Re: pretty colors in gfxterm

[Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com>]

On Sat, May 05, 2007 at 06:36:03PM +0200, Marco Gerards wrote:
> Robert Millan <rmh@aybabtu.com> writes:
> 
> Hi Robert,
> 
> > Is it possible to archieve a similar effect to what "color cyan/blue white/blue"
> > does in grub legacy, but with grub2 gfxterm?
> 
> You could implement a color command, which does the same as the color
> command in GRUB Legacy.  All terminals have support for the color
> command.  Although I am not really sure if it is completely compatible
> with what you are used to.

Can you give some pointer to that?

> Although, it would be better to implement what Okuji proposed a while
> ago.  Are you willing to work on this?  It might be fun to do so :-).

Willing yes, capable not.  Lacking time and skill.  Skill can still improve,
but time.... :-/

> If having a color command means that GRUB 2 will be used more, I am
> willing to add such command.  Okuji, do you object?

Yes, I think so.  But as said on IRC, I don't think the interface has to be
a color command.  As long as we can display something that is not uglier
than "color cyan/blue white/blue" (and we don't have to wait ages untill the
new fancy menu is ready), that's ok.

> But I am only
> willing to add this if the Debian people ensure me that they will
> switch to whatever fancy graphics system we implement in the future,
> when it is ready ;-).

I'm all for that, at least in desktops.

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