Description of problem: When I make selections in during install they are not highlighted in anyway. It is difficult to see what is selected. Hopefully I can attach screen shots some of the different consoles (terminal emulators) I tried. I wouldn't expect hpterm to work. It uses different control sequences than VT100. Most terminal emulators, including xterm, are VT100-compatible. The installer doesn't highlight the selected item, but it does position the cursor at the selection. In your screenshots, the putty and xterm windows show the cursor on the "OK" button. Looking at a console log of the language selection screen, it shows ... ESC[13;20H| Danish ESC[14;20H| Dutch ESC[15;20H| English ... ESC[15;28H which paints the last three menu options and positions the cursor on the "E" of "English". "ESC[<row>;<col>H" is the standard VT100 cursor positioning sequence (see http://rtfm.etla.org/xterm/ctlseq.html). The Windows command window has the worst problem, because you can't even see the cursor. Does it make any difference if you change the cursor size (on the properties/options tab)? I tried using a Windows command window, but couldn't get it to work at all (arrow keys don't work, etc). Agree that it would be better to highlight the entire item, e.g., repaint "English" in reverse video when it is selected. That's what the EFI Boot Manager, elilo, and the SLES installer do. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): RH4 U3 How reproducible: This is easily reproduced when installing using the text mode installer. Even on the first screen where language is to be specified, there is no easy way to tell whether I've selected zimbabwe or french. This continues on almost every screen throughout the install. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Boot installer and use the console or text mode 2. I recommend trying the windows cmd window as it is not functional 3. Tab around and hit space bar in the first window. Actual results: no highlited selections Expected results: highlighted selections Additional info:
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