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FS#59566 - [syslinux] Menu entry shifts to the right, when using "{,x}"

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Stefan Jensen (sjensen) - Wednesday, 08 August 2018, 09:36 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 14:01 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Upstream Bugs
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Anatol Pomozov (anatolik)
Architecture All
Severity Very Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:

Hi, i have the follwing line in syslinux.cfg:

"MENU AUTOBOOT Automatischer Start in # Sekunde{,n}"

While the boot timer counts down, on the last second the menu shifts to the right
(one less character to display). This does not do any harm, but is very annoying, once see it.
I suggest that these lines should have a left hand position.
(Sorry for bad english)

Additional info:

* package version(s)

syslinux 6.03-10

* config and/or log files etc.

DEFAULT arch
PROMPT 0
TIMEOUT 50
KBDMAP de.ktl
UI menu.c32
MENU HIDDEN
MENU TITLE Startauswahl
MENU AUTOBOOT Automatischer Start in # Sekunde{,n}
MENU TABMSG [TAB] zum Anpassen der Einstellungen.
MENU PASSPROMPT Passwort erforderlich
MENU CLEAR
[...]

Steps to reproduce:

Use the above AUTOBOOT line and a timeout of at least 20, watch the AUTOBOOT Message shift to the right on the last second.
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Wednesday, 30 March 2022, 14:01 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  syntax which works listed in bug report
Comment by Anatol Pomozov (anatolik) - Thursday, 09 August 2018, 17:58 GMT
For me it sounds like an upstream issue. Please post your question to syslinux development maillist.
Comment by Stefan Jensen (sjensen) - Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 11:46 GMT
I did and "H. Peter Anvin" pointed out, that i could also use "{ ,s}" instead of "{,s}". Which indeed results in a non shifting menu.
So, this would be a valid workaround. It seems, it has to do with how these lines are produced counting characters.

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