[syslinux] extlinux graphical menu with function keys

[H. Peter Anvin]

Geert Stappers wrote:
> Op 04-09-2007 om 12:04 schreef 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.
>> They use a nonstandard patch to syslinux which I consider unsupportable 
>> due to just plain awful code.
> 
> Which means that "original" syslinux does have function keys
> that can be used to display a help file.
> 
>>> 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.
> 
> My advice is to check if the wanted functionallity is in original syslinux.
> 

If not, I'm definitely open to suggestions for additions... I just don't 
want to move gfxboot.

	-hpa