[syslinux] submenus and menu title

Geert Stappers stappers at stappers.nl
Fri Sep 14 23:45:26 PDT 2012


On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 03:40:07AM +0200, Ady Ady wrote:
> Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:32:43 -0400
> From: gene.cumm at gmail.com
> > On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 7:33 AM, Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I can not speak for the intentions of the authors/contributors but
> > > this may be a documentation bug rather than an implementation bug.
> > >
> > > "When the tagname is set, The submenu's title shall be the tagname
> > > unless explicitly overridden inside the submenu."
> > >
> > > "The entry for the submenu is displayed as the effective menu title."
> > > This one will certainly need minor verification.
> > >
> > > The addition of these two statements (assuming this was the
> > > implementation intention) would correct the documentation bug.
> > 
> > HPA, is this documentation alteration the proper intention OR should
> > the menu system be corrected, including a change such that the
> > tagname, if set, is always shown in the parent and probably an
> > additional directive 'MENU INHERITTITLE' to state that the tagname
> > should be shown on the parent and the title of the child should be the
> > same as the parent. OR should the tagname not affect the child's
> > title?
> > 
>  
> I have uploaded a simple graph, which shows the current situation, and what
>  should be happening.

Now attached to this E-mail.

> There is a "mix" between different directives:
> "tagname", "label", "menu label" and "menu title".
>  
> and if there is something not clear enough, please don't hesitate to ask.
>  

Please clarify 'SHOULD BE' from the last column.
State clearly why it should be that way. 

Or rephrase 'SHOULD BE' in "what is expected but isn't"

Make an extra row that has in colomns value 'work needed' or just empty.


Groeten
Geert Stappers
-- 
> And is there a policy on top-posting vs. bottom-posting?
Yes.
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