Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:57:13 -0500 From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> To: Joel Dahl <joel@vnode.se> Cc: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Improving the FreeBSD-9 boot menu Message-ID: <CAF6rxg=kVk75MUkdBhMhppok77vxO=cceYDg6sVpoHO2TtOM-g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20120120163854.GU11137@goofy01.vnodelab.local> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1109201935510.55031@wonkity.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1201200755330.59184@wonkity.com> <20120120163854.GU11137@goofy01.vnodelab.local>
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On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Joel Dahl <joel@vnode.se> wrote: > On 20-01-2012 7:57, Warren Block wrote: >> On Tue, 20 Sep 2011, Warren Block wrote: >> >> > The patch in PR 160818 makes some clarifications and improvements to the new >> > boot menu. Obviously this is not for 9.0-RELEASE, just wanting to get it out >> > there so people can look at it. >> > >> > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=160818 >> > >> > Among other things, the patch removes the word "boot" from options that don't >> > actually boot. The options are lined up, and enabled options are drawn in >> > reverse video when loader_color=1 is set in /boot/loader.conf. >> >> Just reminding people about this now that 9.0 is out. It makes what I >> feel are genuine usability and readability improvements to the boot >> menu. > > I agree. Definitely an improvement. Is this in the release notes? -- Eitan Adlerhelp
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