I have the following "screens" defined in isolinux.cfg: DISPLAY about.txt F1 about.txt F2 more.txt Here is about.txt: ##### This is a sample help message. Press F1 to see about. Press F2 to see more help. ##### How can I edit these text files so that they show i.e. text in colour? Say, this is about.txt I'd like to display: ###### [clear screen character, ctrl+l equivalent] This is a sample help message. Press <red>F1</red> to see about. Press <red>F2</red> to see more help. ##### Any hints appreciated! -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org
On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo at wpkg.org> wrote:> I have the following "screens" defined in isolinux.cfg:> F1 about.txt> How can I edit these text files so that they show i.e. text in colour? > > Say, this is about.txt I'd like to display: > > ###### > [clear screen character, ctrl+l equivalent] > This is a sample help message. > Press <red>F1</red> to see about. > Press <red>F2</red> to see more help. > ##### > > Any hints appreciated!doc/syslinux.txt under "++++ DISPLAY FILE FORMAT ++++". Note it's a 2-byte code (<SI> being the first; <bg><fg> representing the hex digits of second). -- -Gene
On Wed, 26 Mar 2014 23:34:00 -0400 Gene Cumm <gene.cumm at gmail.com> wrote:> > Say, this is about.txt I'd like to display: > > > > ###### > > [clear screen character, ctrl+l equivalent] > > This is a sample help message. > > Press <red>F1</red> to see about. > > Press <red>F2</red> to see more help. > > ##### > > > > Any hints appreciated! > > doc/syslinux.txt under "++++ DISPLAY FILE FORMAT ++++". Note it's a > 2-byte code (<SI> being the first; <bg><fg> representing the hex > digits of second).OK, I see. How do I place them using, say, vim (or any other editor)? -- Tomasz Chmielewski http://wpkg.org