Re: cleanup-boot.messages+overhaul-install

From: /dev/null (null_at_dnswatch.com)
Date: 04/30/05

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    Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 06:51:24 -0700 (PDT)
To: "Alexander Leidinger" <Alexander@Leidinger.net>

    > On Sat, 30 Apr 2005 03:27:53 -0700 (PDT)
    > "/dev/null" <null@dnswatch.com> wrote:
    >
    >> Greetings All,
    >> Now that I have your attention. ;) There seems to be some "clean-up"
    >> work
    >> that could be done in the boot messaging area. I would like to apply for
    >
    > I suggest to add more "spaces" to your postings (e.g. start a new
    > paragraph where a new context begins). They look like one large blob of
    > text. This isn't easy to read.

    Sorry about the big blob. I get to thinking and typing and don't pay
    enough attention. I'll try to watch that in the future. :)

    >
    >> the job. I've made some mention of thoughts I had on it in other
    >> messages.
    >> So I'll reiterate them here. I think the ASCII spray could be unified
    >> somewhat and that an additional "knob" could be added that would
    >> effectively act as a Volume knob. Technically, it would be a 3
    >> position switch/ knob with: OFF/ NORMAL/ LOUD. It could probably
    >> accommodate additional fine tuning, like subsettings. But initially, the
    >> 3 shouldn't freak too many ppl out. ;)
    >
    > I suggest to start with a cleanup of the actual way of displaying
    > things.
    >
    > When the actual startup shows a consistent behavior, a refactoring into
    > the possibility to show n ways of status displays can start.
    >
    > "Step by step progress"... you know?

    Wouldn't have handled it any other way. :)
    Geuss I'll start in /etc/rc.d. Then start plowing through all the ports
    trolling for the rc scripts that get generated by so many of the ports.

    -Chris

    >
    > Bye,
    > Alexander.
    >
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    >
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