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I also liked how the '[ok]' moved to the right after GPU drivers have been loaded :) - https://rubenerd.com/files/2024/alpine-openrc.png https://rubenerd.com/f
by vermaden 2y ago
I also liked how the '[ok]' moved to the right after GPU drivers have been loaded :)
- https://rubenerd.com/files/2024/alpine-openrc.png https://rubenerd.com/files/2024/alpine-openrc.png
Of course its OpenRC related and not Alpine.
IMHO it would looked more 'nice' if the '[ok]' stayed where they were - at least till 'login:' prompt - but I know that its just implemented in a way that 'write [ok] after space from right side of the screen' and as resolution increased - it happened what happened.
They could just move the '[ ok ]' or '[fail]' to the left - beginning of the message - that would 'solve' that problem also.
- Sharlin 2y agoTechnically, they could keep track of where each ok/fail was printed and erase and repaint them after the resolution change – if your terminal supports ANSI color it is essentially certain to support cursor movement commands too (inb4 someone counters that they have a color hardcopy terminal!) But I doubt anyone cares enough to implement that. I used to think these screenfuls of scrolling diagnostics were super cool and felt like a real hacker when I was 16 years old and first started playing with Linux, a feeling likely shared by many. These days I prefer a minimalistic boot, as long as the diagnostics are easily accessible when there’s a need to debug something. And in that case it doesn’t matter much ehether everything lines up neatly or not.