Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 16:48:50 -0700 From: Devin Teske <devin.teske@fisglobal.com> To: <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Cc: Devin Teske <dteske@freebsd.org> Subject: New Boot Loader Menu Message-ID: <0655B56F-AD43-402B-872C-568378E650F9@fisglobal.com>
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Hello, I've been working on a new boot loader menu system. This is what is in HEAD, CURRENT, and RELENG_9 at the moment: http://twitpic.com/b1pkll/full in color: http://twitpic.com/b1pkz1/full I'd like to propose the following replacement to the above: http://twitpic.com/b1pll5/full in color: http://twitpic.com/b1plxi/full The boot options have been whisked away into a sub-menu (see below): http://twitpic.com/b1pm51/full in color: http://twitpic.com/b1pme8/full What does everybody think? NOTE: This change is not trivial. It took me nearly a month of hacking to p= roduce this _and_ almost 1,000 changed lines of code are required. Features= such as submenus, dynamic menus and menu items, and more were added and I'= m at a point where I can commit this back to the tree. I'm sure we want the= se features, but we have a choice of keeping the menu as-is without any cha= nges _or_ we can choose to use the new features (as exhibited in this propo= sal -- where the boot options are sidled-off into a submenu). --=20 Devin P.S. The hope is to one day utilize _all_ of the features I'm adding to one= day have something like this (a functioning mock-up, but unfinished curren= tly): http://twitter.com/devinteske/status/254419042104909824 _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you.
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