X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/refind/blobdiff_plain/c88af30fa999cda624f7e9b77b3108e139457dd3..7c898f4a26b66344e4cc8ed5c2e272d5ea0a71dc:/docs/refind/todo.html diff --git a/docs/refind/todo.html b/docs/refind/todo.html index 952e74e..993af2d 100644 --- a/docs/refind/todo.html +++ b/docs/refind/todo.html @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

Originally written: 3/14/2012; last Web page update: -5/20/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.4.0

+8/12/2012, referencing rEFInd 0.4.5

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and/or initial RAM disks relative to the rEFInd directory (or the boot loader's directory, in the case of initrds). +
  • Various options (dont_scan_dirs, also_scan_dirs, + scan_driver_dirs, etc.) refer to directories or files, + either on the ESP or on all partitions. A way to identify specific + partitions for these options would be useful in some + situations.
  • +
  • Known bugs that need squashing: @@ -232,7 +238,7 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

    shell's pathname but not the device identifier.
  • The code is in need of review to search for memory leaks and - similar problems.

    + similar problems.
  • @@ -257,8 +263,10 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

    forum thread for more information.
  • I'd like to find a way to enable users to enter customizations for - boot options and then save them to the refind.conf - file.
  • + boot options and then save them to the refind.conf file. + One possible way to implement this would be to have manual boot + stanzas override auto-detected boot loader definitions for the same + boot loader file.
  • It should be possible to override specific auto-detected boot loader settings—say, to disable one specific boot loader or @@ -276,27 +284,28 @@ href="mailto:rodsmith@rodsbooks.com">rodsmith@rodsbooks.com

  • I'd like to give the user the ability to set custom options on a single-boot basis, similar to what's possible in GRUB.
  • +
  • A way to set the color of the font would be useful for theming + purposes.
  • + +
  • Going further, the ability to load arbitrary other fonts, ideally + in a standard format, would be desirable for theming purposes.
  • + +
  • A GUI configuration tool would be nice, but it's low on my personal + priority list. If you'd like to contribute, I prefer something + written in a cross-platform GUI toolkit, so that a single code base + can be used on any of the major OSes.
  • + +
  • A way to "source" one configuration file from another one would be + helpful for some types of configuration scripts. (This would enable + overriding options in a secondary file without modifying the + default original file, for instance.)
  • +
  • Improvements to the EFI drivers: