Mail Archives: cygwin-apps/2002/01/30/01:52:35
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> From: cygwin-apps-owner AT cygwin DOT com
> [mailto:cygwin-apps-owner AT cygwin DOT com]On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:41 PM
> To: cygwin-apps AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: setup.exe looks good!
>
>
> I just built the latest setup.exe. It looks really nice. And, I see that
> clickable categories are working!
>
Are they ever! And did you catch the "replace files in use" feature? Yeah it
makes you reboot, but still, pretty sweet.
> I keep meaning to suggest that we add a '+' or a '>' to the left of all
> of the Categories so that it is obvious that they can be expanded. I
> think that people are used to interpreting the icon next to something as
> indicating that there are more things possible to list.
>
I keep meaning to suggest the same thing, and maybe even lines like you get on
most such expanding list control thingies. But I think Rob is rolling his own
here instead of using the ListView common control (which isn't available on a
stock 95 machine AFAIK), so lines might be asking a bit much. But I'd think
that at a minimum, simply adding a toggling +/- to the front of each category
string wouldn't be too traumatic. Rob?
> Also, I thought that the Category page was supposed to automatically
> expand the Categories that were installing things so that it was obvious
> what was about to be downloaded. Didn't it do that at one point.
>
Yeah, it did, and I thought it still did the last time I checked (like a few
days ago). I'm resynching to CVS now, I'll rebuild it and see. I need that
rxvt update, and of course the sweet new bazzoo release.
> I really like the look and feel of the new setup.exe.
>
[Cartman voice:] We're sweet.... ;-)
> Hopefully, that won't translate into it being completely incomprehensible
> for everyone on the cygwin AT cygwin list.
Well, we are working hard on the mindreading mode....
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Gary R. Van Sickle
Brewer. Patriot.
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