vi-like keys on grub menu

vi-like keys on grub menu

[Chris Jones]

I'm so used to using ‘hjkl’ rather than the ‘arrow’ keys that I would
like to be able to use them to move around the grub menu entries.

Is this configurable?

If not, has this already been requested, and possibly rejected as
frivolous?

Aren't there keyboards out there any more that do not have arrow keys?

Thanks,

CJ

Re: vi-like keys on grub menu

[Endres Puschner]

> I'm so used to using ‘hjkl’ rather than the ‘arrow’ keys that I would
> like to be able to use them to move around the grub menu entries.

Maybe it would be a good idea as I even coded a horizontal graphical 
menu which obviously needs to use at least the horizontal arrow keys.

Wouldn't a configuration of any key very appreciated? Maybe in a 
completely new configuration-design?

Greetings,
Endres

Re: vi-like keys on grub menu

[Endres Puschner]

> I'm so used to using ‘hjkl’ rather than the ‘arrow’ keys that I would
> like to be able to use them to move around the grub menu entries.

Maybe it would be a good idea as I even coded a horizontal graphical 
menu which obviously needs to use at least the horizontal arrow keys.

Wouldn't a configuration of any key very appreciated? Maybe in a 
completely new configuration-design?

Greetings,
Endres


Edit: Sorry, I always miss to use my correct E-Mail-Address...

Re: vi-like keys on grub menu

[Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko]

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On 30.05.2011 16:23, Chris Jones wrote:
> I'm so used to using ‘hjkl’ rather than the ‘arrow’ keys that I would
> like to be able to use them to move around the grub menu entries.
>
it's not as easy as that since these keys can already be used for
hotkeys and it would also require complete rewrite of menu editing code.
Unless someone proposes a way to nicely integrate the both possibilities
(both code-wise and interface-wise), it's rejected. And even then it
feels like featuritus. In any case I won't spend any of my time coding this.
> Is this configurable?
>
> If not, has this already been requested, and possibly rejected as
> frivolous?
>
> Aren't there keyboards out there any more that do not have arrow keys?
>
We use Ctrl+ combinations on those
> Thanks,
>
> CJ
>
>
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