On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 02:58:50PM +0200, Michal Suchanek wrote: > 2009/8/24 Robert Millan <r...@aybabtu.com>: > > On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:11:10AM +0100, Colin Watson wrote: > >> > But in at_keyboard it's definitely possible (check how we handle e.g. > >> > CTRL > >> > or SHIFT keys). > >> > >> No, that code only spots make scan codes arriving after GRUB's terminal > >> starts up. AFAICS it has no way to tell whether e.g. Shift was held down > >> already when GRUB started > > > > Ah, you're right on this.. > > > >> (except through the vagaries of key repeat), > > > > ..but on this too. Why not check for key repeat? The controller generates > > them for all keys AFAIK. > > ..unless turned off in the BIOS (which some seem to allow).
It's still hardware, so we can turn it back on. I guess we should be? -- Robert Millan The DRM opt-in fallacy: "Your data belongs to us. We will decide when (and how) you may access your data; but nobody's threatening your freedom: we still allow you to remove your data and not access it at all." _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list Grub-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
