X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <469C2425.4030204@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:06:29 +0800 From: Carlo Florendo User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.12 (Windows/20070509) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: hacked package on server References: <12471618.1184601552985.JavaMail.root@elwamui-lapwing.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <183c528b0707161244s83639c9j8ddfb09da2948f29@mail.gmail.com> <469C1A7E.6060201@gmail.com> <469C1CAF.8090309@pacific.net.sg> <469C2337.1020905@portugalmail.pt> In-Reply-To: <469C2337.1020905@portugalmail.pt> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com 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 -- Carlo Florendo Softare Engineer/Network Co-Administrator Astra Philippines Inc. UP-Ayala Technopark, Diliman 1101, Quezon City Philippines http://www.astra.ph -- The Astra Group of Companies 5-3-11 Sekido, Tama City Tokyo 206-0011, Japan http://www.astra.co.jp -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/