Lucid LiveCD

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Sat May 1 01:23:35 UTC 2010


On 04/30/2010 04:57 PM, Robert Holtzman wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Apr 2010, Hakan Koseoglu wrote:
> 
>> On 30 April 2010 16:33, Karl Larsen <klarsen1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>     This is why I will file a bug on the installer! All a new user
>>> needs to do is hit esc before something else happens. In the old days we
>>> got the boot menu FIRST!
>> An intended change in behaviour is not a bug.
> 
> As I stated in a previous post, if software doesn't work the way Karl 
> *thinks* it should it's a bug.
> 
> 

Actually...
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/539172
[Lucid Live CD fails to display boot options w/o user action]

And I have to agree with Karl on this one... the "new & improved" liveCD
start menu is a regression IMO.

I've actually been caught off-guard by this new menu several times in
installing earlier lucid's. Old menu; I'm accustomed to doing several
things at once & the old menu gave me a lanuguage choice and a few
seconds to provide input/select/whatever. The "new & improved" (again if
I'm not paying attention & don't hit a key) zips right off to the
"international symbols". I wonder how well disabled folks are accepting
this change.

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/releasenotes/1004
<quote>
Boot options hidden by default on Desktop and Netbook CDs

The Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop and Netbook CDs feature a new boot
interface that is noninteractive by default. To configure advanced boot
options, press any key at the first boot screen.
</quote>

This, to me, seems like the "new & improved" metacity menu options
whereby all the bits moved to the right to imitate an Apple interface.







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