Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2009 05:21:06 -0500 From: Skip Ford <skip@menantico.com> To: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, julian@elischer.org Subject: Re: CFT: Graphics support for /boot/loader Message-ID: <20090206102106.GA881@menantico.com> In-Reply-To: <200902060721.n167L2px048711@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <freebsd-current.43073.1233894598.498BBC85.3070408@elischer.org> <200902060721.n167L2px048711@lurza.secnetix.de>
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Oliver Fromme wrote: > Julian Elischer wrote: > > BTW most of these things seem to have <ESC> drop out of > > graphics mode.. > > do you have something like that? > > (or maybe <ESC> should go to loader prompt...?) > > Good question. The screen layout isn't final, of course, > and I'm open to suggestions. (Also, there will be a short > descriptive text for the countdown and how to pause it.) > > I think it might make sense to provide an additional action > using the <Esc> key that leaves graphics mode and displays > the old text menu instead. What about F8? That's what I'd guess a majority of people would instinctively reach for to get to a boot menu. -- Skip
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