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Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:39:48 -0700 From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> To: Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>, Aldo Iljazi <me@...o.io> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Proposal for menuconfig removal On 10/24/13 08:35, Alexander Holler wrote: > Am 24.10.2013 17:02, schrieb Aldo Iljazi: >> On 24-10-2013 17:03, Alexander Holler wrote: >>> Am 24.10.2013 13:56, schrieb Aldo Iljazi: >>>> Since nconfig is there, menuconfig is redundant. >>>> >>>> I am proposing to remove it from the kernel. I am not seeing a good reason to remove menuconfig. >>> >>> Looks like nconfig depends on F-keys, which unfortunately do disappear >>> more and more on modern keyboards, so I wouldn't call that a very good >>> idea. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Alexander Holler >>> -- >> >> If that's the case then I agree, but are they really? I've not seen a >> keyboard without F-keys. > > There are many of them. But it isn't only about keyboards without those keys, it's about situations where those keys are inaccesible too. Guess why Midnight Commander supports ESC-n as alternative for Fn. > > Or just try to use make nconfig from any of the various Android (SSH)-Terminals. Relying on F-keys isn't a very good idea. nconfig supports use of <Fn> or just numeric <n> key for the same functions. -- ~Randy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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