Date: Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:16:04 +0100 From: Gabor PALI <pgj@FreeBSD.org> To: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: RFR: A "Boot Time Splash Screens" Section to the Handbook Message-ID: <49359784.504@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20081201091730.0ef555fa.trhodes@FreeBSD.org> References: <493155ED.8020004@FreeBSD.org> <49316309.1050407@gmail.com> <49330A66.8040801@FreeBSD.org> <20081201091730.0ef555fa.trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
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Hello, Tom Rhodes wrote: > Gabor PALI <pgj@freebsd.org> wrote: >> Note for native speakers: please, review! > > You asked. :P Thank you very-very much. I accepted and merged all of your suggestions, so I only answer the parts where I have comments. [..] > + at the virtual console login prompt at boot time, but go > + directly to the X11 desktop display manager's graphical login > + screen. Popular choices are <application>XDM</application>, > + the display manager of &xorg;, <application>gdm</application> > + for <application>GNOME</application>, and > + <application>kdm</application> for > + <application>KDE</application>, but any other display manager > + found in the Ports Collection could be used. These display > > Not sure about this sentence either. :( [..] > + <para>At boot time with the <quote>splash screen</quote> > + enabled, a few boot loader messages still could be seen leading > + up to and including the boot options menu, and a timed wait > + count down prompt before the <quote>splash screen</quote> is > + displayed.</para> > > This sentence is a bit much. Okay, I tried to rephrase both of them, I hope you will like it. > + > + <para>Sample splash screen files can be downloaded from the > + gallery at <ulink > + url="http://www.baldwin.cx/splash/"></ulink>.</para>; > + </sect4> martinko wrote: > IIRC even with VESA there's a limit of 1024x768 for boot splash images. > > You may want to mention sysutils/bsd-splash-changer port with which you > can have splash image chosen from your collection randomly at each boot. Sorry that I missed it, but this time I added a sentence about this, too. I tested the maximum resolution, and splash screens are supported only up to 1024x768, indeed. I changed the limits to reflect this. > + <para>There are another two possible interesting > + <filename>loader.conf</filename> options.</para> > > Not sure about this one. Rephrased. > Hope that helps. Of course! Thank you again. Here is the next iteration: (patch version): http://people.freebsd.org/~pgj/patches/2008/12/02/splash.screen.section.patch.diff (HTML version): http://people.freebsd.org/~pgj/patches/2008/12/02/html/boot-blocks.html#BOOT-SPLASH Regards, :g
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