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Date: | Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:36:52 -0400 |
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On 10/08/2009 01:13 PM, Steven Woody wrote: > But I think even not involve in any new design or a new command line > option, the current GUI still have a place to improve. To me, the > big problem is, when I can not change a package's state directly into > 'uninstall' without going through other states such as a version > number state 'nn.nn.nn'. When I have to go through the version number > state (as necessary middle step according to current GUI installer > design), I actually automatically re-select (or re-active) other > packages that depend on this package I am operating on, this is not I > expect and indeed create troubles. This is also a well known and well discussed issue. The only thing missing is a (current?) patch. -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
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