From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 6 11:28:24 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B1C01065672; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 11:28:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from skip@menantico.com) Received: from vms173009pub.verizon.net (vms173009pub.verizon.net [206.46.173.9]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A4828FC08; Fri, 6 Feb 2009 11:28:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from skip@menantico.com) Received: from mx.menantico.com ([96.235.133.57]) by vms173009.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPA id <0KEN00CRD6AR4H53@vms173009.mailsrvcs.net>; Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:23:18 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:29:26 -0500 From: Skip Ford To: Oliver Fromme Message-id: <20090206112926.GB881@menantico.com> References: <200902060721.n167L2px048711@lurza.secnetix.de> <20090206102106.GA881@menantico.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline In-reply-to: <20090206102106.GA881@menantico.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, julian@elischer.org Subject: Re: CFT: Graphics support for /boot/loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:28:24 -0000 Skip Ford wrote: > Oliver Fromme wrote: > > 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. > > What about F8? That's what I'd guess a majority of people would > instinctively reach for to get to a boot menu. Ok, scratch that idea. Windows uses F8 to stop an automatic boot, not really to drop to a text menu from a graphics menu. We can press any key to stop an automatic boot already, so F8 could be used to halt an automatic boot and jump straight to a boot menu, but that has nothing to do with this graphical boot menu. It could even jump to the graphical boot menu, not necessarily text. Windows just happens to not have a graphical menu. -- Skip