Why not both? <duck>
Warner On Apr 29, 2011, at 11:08 AM, Mike Meyer wrote: > On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:53:11 -0700 > Devin Teske <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello fellow hackers, >> >> I'd love to finally release (under the BSD license) my code for the revamped >> FreeBSD boot loader menu. >> >> Here's a detailed discussion of the release complete with pictures: >> http://devinteske.com/new-freebsd-boot-loader-menu > > Got it, nice simple install (as promised), and it worked like a charm. > > I'd like to revisit the numbers vs. letters for menu options. IIRC > (and I may not), an earlier version used letters for the menu options, > and people objected to that change. > > Since we're changing the menus, we ought to look at which is best for > the end user, as opposed to just doing what feels comfortable to us as > old users. > > In particular, there was a study done around '80 (I tried to find it > but couldn't; I know of someone who can probably provide a reference > if someone really wants it) that showed that menu selection with > letters assigned mnemonically are easiest for users to memorize. > > Not really a major issue - you shouldn't be booting FreeBSD systems > all that often, so it's not something I care very much about. However, > I figure someone ought to at least speak up for using system that's > better for new users rather than quietly doing it the old way since > we're making a change anyway. > > <mike > -- > Mike Meyer <[email protected]> http://www.mired.org/consulting.html > Independent Software developer/SCM consultant, email for more information. > > O< ascii ribbon campaign - stop html mail - www.asciiribbon.org > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]" > > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
