Re: New delay and echo commands

[OKUJI Yoshinori]

From: Matthias Granberry <address@hidden>
Subject: New delay and echo commands
Date: 01 Jan 2001 20:38:13 -0600

> I was tinkering with the GRUB last night and couldn't find a command to 
> cause a short delay or timeout of some sort.  After looking through the 
> source, I wrote this small patch to add a delay and "echo" function.
> 
> After using it for a short time, I'm tempted to change it to a 
> countdown-style command with a prompt and a visible countdown like the 
> menu timeout, but I don't see any acceptably simple way to do it.

  Well, do you think I should apply the current implementation, or I
should wait until you revise your patch?

Thanks,
Okuji