Add uart_menu_app setting to disable terminal UART menu app

modules/app_launcher/__init__.py

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import ujson
 import os
 import functools
+import settings
 
 def path_isfile(path):
     # Wow totally an elegant way to do os.path.isfile...
@@ -93,7 +94,20 @@ def choices(self):
     # Boot entry point
     def main(self):
         sys.path[0:0] = ["/apps"]
-        get_scheduler().main(self)
+
+        if settings.get("uart_menu_app", True):
+            # Then we run ourselves in a thread and let the terminal be the main thread
+            import _thread
+            import tidal
+            _thread.stack_size(16 * 1024)
+            menu_thread = _thread.start_new_thread(get_scheduler().main, (self,))
+
+            from term_menu import UartMenu
+            term_menu = UartMenu(gts=tidal.system_power_off, pm=None)
+            term_menu.main()
+        else:
+            # Run directly
+            get_scheduler().main(self)
 
     def as_terminal_app(self):
         while True:
@@ -124,6 +138,7 @@ def on_start(self):
 
     def on_activate(self):
         self.update_title(redraw=False)
+        self.window.set_choices(self.choices, False)
         super().on_activate()
 
     def update_title(self, redraw):
@@ -154,6 +169,6 @@ def charge_state_changed(self, charging):
         get_scheduler().usb_plug_event(charging)
 
     def refresh():
-        self.update_title(False)
-        self.window.set_choices(self.choices, False)
+        self.update_title(redraw=False)
+        self.window.set_choices(self.choices, redraw=False)
         self.window.redraw()

modules/boot.py

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     # Boot to the recovery menu
     from bootmenu import BootMenu
     menu = BootMenu()
-    menu.main()
 else:
     import emf_png
     import lodepng
@@ -23,15 +22,7 @@
     from app_launcher import Launcher
     menu = Launcher()
 
-import _thread
-import tidal
-_thread.stack_size(16 * 1024)
-menu_thread = _thread.start_new_thread(menu.main, ())
-
 # If we've made it to here, any OTA update has _probably_ gone ok...
 Partition.mark_app_valid_cancel_rollback()
 
-from term_menu import UartMenu
-term_menu = UartMenu(gts=tidal.system_power_off, pm=None)
-term_menu.main()
-
+menu.main()

modules/settings_app/__init__.py

@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ def fmt_backlight(val):
     else:
         return "Min"
 
+def fmt_on_off(val):
+    return "On" if val else "Off"
+
 class SettingsApp(MenuApp):
 
     TITLE = "Settings"
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ def refresh(self):
             self.make_choice("Boot sleep delay", None, "boot_nosleep_time", 15, fmt_time,
                 (5, 15, 30, 60, 5*60, 10*60, 30*60, 60*60, 8*60*60)),
             self.make_choice("USB sleep delay", None, "usb_nosleep_time", 15, fmt_time, (15, 30, 60)),
+            self.make_choice("UART menu app", None, "uart_menu_app", True, fmt_on_off, (True, False)),
         )
         self.window.set_choices(choices)