Re: Patch for new user-ref manual

[OKUJI Yoshinori]

From: Thierry Laronde <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: Patch for new user-ref manual
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 14:17:36 +0100

> The problem that I have is that, if I understand why the menu-specific are
> menu-specific (they command the menu interface), I don't really understand
> the limitation for others. I mean : the behavior is based on flags (builtins
> ones), and these flags can be easily changed.

Sometimes easy, and sometimes not. Flags themselves are easily
modified, but the functions sometimes rely on the _context_ in which
they are executed.

> Well the question is : is this limitation really necessary ? 

The answer depends on the scope you presume. For the current GRUB
paradigm, this is necessary. For possible boot loader
implemenetations, this is not necessary.

Anyway, concentrate on the documenetation issue rather than random
ideas, at the moment. I don't want to consider any other than
requirements for 1.0 release at this stage.

Okuji