Mail Archives: cygwin/2007/07/16/22:06:34
Pedro Alves wrote:
> Perhaps the screen should flash, and a loud beep
> should sound every time a MessageBox not related to
> "install to package" wants to show up. Then wait 3 seconds,
> show a "warning, going out of install mode" MessageBox,
> sleep a bit more, and only then show the skip message box.
Thank you Pedro. This is the most ideal solution :)
> I mean, there has got to be a way to for the program
> to ask the user a non install related package, right?
>
> Seriously: Everyone's clicked on a wrong button before.
> I know I have - I just don't remember the last time.
>
> The switch from:
>
> "do you want to format your drive?:
>
> +-----+ +-----+
> + yes + + no +
> +-----+ +-----+
>
> to:
>
> "do you want to format your drive?:
>
> +--------+ +---------+
> + format + + cancel +
> +--------+ +---------+
>
> ... Makes it much easier to understand what the software's up to.
That's right. It's sad that I never thought of this before. With this
suggestion of yours, all doubts will be erased about the true nature of
Cygwin. Problems such as not knowing the answer to a clear question will
eventually disapper from the mailing list and we will all be happier.
Thanks again!
Best Regards,
Carlo
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