Mailing-List: contact cygwin-developers-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-developers-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com From: Chris Faylor Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 10:03:59 -0400 To: cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Subject: Re: sample setup "version chooser" Message-ID: <20000726100359.A7206@cygnus.com> Reply-To: cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin-developers AT sources DOT redhat DOT com References: <200007250153 DOT VAA10202 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> <20000725223226 DOT D3868 AT cygnus DOT com> <200007261339 DOT JAA17361 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <200007261339.JAA17361@envy.delorie.com>; from dj@delorie.com on Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 09:39:43AM -0400 On Wed, Jul 26, 2000 at 09:39:43AM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote: > >> I didn't really "get it" until I read your description. > >Right. That's why I supplied one. As I mentioned, I purposely didn't read your description. I wanted to approach this as a user would. >> I don't know if that is a problem or not. Will there be more words >> and descriptions around the entries? Or, maybe all that is needed >> is a "Help" button. > >The final dialog will have helpful text on it. A help button is a >possibility. > >> >If the user selects to install a package that isn't installed by >> >default, should it get upgraded automatically by default after that? >> >Same for uninstalling a package that's installed by default. >> >> Bleah. Sounds like another button? Or maybe an additional dialog >> box after the user moves off of this dialog: > >No, I was thinking of having setup infer this information and store it >somewhere. Thus, the fact that you elected to install or not install >something means that that should be the default from now on. Ok. I think that setup should still warn if the user tries to not install something that we have deemed to be part of the complete package, though. cgf