[syslinux] Vesa menu option suggestion

[Geert Stappers]

On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 10:14:53PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> K Schincke wrote:
> > Can we add a help line/extended description for menu options?
> > 
> > Maybe something like "MENU LABEL HELP text" with the text could be 
> > displayed below the menu.
> > 
> 
> This is a good idea.  I think it probably needs to be able to handle 
> more than one line, however, so something more like:
> 
> @HELP
> Text
> More text
> @END
> 
> ... might be a better syntax (I want to avoid using the keyword MENU, 
> since core syslinux treats that as an end-of-line comment.  This would 
> have to be something that has a block end terminator.  Suggestions for 
> syntax would be appreciated.)

TEXT LABEL foo KEY f ENDTEXT
Text
More text
ENDTEXT

TEXT LABEL bar KEY b HERE
Text
with literal
ENDTEXT
HERE


If the key 'f' is pressed, then the foo text is printed.
Menus can print $LABELfoo


HtH
GSt