Bug#608519: Several improvements to /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme

[Alexander Kurtz]

forcemerge 608283 608519
severity 608283 normal
tags 608283 - patch
retitle 608283 Several improvements to /etc/grub.d/05_debian_theme
reassign 608283 grub-common
thanks

Hi everybody,

now that #611123 and #612417 are fixed, I want to continue improving
GRUB's customizing capabilities. Here is my to-do list:

1. Provide a configuration variable to support setting custom menu 
   colors. Debian alone has 6 (!) bug reports asking for that 
   functionality (#461851, #495282, #495616, #500134, #608283 and 
   #610273). The lack of a proper way to to this has also lead to some, 
   "creative" solutions from users, see for example: 

	http://www.debianuserforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=151 
	http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1739412

   This task will most likely include coordination with upstream. I'll 
   start with the suggestions made in #608283.

2. Defuse or disable the logic removing obsolete background images
   from /boot/grub. This can cause non-serious data loss (#608519).

3. Various other small and cosmetic fixes, mostly from the patch 
   proposed in #608519.

If there are no problems, I expect to have something usable by the end
of the week.

Best regards

Alexander Kurtz
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