[Bug 1178618] Re: --hotkey option does not work when the menu is hidden

[Adam Conrad]

Hello Hsin-Yi, or anyone else affected,

Accepted grub2 into precise-proposed. The package will build now and be
available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/grub2/1.99-21ubuntu3.14
in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this update
out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag
from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the
bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to
verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing will help
us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification .  Thank you in
advance!

** Changed in: grub2 (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: Triaged => Fix Committed

** Tags added: verification-needed

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Title:
  --hotkey option does not work when the menu is hidden

Status in GRand Unified Bootloader:
  New
Status in OEM Priority Project:
  Confirmed
Status in OEM Priority Project precise series:
  Confirmed
Status in “grub2” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “grub2” source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  
  Grub2 can detect key modifier status in 'sleep --interruptible', 
  so that you can interrupt the sleep by pressing Shift.
  (src: grub-core/commands/sleep.c)

  It will be useful if grub2 can also detect function key status,
  so user can boot to pre-defined grub menu entry by press specified
  function key.

  Here is a proposed command name and usage.

  - getfunctionkey -i {sec} {keyname}

  Here is an example of configuration that user can start memory test
  whiling he is pressing F9.

  ```
  if ! getfunctionkey -i 3 f9 ; then
  menuentry "Memory test (memtest86+)" {                                                                                                                                                                           
          insmod part_msdos
          insmod ext2
          set root='(hd0,msdos1)'
          search --no-floppy --fs-uuid --set=root d458babc-81f0-4dd7-ac88-410407141e2c
          linux16 /boot/memtest86+.bin
  }
  fi
  ```

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