> -----Original Message----- > From: Andreas Pflug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 November 2004 17:26 > To: Dave Page > Cc: pgadmin-hackers > Subject: Re: [pgadmin-hackers] RFC: Update wizard > > > That won't necessarily pick up typos of course. Can we > utilise CVS for > > this somehow, and use it's built in version numbering? > > Not directly. The binaries would be corrupted. In the rare > case of typo > fixes without count change the count could be increased > manually. It's a > kind of version number anyway. We could use the date too.
Why would binaries be corrupted? > > That'll even allow segregation of major version updates > using branch version numbers. > > We don't need that. A newer language file also covers > previous versions. Does it? You mean, if we remove strings from the source, they remain in the po files after a merge? Seems kinda inefficient... > > Have you thought about documentation updates? > > Um, no. No problem really, because we already can load the doc from a > zip. Consequently, we should stop distributing single files, and > distribute the zip only. In that case then, why distribute the languages seperately? > >>Questions: > >>- How to inform the user about possible updates? MsgBox? > >>Toolbar button showing enabled? Update check will be > >>performed asynchronously, so it might pop up in the middle of > >>something. > > > > > > Status bar message with flashing icon? > > Annoying, if you don't want to update. Maybe non-flashing. As I also suggested though, there should be an option to turn off auto-checking on the options dialogue. But I could live with non flashing. > Or toolbar button, which changes appearance if download is available. No, I don't think we should use the tool bar. It's there to allow the user to control the application, not to provide feedback. > The download dlg should be accessible even if no update was > automatically detected, to enable manual triggered updates. Yes, agreed. Regards, Dave. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
