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From: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:57:13 -0500
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Cc: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>, current@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Improving the FreeBSD-9 boot menu
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On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:38 AM, Joel Dahl <joel@vnode.se> wrote:
> On 20-01-2012 =C2=A07:57, Warren Block wrote:
>> On Tue, 20 Sep 2011, Warren Block wrote:
>>
>> > The patch in PR 160818 makes some clarifications and improvements to t=
he new
>> > boot menu. =C2=A0Obviously this is not for 9.0-RELEASE, just wanting t=
o get it out
>> > there so people can look at it.
>> >
>> > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D160818
>> >
>> > Among other things, the patch removes the word "boot" from options tha=
t don't
>> > actually boot. =C2=A0The options are lined up, and enabled options are=
 drawn in
>> > reverse video when loader_color=3D1 is set in /boot/loader.conf.
>>
>> Just reminding people about this now that 9.0 is out. =C2=A0It makes wha=
t I
>> feel are genuine usability and readability improvements to the boot
>> menu.
>
> I agree. Definitely an improvement.

Is this in the release notes?

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Eitan Adler