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From:	"Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
To:	<cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject:	RE: Bespoke installations: simple elegance of setup.exe when setup.ini is absent
Date:	Mon, 2 May 2005 15:19:22 -0500
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Hi Sean, I'm redirecting this to the cygwin list so that we may all benefit:

> Is there any effort towards making setup.exe accessible?  

Not to my knowledge, no, which FWIW I find very unfortunate.

> Those of us who use a screen reading program and/or keyboard 
> access find it impossible to use setup.exe without 
> assistance.  The view button should activate with the 
> spacebar or enter key and does not.  The view button when 
> activated with the space bar should open up a list of 
> packages and does not.  Each item in the list should be a 
> multistate toggle which should be toggled with the spacebar.  
> Look at the windows installation program to see what I'm 
> talking about.  In the section which allows you to choose 
> accessories for example there is a button you can hit enter 
> or spacebar on which says details.  From there you are in a 
> list of programs you can select or deselect with the 
> spacebar.  This is how setup.exe should behave.

There are many problems with setup, hence my comment.  The unfortunate truth
is that setup development has historically been excruciatingly slow, and I
have no reason to believe that the level of activity will increase by any
appreciable extent in the forseeable future.  I know it may come as small
comfort, but it used to be worse.

If you are able to, I am certain that any effort you can lend to the
development of setup will be appreciated.

-- 
Gary R. Van Sickle
 

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
> To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 6:58 PM
> Subject: RE: Bespoke installations: simple elegance of 
> setup.exe when setup.ini is absent
> 
> 
> > [snip]
> >
> > Ahem.  As one of the many people responsible for setup, I 
> take issue with
> > the accusation that it is either "simple" or "elegant".
> >
> > ;-)
> >
> > -- 
> > Gary R. Van Sickle
> >
> >
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