Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/10/01/14:23:16
Linda,
Have you tried a setup snapshot? <http://cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/>.
More below.
On Wed, 1 Oct 2003, Linda W. wrote:
> Aome comments/suggestions/GRFE's (Grovelling Request for Enhancements :-)):
>
> 1) Remember a user's previous choices. (~/.cygwinsetuprc would be 1
> possibility).
Already there.
> 1a) allow flags to disable some diaglogs:
> [no|auto]virusprompt # default on
> proxy <host>:<port>|useIE|none|direct
> # default=direct or none (synonyms)
> [no]rootwarn
> # default on; disables C:\ root usage warning
> server <host>
> # (default none -> bring up list>)
> installtype {download_and_install|download-only|install-from-local}
> #default to d&s
> cachedir <dirname> # presence suppresses cache question
Some are already there...
> If any items are taken from the .rc file, then display a summary screen
> of choices; pressing "BACK" could go back through normal dialogue, or
> fancier, "Edit/Change" buttons next to each choice
IMO, it's better the way it is now -- all the dialogs still there, but the
values are saved; you just click "Next".
> 2) Allow window resizing -- *ESPECIALLY* on selection page. If you don't
> agree, feel free to express your opinion in detail in the following
> response area: :-)
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Frankly, I think Cygwin setup is simply marvelous in terms of window size,
especially when compared with something like <http://www.guimp.com/>...
> That all I can think of off the top of my head -- well, a low importance
> leisure option would be to send an HTTP request for some 1-byte file to
> all of the servers and auto select server with lowest response
> latency....but that's too much work for the benefit right now...(IMO)...
This was proposed already -- see the cygwin-apps archives. In fact, most
of your suggestions have been brought up at one time or another, and they
all either are being worked on, or have been already.
> I'd hit the window resize issue first....it's been the longest term
> annoyance.
>
> Under the "it would be nice", category, being able to click on an item
> and right click on it to get more information would be real helpful at
> times. Some program names I don't recognize, and things like
> "nasm"...network assembler...what's a network assember vs. the
> gnu-assumber ("gasm"?).
See above. You can probably even search the cygwin-apps archives for
"right-click" on this one...
> Pros?/Cons? Just different flavors/strokes for different folks (like
> emacs vs. vim?)
>
> Thanks for reading...please, pretty please, don't just delete this...but
> I hope someone keeps a list of RFE/GRFE's for setup....:-?
>
> Linda
Someone does. Most of that stuff is already on there [or did I say that
already? ;-)].
Igor
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