Add option to hide help text

CONFIG.md

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Limine interface control options.
 * `INTERFACE_BRANDING` - A string that will be displayed on top of the Limine interface.
 * `INTERFACE_BRANDING_COLOUR` - A value between 0 and 7 specifying the colour of the branding string. Default is cyan (6).
 * `INTERFACE_BRANDING_COLOR` - Alias of `INTERFACE_BRANDING_COLOUR`.
+* `INTERFACE_HELP_HIDDEN` - Hides the help text located at the top of the screen showing the key bindings.
 
 Limine graphical terminal control options. They are ignored if using text mode.
 

common/lib/misc.c

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ UINT32 efi_desc_ver = 0;
 #endif
 
 bool editor_enabled = true;
+bool help_hidden = false;
 
 bool parse_resolution(size_t *width, size_t *height, size_t *bpp, const char *buf) {
  size_t res[3] = {0};

common/lib/misc.h

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ extern struct volume *boot_volume;
 extern bool stage3_loaded;
 #endif
 
-extern bool quiet, serial, editor_enabled, hash_mismatch_panic;
+extern bool quiet, serial, editor_enabled, help_hidden, hash_mismatch_panic;
 
 bool parse_resolution(size_t *width, size_t *height, size_t *bpp, const char *buf);
 

common/menu.c

@@ -692,6 +692,11 @@ noreturn void _menu(bool first_run) {
  editor_enabled = strcmp(editor_enabled_str, "yes") == 0;
  }
 
+ char *help_hidden_str = config_get_value(NULL, 0, "INTERFACE_HELP_HIDDEN");
+ if (help_hidden_str != NULL) {
+ help_hidden = strcmp(help_hidden_str, "yes") == 0;
+ }
+
  menu_branding = config_get_value(NULL, 0, "INTERFACE_BRANDING");
  if (menu_branding == NULL)
  menu_branding = "Limine " LIMINE_VERSION;
@@ -805,15 +810,17 @@ noreturn void _menu(bool first_run) {
  print(serial ? "vvv" : "↓↓↓");
  }
 
- set_cursor_pos_helper(0, 3);
- if (editor_enabled && selected_menu_entry->sub == NULL) {
- print(" \e[32mARROWS\e[0m Select \e[32mENTER\e[0m Boot \e[32mE\e[0m Edit");
- } else {
- print(" \e[32mARROWS\e[0m Select \e[32mENTER\e[0m %s",
- selected_menu_entry->expanded ? "Collapse" : "Expand");
+ if (!help_hidden) {
+ set_cursor_pos_helper(0, 3);
+ if (editor_enabled && selected_menu_entry->sub == NULL) {
+ print(" \e[32mARROWS\e[0m Select \e[32mENTER\e[0m Boot \e[32mE\e[0m Edit");
+ } else {
+ print(" \e[32mARROWS\e[0m Select \e[32mENTER\e[0m %s",
+ selected_menu_entry->expanded ? "Collapse" : "Expand");
+ }
+ set_cursor_pos_helper(terms[0]->cols - 13, 3);
+ print("\e[32mC\e[0m Console");
  }
- set_cursor_pos_helper(terms[0]->cols - 13, 3);
- print("\e[32mC\e[0m Console");
  set_cursor_pos_helper(x, y);
  }