Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 13:45:55 -0700 From: Devin Teske <dteske@vicor.com> To: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, =?iso-8859-1?B?5YWw5riF?= <while1@163.com> Subject: Re: [UPDATE] New Boot-Loader Menu -- version 1.4 Message-ID: <7CD48B80-1280-4DF0-B383-B4134E6EF2DA@vicor.com> In-Reply-To: <20110508211344.00006754@unknown> References: <65D3163B-427B-41F6-80B9-7BA4AF794939@vicor.com> <57a102e1.9eab.12fcda25c3a.Coremail.while1@163.com> <313C949D-643A-422F-98A4-72C9F3AE3181@vicor.com> <20110508211344.00006754@unknown>
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On May 8, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > On Sun, 8 May 2011 10:48:55 -0700 Devin Teske <dteske@vicor.com> wrote: >=20 >> I would like to see general consensus from the community for >> separating the items before moving ahead with such a non-trivial >> change. >=20 > IMO: > - I agree that there are two different types of actions > - having 2 distinct blocks looks like a good idea to me > (I didn't had a look at the code, if you only have the text > in the variables and the numbers get added automatically, > maybe you can add variables for inbetween items which > are pure text and do not get a number, and they are not > displayed if the variable is empty) > - I do not think that we need two different namespaces here > -> reorder the items, use incrementing numbers no matter > which type it is (ACPI would be number 4 in the example then) All-in-all, I love the suggestion. A few notes: - I also agree that there are two different types of actions - Significant changes would need to be made. - I'd like to take the gradual approach - You're right, it could be done without two different namespaces However, there's one very important fact... The current menu is "numbers only" which means that people that use the men= u often will be impacted in a non-trivial way if we re-order the numbers. The gradual approach would have us accept a new menu (such as loader_menu-1= .4) that enables the use of hotkeys. Get people used to using the hotkeys f= or awhile before re-ording (or perhaps even taking-away) the numbers. What do you think of the gradual approach? --=20 Devin _____________ The information contained in this message is proprietary and/or confidentia= l. If you are not the intended recipient, please: (i) delete the message an= d all copies; (ii) do not disclose, distribute or use the message in any ma= nner; and (iii) notify the sender immediately. In addition, please be aware= that any message addressed to our domain is subject to archiving and revie= w by persons other than the intended recipient. Thank you. _____________
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