X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: How to uninstall Cygwin/X (only) References: <4BBE2F37.1060303@cygwin.com> <83y6gx330e.fsf@torus.sehlabs.com> <83tyrl32lq.fsf@torus.sehlabs.com> <4BBE886F.409@cwilson.fastmail.fm> <4BBE99F4.2080405@gmail.com> <20100409053117.GA22162@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Date: Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:35:42 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: "Matthias Andree" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <20100409053117.GA22162@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> User-Agent: Opera Mail/10.10 (Linux) 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 Am 09.04.2010, 07:31 Uhr, schrieb Christopher Faylor: > On Fri, Apr 09, 2010 at 04:07:32AM +0100, Dave Korn wrote: >> On 09/04/2010 02:52, Charles Wilson wrote: >> >>> Hmm. I wonder if a quick-n-dirty way to "fix" this is to add a >>> right-click context menu to the spinner, so that you can directly >>> choose >>> "Uninstall" without traversing the entire cycle. Rinse and repeat on >>> all the items you want to remove... >> >> I am writing a patch to add a right-click context menu to the spinner >> :) >> more news in the next couple of days. > > As long as you're doing that, how about just getting rid of the spinner > entirely? IMO, it's an unusual construct. It would probably be better > to have a pull-down box or something. While we're at (m)uttering desires, I'd like to propose - which may be more work - keyboard usability. It'd really be nice if I could just hit [-] (uninstall), [+] (install or keep), and trigger reinstall (possibly with r or !). Let's not force users to even more rat-moving and rat-ear-stroking. -- Matthias Andree -- 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