From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 20 16:58:04 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F93F1065674 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:58:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.174]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 906CE8FC1F for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:58:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonic2000gr@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 30so327808ugs.39 for ; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:58:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references:in-reply-to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=RjnSCfTkjCcAaf+lCpFkkyFtMdBpQsTvDoar7uYmyUg=; b=tnMx5P9Aei+i4yFKJGP7pBUSkEML7gNujU770XmMUxa+BPb6WgPNlbBW1VCrq5SYGw XviP7+pNkdiI9Tsd/4SmMNbCeGyjJCnPWlUOWuhCg+BZ+FCAyWoN52NhFE2EgLiuzHpn aRza19QbQHPuHqCyh0v2bV5L+zvs0Vh+42PAM= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject :references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=SMiazX5Yd3PsKQYwPfYe5RX8F/xrfQ7xZQQYib5sjpy1t9MMTtDfxsDMjodp8dIe2b EcpR+hxCbF4r8ujzAz2MlTpX8M1ZMMrOeeCxKsEd4vs1WAyaq4z61aITermJfkNem8zh OPm9ua4SNpUgZAUAWKz36vvDBUw8ntbTto3Fg= Received: by 10.67.116.18 with SMTP id t18mr3692908ugm.52.1227200282338; Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:58:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from atlantis.dyndns.org (athedsl-4362332.home.otenet.gr [79.130.0.76]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id u1sm1755390uge.8.2008.11.20.08.58.00 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:58:01 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <49259716.6040207@gmail.com> Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:57:58 +0200 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081011) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Gabor PALI References: <491E9A3E.2070201@a1poweruser.com> <492544FC.9090504@FreeBSD.org> <4925739E.4060208@gmail.com> <49259459.1000700@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <49259459.1000700@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Add a Splash Screen Section to the Handbook? X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:58:04 -0000 Gabor PALI wrote: > > >> Would you rather find the discussion of a splash screen useful? I >> doubt it. What's more, you would not be able to fully understand what >> is going on. There is another possible section for this info: Chapter >> 12 (boot). >> > > Hm, I think it is a great idea! What do you think of appending it to > section ``12.3 The Boot Manager and Boot Stages'' (as a sub-section)? > > > Yes, exactly what I had in mind. I was reading section 12.3.3 where /boot/loader is discussed while writing the previous reply. >> There are could also be other places, but this is the only that comes >> to mind at the moment. One could also argue we need something of a >> "Misc settings" chapter, where all this useful but maybe hard to >> categorize stuff would go. But then again, this maybe the role of the >> FAQ. >> > > I recommended to not to include the entire text in the FAQ itself for > Joe because I think the FAQ should be "compact and quick". Joe wrote a > complete and precise description on the topic, so it should be placed in > the Handbook and referenced (only) from the FAQ. > > I am trying to defer the introduction of a potential "Misc Settings" > chapter until we really encounter things that do not fit in the actual > contents or outgrew their limits. > > > I agree. Most of the misc topics still seem to fit in the standard chapters if studied carefully. >> By the way, the above is just a suggestion, if the general consensus >> is to merge it into the Basics chapter, I won't object :) >> > > At the moment, I would prefer to inject it into Section 12.3. If there > is no explicit objection in the next few days, I will try start to work > on its SGML version and send a patch to the list for review. > Well, let's call all the "usual suspects" ;) to comment...