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From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Subject: RE: Installation Issue, un-scriptable installer.
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 20:15:01 -0500
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> To my GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT the package selection menu is NOT KEYABLE!
>

Yeah, life sucks don't it?  ("Keyable"?)

> I am having an issue with the cygwin installation, here is my situation.
> I am installing 400+ workstations at a school, they are all 2k and I've
> devised a touchless installation process for the OS and ALL the apps.
>

Cool!  You're the first to have sucessfully done this.

> I use VBS scripts for each applications installation and have been able
> to deal with many quarks regarding each packages unique installation
> process.

Visual Basic meets Unix, that's the problem here.  When they come into contact,
they cancel each other out in a burst of gamma rays from which not even light
can escape.

>  UNTIL NOW! of all the unfriendly installers I have to say
> I am very disappointed with the cygwin installer.

Then pick up a cross and do something about it.

>  You see the VBS
> scripts rely heavily on the use of "window title detection">OutPut and
> "KEYSTROKING">InPut as it's difficult to control the mouse with a
> script.
>

Right, so it'd be a lot easier to avoid the VB altogether, right?

> To my GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT the package selection menu is NOT KEYABLE!

You already said that.

> PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make the setup.exe respond to keystrokes

You do it, I'm tired.

>, eg.
> {TAB 4}{TAB}{TAB} over to the package I like, " "cycle the behavior
> between (skip, install_vX, install_vY, install_vZ). {alt}+{n} next
> step in the installation..

Hehehehe!  He's talking funny talk!

> This would be a great help. cummon

(sp)

> guys
> open source stuff is supposed to be "Friendly",

Since when?

> that means it plays
> well with "keyboards"!!!!!
>

And here I always thought "Friendly" meant things like not looking a gift horse
in the mouth unless you were willing to do the dental work.

> L8r
>  ThanX for hearing my rants
>   Ryan rfulcher AT digipen DOT edu
>

N0 pr031em, d00d!

--
Gary R. Van Sickle
Brewer.  Patriot.


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