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Re: [PATCH] savedefault


From: Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
Subject: Re: [PATCH] savedefault
Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2009 16:51:20 +0200

Hello. Welcome back

On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Bean<address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Actually, I'm thinking about a more generic method to implement this
> feature with events. The menu viewer fire events at certain
> circumstance, and we can configure the commands to execute. For
> example, we could have a menu.select event fire when a menu item is
> selected, and use something like this in grub.cfg:
>
> event add menu.select save_env saved_entry
>
> Command "save_env saved_entry" would be run automatically, no need to
> patch up the menu items.
Often user doesn't want some entries to be saved as default. E.g.
"single user" entries. I know that it's easy to revert to other method
but if nearly everyone does your work will be effort for nothing
>
> One advantage with the event model is that it can handle password at
> the same time, for example, we could write something like this:
>
> event add menu.select_check password
> event add menu.commandline_check password
>
> password command is run when user tries to select the menu item or
> enter command line.
>
> On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Vladimir 'phcoder'
> Serbinenko<address@hidden> wrote:
>> Hello. Here is a long-awaited savedefault patch. Works correctly only
>> if my scripting fix is applied
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko
>>
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> Bean
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Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko




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