CFT: Graphics support for /boot/loader

Skip Ford skip at menantico.com
Fri Feb 6 03:22:37 PST 2009


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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