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Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 12:14:54 -0400
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both are needed (of course).  a detailed command-line
interface would allow for the creation of automated
tests for this most-visible of Cygwin programs.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu]
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 12:04 PM
> To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
> Subject: Re: Setup.exe and accessability
> 
> 
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, Oct 25, 2002 at 02:05:14PM +0200, Lars Bj?rndal wrote:
> > >As far I can see, you can not select individual packages within
> > >setup.exe without using the mouse. I'm blind, and 
> therefore I can not
> > >install cygwin without assistance from a sighted person. Is it
> > >possible that this will be changed in the next version? Or 
> is there a
> > >posibility that I have not seen?
> >
> > The only thing that I can think of that could possibly be of use is
> > the oft-mentioned command line options for setup.exe.  
> Various people
> > have mentioned that they were going to work on this but I've never
> > seen anyone (besides Robert of course) follow through on 
> fully realizing
> > this to the point where you can install packages from the 
> command line.
> 
> Adding keyboard shortcuts to the package selection screen 
> (i.e., <Tab>bing
> to the Action column and the checkboxes) would do it as well, 
> I suppose.
> "Did I phrase that sufficiently neutrally to avoid being 
> asked to submit a
> patch?" (C) R. Schulz.
> 	Igor
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> "Water molecules expand as they grow warmer" (C) Popular 
> Science, Oct'02, p.51
> 
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