X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.7 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20100726170943.GB28592@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> References: <30EAF1C130A74F97AC4C82B42ED55DAE@hometoshiba> <20100725025446.GA17000@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <1179889566.20100726133244@mtu-net.ru> <20100726142944.GA28399@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> <20100726170943.GB28592@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:45:41 +0100 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Request for feature: more flexible setup routine From: Andy Koppe To: cygwin@cygwin.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 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 On 26 July 2010 18:09, Christopher Faylor wrote: >>> If we wanted to do something like this I think it would have to be a >>> separate dialog where the user makes a decision about what they want. >>> Either that or a list of packages to update would always be presented >>> so that people wouldn't be surprised. >> >>Agreed, but of course that'd need substantial design and >>implementation work, so realistically it isn't gonna happen. > > AFAIK, the latter, where a list of what's being updated is shown isn't a > substantial redesign. Can you elaborate? Do you mean adding a new screen before the package selection screen? >>Now what about my actual proposal, which was to save the >>Keep/Curr/Prev/Exp setting across setup.exe invocations? > > I think making it sticky would lead to the confusion that I previously > mentioned so I'm not in favor of it. Fair enough. > However, I don't feel so strongly that I'd actually veto the change > if others think it is important. The silence is deafening. I better give that a miss then. Andy -- 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