From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 7 20:30:43 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 B2CA21065676 for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 20:30:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: from mail2.fluidhosting.com (mx22.fluidhosting.com [204.14.89.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40F148FC1B for ; Sat, 7 Feb 2009 20:30:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dougb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 20496 invoked by uid 399); 7 Feb 2009 20:30:38 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ?192.168.0.19?) (dougb@dougbarton.us@127.0.0.1) by localhost with ESMTPAM; 7 Feb 2009 20:30:38 -0000 X-Originating-IP: 127.0.0.1 X-Sender: dougb@dougbarton.us Message-ID: <498DEF6F.7000509@FreeBSD.org> Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 12:30:39 -0800 From: Doug Barton Organization: http://www.FreeBSD.org/ User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (Windows/20081209) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Oliver Fromme References: <200902072025.n17KPmGW079257@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <200902072025.n17KPmGW079257@lurza.secnetix.de> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org 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: Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:30:44 -0000 Oliver Fromme wrote: > Doug Barton wrote: > > This is very nice looking stuff. :) The only thing I don't see is a > > timer for bypassing the menu, an indication on the menu of where we're > > at in the timer, and a way to suspend the timer. These features exist > > in the current boot loader and I would hate to lose them. > > > > If they exist and I'm simply missing it, my apologies. > > No need to apologize. Those features do exist. There's > a countdown in the upper left corner, *slaps forehead* So that's what the number in the screen shot is, thanks! :) > it respects the > autoboot_delay variable from loader.conf, and pressing > space (or any other key) will stop the countdown. > > It is my intention that we will *NOT* lose any existing > features! Sounds great. > The only thing missing is an explanatory text, something > like "autoboot in x seconds, press space to pause". > I just haven't gotten around to put that in the .4th > code yet. Ok, no worries then. I look forward to being able to give this a whirl. Doug -- This .signature sanitized for your protection