linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ncurses based config V2

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Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:44:28 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
Cc:	Nir Tzachar <tzachar@...d120a.cs.bgu.ac.il>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bzolnier@...il.com,
	zippel@...ux-m68k.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	ariveira@...il.com, rdunlap@...otime.net,
	kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com, 7eggert@....de,
	Nir Tzachar <nir@...char.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ncurses based config V2

Hi Nir.

Some comments as followup to Willy.

> OK, I've just tried it. Here are the first comments I can make :
> 
>   - colors are too dark.
Seconded. Please try to find a lighter set of default colors.
You may be inspired by one of the menuconfig color-sets.

I agree that we could use a lift here - so please do not go for the
default color set of menuconfig.

>   - entering text in boxes (eg: local version) does not move the cursor,
>     it remains at the beginning of the line. If I press any arrow, the
>     box immediately closes (most likely the Esc prefix again).

I do not see any cursor which is annoying. menuconfig has the same issue.

>   - I noticed I was tempted a lot to press "?" to get help, but the key is
>     not bound. It would be nice to have it bound to Help since make oldconfig
>     and menuconfig to both report help that way.

Please bound this.

>   - I'm not convinced that the parenthesis around hotkeys make the menu
>     that much readable, especially when there are lots of short words or
>     even acronyms. Eg :
>         [ ]   (U)TS namespace
>         [ ]   (I)PC namespace
>         [ ]   (U)ser namespace (EXPERIMENTAL)
>         [ ]   (P)ID Namespaces (EXPERIMENTAL)

This looks like some ancient stuff and it must be a better way to
show the short-cuts.

I would really appreciate if you could look into the above issues.
If you do a repost with this fixed I will try to do a proper review,
including code-review next time.

	Sam

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