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Re: editing a menu entry
From: |
Marco Gerards |
Subject: |
Re: editing a menu entry |
Date: |
Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:09:03 +0000 |
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Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux) |
"Yoshinori K. Okuji" <address@hidden> writes:
> I'd like to hear your opinion about editing a menu entry.
>
> I'm now writing code for editing a menu entry. Unlike GRUB Legacy, I'd
> like to edit a menu entry directly using GRUB as a screen editor rather
> than going to a command-line and going back to the menu-like interface.
> Conceptually, the interface for menu entry editing will behave like a
> subset of GNU Emacs.
That is nice! Have you thought about using tab completion here?
> Then, there is a key bind problem. In GRUB Legacy, we use 'b' to boot an
> entry and use ENTER to edit a specified command. In GRUB 2, these must
> be used to insert the character 'b' and to insert a newline or split a
> command into two, respectively. Then, how to boot the entry? I don't
> know what the right way is. Using an unusual key (such as C-c)? Or, a
> combination of keys (such as C-x b)?
AFAIK emacs has combinations of keys because there are not enough keys
for every function. I don't think GRUB will ever have this problem so
an unusual key would be the best IMHO. It is easier for users and
easier to implement.
Thanks,
Marco