UI considerations with gfxboot

[Corey Burger]

On 12/16/05, Jeff Waugh <jeff.waugh at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> <quote who="Colin Watson">
>
> > Is it the timeout you object to, or the visual appearance of the clock? If
> > the latter, do you have a better suggestion?
>
> Probably the appearance, which hints at "THIS COMPUTER WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN
> FIVE... FOUR... THREE... TWO... ONE... ZERO... Welcome to Ubuntu - Linux for
> Human Beings!"
>
> Perhaps something that looked more like a second hand would do?
>
> - Jeff

Precisely as Jeff says.

Is there any sane reason why we cannot simply leave it at gfxboot
until the user explicitly hits a key? To me, the rationale that a
clock "simplfies" it for a user simply doesn't fly.

Corey