Bean wrote: > On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 5:10 PM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko > <phco...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Bean wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Oct 29, 2009 at 5:12 AM, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko >>> <phco...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Bean wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> Update: >>>>> >>>>> Add timeout, progressbar and savedefault. >>>>> >>>>> savedefault: >>>>> >>>>> Variable savedefault set the system default value. If savedefault=1, >>>>> save the current boot item. >>>>> >>>>> You can also overwrite the default value for individual items, in >>>>> menuentry statement --save option always save this item, and --nosave >>>>> never save the item. If neither --save nor --nosave is specified, the >>>>> system default in savedefault variable is checked. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Why do you need this over having a normal save_env? I don't see any >>>> reason to prefer an ad-hoc here over general solution >>>> >>>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> This is more convenient than adding a save_env command to every entry. >>> Users can just set savedefault=1 and all items are saved by default, >>> remove it and it's not saved anymore. They can also config each item >>> individually with --save and --nosave option, which is similar to >>> adding a save_env command at the beginning, but easier to edit. >>> >>> >>> >> It may be more convinient in this case but when you start adding ad-hoc >> structures to any programming languages you end up only clobbering it. >> This is why a simple language C became more widespread than clobbered >> Ada. If you want to execute code on running entries you will need signals >> > > Hi, > > But menuentry statement is already changed for similar reason. Colin > adds --class option, you add --users option, why would add another > option --save and --nosave be any difference ? > > --class is an attribute to control the appearence and --users are to make sure that no part of secured entry is executed > BTW, the save_env method doesn't works menu items generated > dynamically. For example, the menu items added by osdetect.lua or sub > menu items by menu_create. > > Then it's a bug that should be fixed and not swept under the carpet
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