[RELEASE] New Boot-Loader Menu

[Warner Losh]

Why not both?

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Warner

On Apr 29, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Mike Meyer wrote:

> On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:53:11 -0700
> Devin Teske <dteske at vicor.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hello fellow hackers,
>> 
>> I'd love to finally release (under the BSD license) my code for the revamped FreeBSD boot loader menu.
>> 
>> Here's a detailed discussion of the release complete with pictures:
>> http://devinteske.com/new-freebsd-boot-loader-menu
> 
> Got it, nice simple install (as promised), and it worked like a charm.
> 
> I'd like to revisit the numbers vs. letters for menu options. IIRC
> (and I may not), an earlier version used letters for the menu options,
> and people objected to that change.
> 
> Since we're changing the menus, we ought to look at which is best for
> the end user, as opposed to just doing what feels comfortable to us as
> old users.
> 
> In particular, there was a study done around '80 (I tried to find it
> but couldn't; I know of someone who can probably provide a reference
> if someone really wants it) that showed that menu selection with
> letters assigned mnemonically are easiest for users to memorize.
> 
> Not really a major issue - you shouldn't be booting FreeBSD systems
> all that often, so it's not something I care very much about. However,
> I figure someone ought to at least speak up for using system that's
> better for new users rather than quietly doing it the old way since
> we're making a change anyway.
> 
>   <mike
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