From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.43) id 1MF9si-0003cB-DU for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:45:32 -0400 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MF9sg-0003bO-8Z for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:45:30 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1MF9sb-0003Zl-Lh for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:45:29 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=53364 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1MF9sb-0003Zg-FV for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:45:25 -0400 Received: from gateway05.websitewelcome.com ([69.93.154.37]:44949) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1MF9sa-0002f2-78 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:45:25 -0400 Received: (qmail 9674 invoked from network); 12 Jun 2009 16:48:34 -0000 Received: from gator297.hostgator.com (74.53.228.114) by gateway05.websitewelcome.com with SMTP; 12 Jun 2009 16:48:34 -0000 Received: from c-67-185-177-95.hsd1.wa.comcast.net ([67.185.177.95]:41256 helo=svelte.localnet) by gator297.hostgator.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1MF9sT-0000QC-Pb for grub-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:45:18 -0500 From: Colin D Bennett To: grub-devel@gnu.org Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:45:14 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.11.2 (Linux/2.6.28-11-generic; KDE/4.2.2; x86_64; ; ) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200906120945.14990.colin@gibibit.com> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator297.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - gnu.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - gibibit.com X-detected-operating-system: by monty-python.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) Subject: Customizable text menu appearance/themeable text interface X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GRUB 2 List-Id: The development of GRUB 2 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:45:30 -0000 User pelle.k on the Ubuntu forums had an interesting (and to me, appealing) idea to provide customization of the GRUB text menu appearance to make it cleaner and more elegant (obviously this may vary with personal taste). I have seen other questions on the GRUB list here about removing or changing certain text on the GRUB text menu as well. Even when the graphical menu is polished and working perfectly, the text menu is still highly desirable in a number of situations. Some users will still prefer it. Read the post and see pelle.k's mocked-up screen shots at: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=7444286&postcount=24 On 2009-06-12 around 07:00, pelle.k wrote on the Ubuntu forums: >I dont know to what extent grub2 is supposed to be able to theme, but i > really (really, really, really) hope there will be some way to remove > > * borders > * Version info text at the top > * Help text at the bottom > >It looks really messy as it is now (grub legacy), and i don't really need > any fancy graphics, or animations (although that could be nice) - just the > ability to have grub not point me in the eyes so much by default. Look at > an white/black standard grub (don't even get me started at the > white/black/blue one... hehe), and a mockup i made. Simplicity is much more > pleasing to the eyes, me thinks (the second, and third one). With a > splashimage, it looks even better, where the borders on the "standard grub" > would spoil it a bit. I wonder if anyone is interested in working on something to provide text menu customization? Regards, Colin