UEFI Bindings for JavaScript

monax wrote: post #5

madduci wrote: post #3

But why?

It's just a silly experiment; the real endgame is to make a bootloader that is customisable using HTML/CSS/JS

Since PDFs can contain JS, presumably that should be the preferred way of modifying your boot loader.

Re: UEFI Bindings for JavaScript

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Post by lnenad » Mon, Feb 09, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC

edward28 wrote: post #2

Wow, this is cursed.

I think the proper term is blursed.

Re: UEFI Bindings for JavaScript

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Post by monax » Mon, Feb 09, 2026, 2:36 PM UTC

magicalhippo wrote: post #7

monax wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's just a silly experiment; the real endgame is to make a bootloader that is customisable using HTML/CSS/JS

Since PDFs can contain JS, presumably that should be the preferred way of modifying your boot loader.

Yeah that's the natural next step, I'll work on that next

Re: UEFI Bindings for JavaScript

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Post by kijin » Mon, Feb 09, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC

monax wrote: post #4

edward28 wrote: post #2

Wow, this is cursed.

I think r/unixporn will love it once it gets DOM support :^)

Finally, we can create splash screen animations in pure CSS!