[ipxe-devel] Entering String in menu-context possible?

[Ján ONDREJ (SAL)]

On Fri, Apr 12, 2013 at 03:17:02AM -0400, Andrew Bobulsky wrote:
> Hello Michael, Oliver,
> 
> On Apr 11, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Michael Brown <mbrown at fensystems.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > On Wednesday 10 Apr 2013 17:16:11 Oliver Rath wrote:
> >> Is it possible to offer an input-field in menu for entering this? The
> >> "read"-command comes imho at the bottom of the screen and leaves the
> >> menu. But the "config"-command brings a much more good looking
> >> possibility for entering text. Is this mechanism usable for own issues?
> >
> > Not directly, no.  However, you can use ANSI escape sequences to position the
> > cursor and set the foreground and background colours immediately before
> > issuing the "read" command.
> >
> > Michael
> 
> So... Are we talking like a crude hack, or can we toss a metric ton of
> ANSI insanity at iPXE to (hopefully) land somewhere between a nice
> looking multi-entry custom config menu and a warez demo file?
> 
> I ask because if its possible to generate a... Um...
> Bizarre-but-functional version of what Oliver is looking for, it'd
> probably be worth documenting.  We had this question show up a few
> months ago, too, so it'll likely help out if this becomes a FAQ.  :)

May be input boxes from "login" command can be also used in menus.
They look similar.

+1 for adding input boxes directly into menu.

					SAL