X-Recipient: archive-cygwin@delorie.com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:11:19 -0400 From: Christopher Faylor To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Request for feature: more flexible setup routine Message-ID: <20100727191118.GD3387@ednor.casa.cgf.cx> Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com 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> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) 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 Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 06:45:41PM +0100, Andy Koppe wrote: >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? No, a screen after the package selection which shows all of the packages which are being installed - which is, I guess, basically what is now (until your rename change goes live) the "Partial" view. That's how linux package managers do it. cgf -- 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