT: Graphics support for /boot/loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 07:21:09 -0000 Julian Elischer wrote: > BTW most of these things seem to have drop out of > graphics mode.. > do you have something like that? > (or maybe should go to loader prompt...?) Good question. The screen layout isn't final, of course, and I'm open to suggestions. (Also, there will be a short descriptive text for the countdown and how to pause it.) I think it might make sense to provide an additional action using the key that leaves graphics mode and displays the old text menu instead. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing b. M. Handelsregister: Registergericht Muenchen, HRA 74606, Geschäftsfuehrung: secnetix Verwaltungsgesellsch. mbH, Handelsregister: Registergericht Mün- chen, HRB 125758, Geschäftsführer: Maik Bachmann, Olaf Erb, Ralf Gebhart FreeBSD-Dienstleistungen, -Produkte und mehr: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd "C++ is over-complicated nonsense. And Bjorn Shoestrap's book a danger to public health. I tried reading it once, I was in recovery for months." -- Cliff Sarginson