Lucid LiveCD

Karl Larsen klarsen1 at gmail.com
Sat May 1 11:52:29 UTC 2010


On 04/30/2010 07:23 PM, NoOp wrote:
> 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.
>    

         Exactly! I added a comment to the bug and it is an active bug. 
I would have found that bug when I decided to write my bug. Also this 
same problem shows up in the 9.04 LiveCD as well.

73 Karl


> 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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