Comment 7 for bug 546922

Awesome! I've added a ^G (ascii 7) to the isolinux.txt file, but it
still doesn't beep in my virtual machine when I build the ISO with
remastersys. I'm not sure why.

Bill

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:56 AM, Attila Hammer <email address hidden> wrote:
> Colin, Bill, I am very happy now. :-):-)
> I found an absolute good working way to insert a system beep before the new Ubuntu boot artwork is present. I tested my method with official Lucid beta1 live CD, and sure work.
> I do following steps:
> 0.: Before I do anything, need copy entire CD directory structure with a work directory with my prewious comment described steps.
> 1. I insert with end of isolinux/text.cfg with following line:
> display isolinux.txt
>
> 2. I add only the ascii 7 character with isolinux/isolinux.txt file with following command in gnome-terminal:
> echo CtrlvCtrlg >isolinux/isolinux.txt
> Ctrlv and Ctrlg means normal keyboard keystrokes.
>
> 3. Regenerated with modifyed cd ISO file with prewious described mkisofs
> command.
>
> The results:
> After the burn is completed and I restart the system, I hear my notebook internal speaker a beep when the Ubuntu artwork logo is displayed. After beep I press a Tab key, and get back traditional screen (language choose list and traditional menu system after language choose). After language choose I press F5 and 3 down arrow key and an enter key to choose Orca screen reader, and press an enter key to try ubuntu menu item. Orca is launched absolute correct.
>
> Thoughts,
>
> Attila
>
>
>
> ** Patch added: "Unfortunately this patch do isolinux/text.cfg modification, but not create the isolinux/isolinux.txt file."
>   http://launchpadlibrarian.net/42036052/isolinux-beep.patch
>
> --
> [lucid] Some suggestions with new gfxboot artwork
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/546922
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> Status in “gfxboot-theme-ubuntu” package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gfxboot
>
> Dear Developers,
>
> My bugreport is a wish list only, but possible containing some useful ydeas with new artwork:
> In Lucid Beta 1 release, Colin Watson do a new gfxboot artwork, and simplest menu system with new users. This is absolute not problem with new end users. :-):-)
> But, for example I am a visual impaired developer, and if the new artwork is present the display, I am not always known when need press a tab key to get back old menu, and after this setting accessibility mode, etc.
> Now, in live CD the time setting with 50 in isolinux/isolinux.cfg file with following line:
> timeout 50
>
> If I known right, this setting means 5 second, old setting is 300 (30 second).
> After the time is expired, I think the default action is launch Ubiquity installer, the problem with this method is following:
> This window now default inaccessible with Orca screen reader, because prewious not setted accessibility mode. I don't no how can possible the new artwork setting accessibility preferences before executing default action, I known only old method, i unfortunately not see the display and not always have personal helper people.
>
> Because I see this problem, temporary I copyed old bootlogo file with prewious alpha3 live CD, because the old method is easyest use me.
>
> I have some suggestions, I don't no what possible doing you, and what suggestions disturb another non visual impaired users:
> 1. Need insert a short beep when the new artwork is displayed, visual impaired people known after the beep need press a Tab key if he would like get back traditional menu system. But, I don't no this feature disturb non visual impaired users or not.
> A compromise way is an option, wich possible toggle in isolinux.cfg or another config file, for example, beep=yes or beep=no. But if you choose this compromise way, this method help developers if would like do special Ubuntu based distributions for visual impaired people, for example the Vinux distribution developers, but not disturb the beep with non visual impaired endusers.
>
> 2. Possible need increase the timeout setting with old 300 setting.
>
> 3. If possible, need do a config option with toggle the user would like new gfxboot artwork or not. This is only a technical feature request and development specific purpose request, not important with non visual impaired end users, but I write for example I why would like this option:
> In hungary, with a nonprofit organization I developing since two years ago a hungarian special distribution with based on Ubuntu, for hungarian visual impaired people. This distribution interesting is following default awailable features (I not write all features):
> 1. Default enabled accessibility support with Orca screen reader (screen reader mode). Only need add the access=v3 with the text.cfg file with append=... lines with try ubuntu and install ubuntu menu parts.
> 2. Enabled accessibility support with screen reader mode with future created users (copyed all accessibility related setting with /etc/skel) in live cd, the advantage this method: when the installer is installing the target system, automatical copying this modifyed /etc/skel folder, and if the visual impaired people creating another user, accessibility support is default working with new user, not need setting lot of g-conf key without screen reader.
> 3. Default enabled braille support (etc/default/brltty changed the run_brltty=no to yes in live cd filesystem.squashfs file).
> 4. Setted some default disabled key bindings (launch Terminal, launch web browser, etc).
> 5. Some builtin only hungarian specific Orca customization script (RSS content handle, weather spokening, name day spokening, etc. :-):-)
>
> My distribution is similar with Vinux distribution, but only using hungarian language and hungarian specific modifications and hungaryan specific functions.
>
> Ubuntu Lucid is a very good development distribution, I am using day by day, and very stable. Congratulation all developers the good work, because I known, this is very hard work.
>
> Attila
>
> Attila
>
> ProblemType: Bug
> Architecture: i386
> Date: Thu Mar 25 14:12:51 2010
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Alpha i386 (20100129)
> Package: gfxboot 3.3.39-0ubuntu3
> ProcEnviron:
>  LANGUAGE=hu_HU.UTF-8
>  LANG=hu_HU.UTF-8
>  SHELL=/bin/bash
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-17.26-generic 2.6.32.10+drm33.1
> SourcePackage: gfxboot
> Uname: Linux 2.6.32-17-generic i686
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