Re: [RFC][PATCH] Allow hotkeys to interrupt hidden menu

[Andrey Borzenkov]

В Thu, 28 Nov 2013 11:04:28 +0000
Colin Watson <address@hidden> пишет:

> On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 07:19:46AM +0100, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
> > On Nov 28, 2013 3:31 AM, "Colin Watson" <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > +If this option is set to @samp{countdown} or @samp{hidden}, then, before
> > > +displaying the menu, GRUB will wait for the timeout set by
> > > address@hidden to expire.  If @key{ESC} is pressed during that
> > > time, it
> > > +will display the menu and wait for input according to
> > > @samp{GRUB_TIMEOUT}.
> > > +If a hotkey associated with a menu entry is pressed, it will boot the
> > > +associated menu entry immediately.  If the timeout expires before either
> > > of
> > > +these happens, it will display the menu.
> > 
> > What you describe here doesn‘t serm what code is doing. Copypaste error?
> 
> I must be missing something.  What part of this doesn't agree with the
> code?
> 
> ... oh, right, if the timeout expires then it will boot the default
> entry.  I'll fix that, thanks.
> 

Not only. If you hit ESC it will not "wait for input according to
GRUB_TIMEOUT" - it will stop displaying menu.

I'm not sure whether exposing menu but continuing count down is useful.
We could let any other key (or specific key - SPACE?) do it.