From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 17 09:45:04 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: doc@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6C6B1065672 for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:45:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pali.gabor@googlemail.com) Received: from mu-out-0910.google.com (mu-out-0910.google.com [209.85.134.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FA3C8FC16 for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:45:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pali.gabor@googlemail.com) Received: by mu-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id i2so2549819mue.3 for ; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:45:02 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from :organization:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc:subject:references :in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:sender; bh=+HNqveQKjZ5Iliq42v2Vrihqsv4ZLojF970BU5kHAVk=; b=wmr3i9ioGdjDzhkr7OaVMPjROH5C1FO6gTRzIHoirsCPopT2PlT+imGnGfh75Qvk8P DFRW/ymfDGRSJ4lEOUhJtQjLRFb8PQoKsKX/t/mRAaka4vxkjgwpKWv3hDyd/Vgu4uGT 5u0swkCg3webJcmL5dU0KmgopW/p/6/CZJgI0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:organization:user-agent:mime-version:to:cc :subject:references:in-reply-to:x-enigmail-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:sender; b=ABatzk95q2k/whTWTL68gjUMyDPNGMr/pXa8zoWPOVei8KXT4xbL9UoLgyXSE9z4jF HezFhP6S5GqcH1nuIiWZBWgzUoE3xj2oEDe5NoHXh0vyOsZLRhe5vrZKLPV4B1UfjJR1 gZsk9TBbf+JmItKtv8AUeBazBZeG4XoVIvO9M= Received: by 10.180.232.9 with SMTP id e9mr941339bkh.57.1226915102711; Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:45:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.1.29? (oktnb24.inf.elte.hu [157.181.167.24]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d13sm4047093fka.19.2008.11.17.01.45.01 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:45:02 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <49213D0B.4020404@FreeBSD.org> Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:44:43 +0100 From: Gabor PALI Organization: The FreeBSD Project User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.17 (X11/20081023) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fbsd1 References: <491E9A3E.2070201@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <491E9A3E.2070201@a1poweruser.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: =?UTF-8?B?UMOBTEkgR8OhYm9yIErDoW5vcw==?= Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Adding splash screen section to handbook X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:45:04 -0000 Dear Joe, >>> "This makes for a visually cleaner experience getting to the X11 >>> Desktop Display Manager login screen and/or virtual console >>> login prompt." >> >> Sorry, I do not understand this sentence. >> > [..] In X11 environments the users would get a visually clearer > system start up experience resembling something closer to what an > ms/xp user would see. Okay, thank you for the clarification. > First of all, the handbook does not have any reference to the splash > screen function. The only documentation on the splash screen is in > the FAQ. You should know that all ready. Yes, you are right. > I agree with you that the splash screen documentation should be > removed from the FAQ and placed in the handbook. Complete and full > documentation is what is needed and the handbook is the place it > belongs. On that point I do not think the splash screen belongs under > the section dealing with X11 because it really has nothing to do > with X11. I think it should be in a new sub-section, in section "3.0 > UNIX Basics" after 3.2 Virtual Consoles and Terminals, titled 3.3 > Boot time Splash screen. Oh, thank you for your contribution! > I don't have the time nor the patiences to work through the handbook > SGML coding and approval process. So I am going to hand off this new > handbook section to you to do as you want with it. Just give me my > credit do as "Contributed by Joseph J. Barbish". I will do the SGML coding and review your work. Thank you again. Cheers, :g