Bug#495282: grub-pc: desktop-grub usage instead of hardcoding background file name

[Robert Millan]

On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 11:37:47PM +0200, Fathi Boudra wrote:
> Package: grub-pc
> Version: 1.96+20080724-7
> Severity: normal
> Tags: patch
> 
> Hi robert,
> 
> could you use desktop-grub symlink (provided by desktop-base package and 
> alternative system) instead of hardcoding background file name.

Hi,

It's not so simple.  Canvas resolution and color selection are intimately
tied to the chosen brackground.  For example, you don't want to use 640x480
with a bigger image, or black foreground text on a dark background image.

I agree the current solution is not ideal, but solving this requires more
careful thought.

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