ui/ncurses: Toggle visibility of timeout help label

[petitboot] / ui / ncurses / nc-config-help.c

diff --git a/ui/ncurses/nc-config-help.c b/ui/ncurses/nc-config-help.c
index 90565b20118c1c85838274238ebaa9b1b9c53c8e..22ced3c3d2b85107416383e65b23fbf08c7fbca2 100644 (file)
--- a/ui/ncurses/nc-config-help.c
+++ b/ui/ncurses/nc-config-help.c
@@ -1,11 +1,30 @@
-const char *config_help_text = "\
-Autoboot: If you select this option, Petitboot will automatically choose the \
-default option shown in the main menu. Use this option if you want to quickly \
-boot your system without changing any boot option settings.\n"
+#include "nc-helpscreen.h"
+
+struct help_text config_help_text = define_help_text("\
+Autoboot: Specify which devices to autoboot from.\n"
+"\n"
+"By selecting the 'Add Device' button new devices can be added to the autoboot \
+list, either by UUID, MAC address, or device type. Once added to the boot \
+order, the priority of devices can be changed with the 'left' and 'right' keys \
+Devices can be individually removed from the boot order with the minus key. \
+Use this option if you have multiple operating system images installed.\n"
+"\n"
+"To autoboot from any device, select the 'Clear & Boot Any' button. \
+In this case, any boot option that is marked as a default \
+(by bootloader configuration) will be booted automatically after a \
+timeout. Use this option if you want to quickly boot your system without \
+changing any boot option settings. This is the typical configuration.\n"
+"\n"
+"To disable autoboot, select the 'Clear' button, which will clear the boot \
+order. \
+With autoboot disabled, user interaction will be required to continue past \
+the petitboot menu. Use this option if you want the machine to wait for an \
+explicit boot selection, or want to interact with petitboot before booting \
+the system\n"
 "\n"
 "Timeout: Specify the length of time, in seconds, that the main menu will be \
-displayed before the first option on the main menu is started by default. \
-Timeout is applied only if the Autoboot option is selected.\n"
+displayed before the default boot option is started. This option is only \
+displayed if autoboot is enabled.\n"
 "\n"
 "Network options:\n"
 "\n"
@@ -21,5 +40,4 @@ only want to configure a single interface during boot.\n"
 "Static IP configuration: Allows you to specify an IPv4 address and network \
 mask, gateway, and a DNS server or servers for a network interface. Select \
 this option if you do not have a DHCP server, or want explicit control of \
-network settings."
-;
+network settings.");