Re: [PATCH] fix flickering timeout message for slow terminals (gfxterm)

[Marco Gerards]

Robert Millan <address@hidden> writes:

> On Tue, Jan 15, 2008 at 01:25:25PM +0100, Marco Gerards wrote:
>> Robert Millan <address@hidden> writes:
>> 
>> > On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 09:32:39PM +0100, Yoshinori K. Okuji wrote:
>> >> On Monday 14 January 2008 15:10, Robert Millan wrote:
>> >> > As subject says.  Based on suggestions from Vesa.
>> >> 
>> >> Why do you want to use a nested function?
>> >
>> > No special reason;  just to restrict the namespace use to the scope where
>> > it'll be needed, and avoid passing of parameters (offset, timeout).
>> >
>> > I'm fine with moving it out if that's preferred.
>> 
>> If it doesn't uglify your code, that's usually a better thing to do.
>
> Ok, here's a new patch.

Here's a review :)

> -- 
> Robert Millan
>
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> (as seen on /.)
>
>
>       * normal/menu.c (run_menu): Move timeout message from here ...
>       (print_timeout): ... to here.
>       (run_menu): Use print_timeout() once during initial draw to print
>       the whole message, and again in every clock tick to update only
>       the number of seconds.
>
> diff -x '*~' -x configure -x config.h.in -ur grub2/normal/menu.c 
> flickery/normal/menu.c
> --- grub2/normal/menu.c       2008-01-05 13:10:28.000000000 +0100
> +++ flickery/normal/menu.c    2008-01-15 13:37:54.000000000 +0100
> @@ -308,12 +308,27 @@
>    return entry;
>  }
>  
> +void
> +print_timeout (int timeout, int offset, int second_stage)

please make this function static.

Otherwise, I do not see any problems.

--
Marco