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Re: [3/4] [PATCH] start angle (option of circular_progress) is measured


From: Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
Subject: Re: [3/4] [PATCH] start angle (option of circular_progress) is measured in unusual quantities
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:00:36 +0100
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On 15.03.2013 17:52, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:

> В Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:52:13 +0400
> Vladimir Testov <address@hidden> пишет:
> 
>> In current state, start angle is measured in "parrots", where 1 "parrot" = 1 
>> / 
>> 256 of full circle.
>>
>> With simple patch we can set start angle in degrees (which makes no 
>> difference 
>> for the program, but makes configuration to be more user-friendly)
>>
> 
> This has compatibility issue and probably cannot be done without
> introducing theme file format version.
> 
> What about adding new parameter name instead (although start_angle_angle
> looks rather silly)?
> 

It would be better to have some kind of angle format. I think it would
be reasonable to use:
start_angle = 90°;
The only problem is start ° is a non-ASCII character and while GRUB
handles those fine, it is easily corrupted on transmission.

>>
>> theme.txt:
>>
>> before:
>>     start_angle = -64
>> after:
>>     start_angle = -90
>>
>> nothing else is affected
>>
> 
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