Documentation update: NEWS, new MENU commands

Document menu separator/menu indent/menu disable, as well as the Qemu fix.

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 39702e5..f0bf037 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ Starting with 1.47, changes marked with SYSLINUX/PXELINUX/ISOLINUX
 apply to that specific program only; other changes apply to all of
 them.
 
+Changes in 3.54:
+       * Add "menu separator", "menu indent", "menu disabled"
+         (see README.menu).
+       * vesamenu: fix handing of VESA modes with noncontiguous
+         memory buffers.  In particular, Qemu/KVM sets up such a mode
+         when Cirrus Logic emulation is enabled (which is the default.)
+
 Changes in 3.53:
        * Fix bugs related to the $PnP BIOS functionality on some
          platforms.

diff --git a/README.menu b/README.menu
index 1d7f52d..c5c8b4c 100644 (file)
--- a/README.menu
+++ b/README.menu
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ MENU HIDDEN
        Do not display the actual menu unless the user presses a key.
        All that is displayed is a timeout message.     
      
+MENU SEPARATOR
+
+       Insert an empty line in the menu.
+
 MENU LABEL label
 
        (Only valid after a LABEL statement.)
@@ -76,6 +80,59 @@ MENU LABEL label
        or odd things will happen to the command-line.
 
 
+MENU INDENT count
+
+       (Only valid after a LABEL statement.)
+       Will add "count" spaces in front of the displayed menu entry.
+
+MENU DISABLE
+
+       (Only valid after a LABEL statement.)
+       Makes the entry unselectable.  This allows you to make a
+       section in your menu with different options below it.
+       for example:
+       
+       # Entries for network boots
+       LABEL
+               MENU LABEL Network:
+               MENU DISABLE
+       
+       # Soft Cap Linux
+       LABEL softcap
+               MENU LABEL Soft Cap ^Linux 9.6.36
+               MENU INDENT 1
+               KERNEL softcap-9.6.36.bzi
+               APPEND whatever
+
+       # Dos 6.22
+       LABEL dos
+               MENU LABEL ^Dos 6.22
+               MENU INDENT 1
+               KERNEL memdisk
+               APPEND initrd=dos622.imz
+
+       # Separator
+       MENU SEPARATOR
+
+       # Entries for local boots
+       LABEL
+               MENU LABEL Local:
+               MENU DISABLE
+
+       # Windows 2000
+       LABEL w2k
+               MENU LABEL ^Windows 2000
+               MENU INDENT 1
+               KERNEL chain.c32
+               APPEND hd0 1
+
+       # Windows XP
+       LABEL xp
+               MENU LABEL Windows ^XP
+               MENU INDENT 1
+               KERNEL chain.c32
+               APPEND hd0 2
+
 MENU HIDE
 
        (Only valid after a LABEL statement.)