Fwd: custmoization of bootlog screen.

[yash cp]

Hi Ray,

Yes, changing the source code is a valid option for  me.

Could you please provide with the hints on the same.
I am willing to contribute back to the plymouth if allowed.

Best Regards,
Yash


On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Ray Strode <halfline at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> > 1. Half of the screen should be a image and half of the screen should >
> be used for displaying boot messages.
> > Anyone have tried this before or any idea on how to achieve this?
>
> I don't think it's really possible at the moment without changing the
> source code to plymouth. Basically, main.c has this hardcoded:
>
> static void•
> on_escape_pressed (state_t *state)•
> {•
>         ply_trace ("escape key pressed");•
>         toggle_between_splash_and_details (state);•
> }•
>
> and the details plugin is built into the binary. If changing plymouth
> is acceptable to you I can provide some tips on what changes would be
> necessary.
>
> what you could do without daemon code changes is pick a different
> keybinding to toggle split view, and then just render all the text
> that's sent to your plugin's on_boot_output handler
>
>
> > Best Regards,
> > Yash
> >
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