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Subject: Re: Proposal for changes to behavior in package list
From: Robert Pendell <shinji AT elite-systems DOT org>
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On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Dave Korn wrote:
> On 19/04/2010 19:31, Robert Pendell wrote:
>
>> First suggestion: Implement a prompt when a selected package has
>> caused other packages to be marked as well. =C2=A0This dialog would incl=
ude
>> the newly marked packages with a Yes/No prompt if the user wants them
>> marked. =C2=A0A warning could note that the packages may be required for
>> the currently selected package to function. =C2=A0The user could pick no
>> and continue clicking away in the event they are going to uninstall it
>> anyways which is a couple more clicks away.
>
>> Second suggestion: Change the order of package options to Keep,
>> Uninstall, Reinstall, Source. =C2=A0This loop should prevent packages fr=
om
>> being re-selected during intended uninstall actions such as may happen
>> with the X11 packages.
>
> =C2=A0For the second one, I'm still working on a patch that gives a right=
-click
> context menu, so that you can simply jump directly to the choice you want
> without going via the intermediate choices; this should at least help a b=
it.
> (It is taking longer than I expected because I kept running into and fixi=
ng
> bugs on the way, and I'm also busy trying to get a gcc-4.5 release at the=
 same
> time, but I haven't forgotten.)
>
> =C2=A0For the first one, it was suggested in the earlier discussion to ke=
ep track
> of things that have only been added because they are dependencies, and ke=
ep
> track of things that have been deliberately selected by the user. =C2=A0T=
hen again,
> it might be even simpler yet, if we just delay adding the dependencies un=
til
> the user has clicked 'next' on the package choice screen, and calculate t=
hem
> all once at the end. =C2=A0(There are also other possibilities that come =
to mind
> that would be a combination of or half-way between the two.)
>
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0cheers,
> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0DaveK
>

Ahh... Ok.  Thanks. ;)

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