David Kotz wrote: [] >> David Kotz wrote: >>>>> Mirror selection >>>>> All mirrors are set. Do you want to change them? [y/N] >>>> So you would enter a "y" for "yes, I want to change my mirror >>>> settings." >>> hmm, that's counter-intuitive. [] >> Well, let's see what that might be. It is intended to mean that,"All >> of the various mirror choices have been set; do you want to change >> them?" >> >> Is that any clearer and would it have made a difference? > > Not much. Another way to look at it: what is the opposite condition; > does it ever say "You have not chosen a mirror choice for certain > packages"?
This happens when you configure fink for the first time, you are then forced to go through the mirror list. > A more useful phrasing might be "All mirror choices are set to the > default." or "Some mirror choices are set to the default, and some > are set to alternatives." I don't think this is more useful. But I agree with you that the current formulation is useless (although I never thought it could be misleading). There is no useful information in the statement "All mirrors are set". There should only be a question, like "Do you want to review the list of mirrors and change your selection?" There are other strange features of that mirror selection dialogue: The proposed lists are surprisingly short, shorter than necessary; sometimes only one mirror is proposed, although several are available. Weird. -- Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Fink-beginners mailing list Fink-beginners@lists.sourceforge.net http://news.gmane.org/gmane.os.apple.fink.beginners
