Greetings All! I'd like to make some suggestions on the files /etc/issue(.net), /etc/motd(.tail), and /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh. These files are all in the base-files package which is maintained by the Ubuntu Core Developers. It seemed a little presumptuous to post it to ubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com, so I'm posting it here.
/etc/issue : (/etc/issue is the file printed at the top of a virtual terminal before the login program. ) (1) The most common situation that the average end user will see an non-X vt is after accidentally hitting <Ctr><Alt><F[1-6]>. Thus, it seems logical to have a message ready telling them how to get back to X. /etc/issue seems like the best way to put it there. (2) Purely Aesthetic: Plain white text is a little boring. It may be worth while using escape sequences to make the text bold/colored. Brainstorm: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/18882/ (It hasn't got much feedback.) /etc/motd : (/etc/motd is printed after login on VTs) (1) Emphasize "ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY" by making it orange (use escape sequences). (2) Emphasize file paths/URLs with italics to match the standard man page scheme. Brainstorm: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/18883/ (Little feedback...) /etc/lsb-base-logging.sh : (/etc/lsb-base-logging.sh defines how boot messages are printed behind splash.) (1) Make the "OK" in "[ OK ]" green. This matches the fact that "fail" in "[fail]" is red. There are several reasons to do this: - It looks nice. - The must common case that an end user will see this is when something goes wrong in the boot process. Having a string of green "[ OK ]"s would be comforting. Brainstorm: http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/17113/ (Strong positive feedback) Preemptive responses to some counter arguments: - Escape sequences hard set in files is bad because some vary from terminal to terminal: Yes, but they are largely standardized in modern software terminals, and it is uncommon that an Ubuntu user will be using a legacy hardware terminal (and if so, they'd be technically competent enough to make such trivial modifications, if it was a big deal to them...). - Color Blind don't benefit: But they aren't hurt, and the rest of us benefit. Ubuntu already uses color in many situations. In any case, thanks for taking the time to read and consider this email, Christopher Olah -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss