Re: Number shortcuts in boot menu?

[Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@gmail.com>]

В Чт., 25/10/2012 в 17:36 +0300, Petteri Pasila пишет:
> Hey,
> 
> Just came to my mind the other day and it doesn't seem like this has 
> already been suggested/rejected at some point.
> 

menuentry --hotkey=1 ...

> So if your example menu looked something like this (the first one 
> obviously being the active one) and your task at hand was to start up 
> Windows for some stupid stupidity that you required it for:
> 
>   => (1) Arch GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel <=
>        (2) Arch GNU/Linux, with Linux core repo kernel (Fallback initramfs)
>        (3) Random OS
>        (4) Another kernel for the random OS
>        (5) Some memtest86+
>        (6) Some other memtest86+
>        (7) Windows 7 (loader) (on /dev/sda2)
> 
> ...then wouldn't it be brilliant to just type the number [7] to 
> accomplish this instead of having to move the selection aaaaall the way 
> to the end with the arrow keys and then like _all_ of that gruesomeness 
> wasn't enough you're even asked to move one of your fingers to press the 
> [Enter] key that's like *miles* away from the arrows your fingers just 
> arrived at? (Sure you can just press the right arrow but let's pretend 
> we didn't know about that, k?) You have to ask yourselves: how dare you 
> do something like this?
> 
> TORTURE IS A CRIME.
> 
>                                      Petteri and his imagination!
> 
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