[syslinux] extlinux graphical menu with function keys

[H. Peter Anvin]

Bert Verhaeghe wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have a question regarding the syslinux menu as used on the Ubuntu,
> Sabayon, ... live CD's.
> According to the syslinux documentation the function keys can be used
> to display a help file, but in the menu of these live distros the
> function keys are used to pick the resolution, language and keyboard.
> 
> I would like to bind a submenu to these function keys. Is this
> possible and how can this be accomplished?
> Or if anybody knows a place where this topic is documented, please let
> me know.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> 

They use a nonstandard patch to syslinux which I consider unsupportable 
due to just plain awful code.

	-hpa