I haven't closed this bug because bugs do not generally magically go
away when new Ubuntu releases happen. They normally require a developer
to actually fix them. Since to my knowledge this bug has not been
fixed, why close it?
However, since you insist on closing it, I guess I won't argue - I
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 03:02:37AM -, Renato Silva wrote:
I wonder if this problem still exists after 8 months and a new Ubuntu
release.
It's unlikely to have been fixed without explicit action by me, I'm
afraid.
Please erase this bug, if I have any problem I may report it.
I would be
to make your test.
From: Colin Watson cjwat...@canonical.com
To: br.renatosi...@yahoo.com
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 6:34:25 AM
Subject: Re: [Bug 108690] Re: F2~F6 keys don't work in CD boot menu
On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 03:02:37AM -, Renato Silva wrote:
I
Renato, I'd really like to fix this bug but I need the information I
asked for in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-
ubuntu/+bug/108690/comments/4 - if there's some problem getting it,
could you please let me know?
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F2~F6 keys don't work in CD boot menu
To: br.renatosi...@yahoo.com
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 10:06:09 PM
Subject: [Bug 108690] Re: F2~F6 keys don't work in CD boot menu
Renato, I'd really like to fix this bug but I need the information I
asked for in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gfxboot-theme-
ubuntu/+bug/108690
Matthew: unfortunately that doesn't work because you might quite
reasonably want to type numbers at the prompt that lets you edit boot
parameters directly (accessible from F6), and yet you can still access
the menus from there. We could make that modal somehow but I think I
prefer using the
Why not use the actual number keys instead? They'd be (apparently)
slightly more reliable, slightly less ambiguous (does F1 mean the F
key then the 1 key?), and free up six characters of space in the menu.
** Summary changed:
- Keyboard issues on CD boot menu
+ F2~F6 keys don't work in CD boot