X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: From: Karl M To: Subject: RE: [ANNOUNCEMENT] [1.7] Updated: cygwin-1.7.0-47 Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 13:51:57 -0700 In-Reply-To: <20090507183517.GA27160@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> References: <416096c60905070213h43e0de24w4d9a865024517d7b@mail.gmail.com> <3f9605p2tlekehd2vd9jqn7emg29ss15ir@4ax.com> <20090507183517.GA27160@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: 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 Hi All... =20 > > On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 02:20:18PM -0400, Andrew Schulman wrote: >>>> By the way, I don't like that setup maximizes the window when on the p= ackage >>>> selection step. >>> >>> I haven't seen it, but it certainly sounds wrong for a "wizard"-style >>> window to change its size when you press the Next button. >> >>Hm, I always think it's kind of handy. Also that it changes back again >>after you're done with the selections. Saves me 2 clicks every time I run >>setup. > > That's why I implemented it (that + Corinna asked me to do something > like this a while ago). It certainly isn't particularly useful to > ALWAYS open a window which is too small to hold the information it is > trying to convey. That's what setup.exe used to do. > > It is pretty difficult to make setup's property sheet methods do > anything more flexible than maximize. One alternative is to make all of > the setup windows bigger. I tried that and it looked much more > intrusive than just maximizing the one window which needs it. > > Lots of installers take full control of the screen. setup.exe is unique > in that it doesn't take full control for the entire install process. > I find it useful as well...it was just a little startling the first time it expanded to full screen. =20 Thanks for all the work you(s) do, =20 ...Karl _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail=AE has a new way to see what's up with your friends. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew?ocid=3DTXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tut= orial_WhatsNew1_052009 -- 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/