[syslinux] [(vesa)menu.c32] help file scrolling?

SavedCoder savedcoder at ymail.com
Thu Jan 31 15:15:39 PST 2013


>> 
>>>  Hi,
>>> 
>>>  I have an idea / feature request:
>>> 
>>>  Could you implement scrolling for the Fx key help files?
>>> 
>>> 
>>   
>>  Already requested or mentioned, more than once.
>> 
>>  For example at 
>>  http://www.syslinux.org/archives/2012-October/018549.html
>> 
>>  Among F1-F12 / DISPLAY files (which would be an ideal place for the 
>>  end user to have this type of functionality), other alternatives 
>>  where suggested too.
>> 
> 
> It wouldn't be hard to add... it would make a great little project for
> someone.
> 
>     -hpa



I actually made a modification to do this some time ago, 
however it wasn't very well done and I don't know how
to do it better.

It redisplayed the file from the start every time it was 
scrolled, stopping after a varying number of lines.

There should be a better way, but I don't know that much.



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