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Subject: | Re: -src package standard: proposal #5 and #5a |
Date: | Tue, 20 Nov 2001 13:07:07 +1100 |
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> On Tue, Nov 20, 2001 at 12:18:49PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf AT cygnus DOT com> > > > >> So, I think we just need to extend the category selection to allow > >> a "Select All of this category" switch. We don't need to worry about > >> prev/curr, etc. > > > >IMO that won't solve the pebcak issue we are facing. > > > >Here's what I propose (temporary solution, long term is already documented > >in wishlist - single window instead of dialogs, and better internal model to > >allow easy coding.) > > > >Add a new screen, that lists all packages of the category "metapackage". > >Choose ONE of those before going to the main chooser screen, and that chosen > >metapackage forms an additional filter over the base and misc categories for > >defaulting packages to be installed. > > I was thinking that we just needed a category "all" that could be > selected. I don't think that adding YA window is the way to go. > > You don't think that being able to select/deselect all of a package would > solve this? I think the addition of a metapackages category RSN - would be the first priority ... any additional things on top of that could wait for more then a few moments. Although I dont know if 'metapackages' is the most intuitive name 'Standard Installs' - if it was possible to have a 2 word category ... not sure what would be a good name really... Gareth
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