menuconfig should wrap long lines

menuconfig should wrap long lines

[Bernhard Kuemel]

Hi!

make menuconfig clips lines which do not fit:

  │   Depends on: !X86_VOYAGER && !X86_NUMAQ && !X86_VISWS &&
!IA64_HP_SIM && (IA64 || X86) &&  │

I was able to view the whole line by making my console window wider,
but that may not always be possible so I think it might be better to
wrap long lines.

Bernhard

PS: I am off the list, but I may check the archives for replies.

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Re: menuconfig should wrap long lines

[Bernhard Kuemel]

Bernhard Kuemel wrote:
> I was able to view the whole line by making my console window wider,
> but that may not always be possible so I think it might be better to
> wrap long lines.

Ohh, you can scroll right/left.

Bernhard

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Re: menuconfig should wrap long lines

[Jan Engelhardt]

On Aug 10 2007 17:41, Bernhard Kuemel wrote:
>Bernhard Kuemel wrote:
>> I was able to view the whole line by making my console window wider,
>> but that may not always be possible so I think it might be better to
>> wrap long lines.
>
>Ohh, you can scroll right/left.

But still, that takes its time... and the you have to scroll back again :-/


	Jan
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Re: menuconfig should wrap long lines

[Bernhard Kuemel]

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>> Ohh, you can scroll right/left.
> 
> But still, that takes its time... and the you have to scroll back again :-/

Yes, but in most cases no scrolling is neccessary, so occasional
scrolling is not that bad. However, I found some long prompts are
clipped, too, and there you can not scroll because <left>/<right>
switches between <Select>, <Exit> and <Help>. The complete prompt
can be found in the help screen with scrolling. E.g.:

  │ │    <M>   DiskOnChip 2000, Millennium and Millennium Plus (NAND
reimp│ │

  │ Prompt: DiskOnChip 2000, Millennium and Millennium Plus (NAND
reimplementation) (EXPERIMENTAL) │

Again, most prompts are sufficiently readable on an 80 character
terminal.

Bernhard

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Re: menuconfig should wrap long lines

[Jan Engelhardt]

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On Aug 12 2007 14:26, Bernhard Kuemel wrote:
>Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>>>>[menuconfig]
>>>
>>> Ohh, you can scroll right/left.
>> 
>> But still, that takes its time... and the you have to scroll back again :-/
>
>Yes, but in most cases no scrolling is neccessary, so occasional
>scrolling is not that bad.

It is, on long lines, if you are trying to figure out the selects line.

>However, I found some long prompts are
>clipped, too, and there you can not scroll because <left>/<right>
>switches between <Select>, <Exit> and <Help>. The complete prompt
>can be found in the help screen with scrolling. E.g.:
>
>  │ │    <M>   DiskOnChip 2000, Millennium and Millennium Plus (NAND
>reimp│ │
>
>  │ Prompt: DiskOnChip 2000, Millennium and Millennium Plus (NAND
>reimplementation) (EXPERIMENTAL) │
>
>Again, most prompts are sufficiently readable on an 80 character
>terminal.


	Jan
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