[syslinux] Fn textfile background

[Gene Cumm]

On Aug 26, 2014 1:45 AM, "Ady" <ady-sf at hotmail.com> wrote:

> > On 08/25/2014 07:49 PM, Ady wrote:

> > > In doc/menu.txt:
> > > "F1 textfile [background]"

> > > Which versions are supposed to support the second optional parameter,
> > > "background", from menu.c32?
> > >
> > > I have tried (and failed) with (menu.c32) v.3.86 and v.4.07.
> > >
> > > Or, perhaps this documentation is incomplete / wrong?
> > >
> >
> > Well, it obviously requires vesamenu.c32 since it is graphical.
> >
> >       -hpa

> Or, is the second parameter syntax itself not available for menu.c32
> (and/or in CLI) whichever the format of the background?

In  text/character mode, your screen is normally 80 columns by 25 rows of
8-bit characters with up to 223 visible values but often only 95 usable.
You often get 4 bits foreground and 4 bits background color.

In other words, it's not available in text mode regardless of which module
(yes, vesamenu.c32 has a fallback of text mode).

--Gene