Re: Setup feature request: adding a Skipped view

2003-07-27 Thread Max Bowsher
Robert Collins wrote: On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 23:07, Max Bowsher wrote: To Brian: cygwin-apps is the preferred place to discuss setup development. Transferring this thread there. To cygwin-apps: Here is a patch from Brian Keener which got forgotten. It adds 2 additional views, Only Keeps and

Re: Setup feature request: adding a Skipped view

2003-07-26 Thread Robert Collins
On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 23:07, Max Bowsher wrote: To Brian: cygwin-apps is the preferred place to discuss setup development. Transferring this thread there. To cygwin-apps: Here is a patch from Brian Keener which got forgotten. It adds 2 additional views, Only Keeps and Only Skips. I think

Re: Setup feature request: adding a Skipped view

2003-01-30 Thread Max Bowsher
To Brian: cygwin-apps is the preferred place to discuss setup development. Transferring this thread there. To cygwin-apps: Here is a patch from Brian Keener which got forgotten. It adds 2 additional views, Only Keeps and Only Skips. I think this could be valuable, and these very features are in

RE: setup feature request

2002-12-03 Thread Gary R. Van Sickle
On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Kris Thielemans wrote: [snip] I have a different opinion. First, note that the radio buttons don't act like radio buttons at all. When you click them, they alter the state of all the packages spin controls to meet the criteria of that button. I.e. they really should be

RE: setup feature request

2002-12-03 Thread Robert Collins
On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 19:03, Gary R. Van Sickle wrote: Recently I've been thinking tab control. Well, actually I was thinking that for the view type. Then again, I just now thought of the best idea yet: drop-down list boxes for both. Let me say this: Anything that is more intuitive will

Re: setup feature request

2002-12-02 Thread Kris Thielemans
Hi Max, just a final thought on the 'keep' sutff (maybe you've gone ahead and coded it already, so then you forget about this). This is on the question to put 'keep' in the spin control or a radio button. we had kris so maybe it makes more sense to add a 'keep' to this sequence, than kris to add

Re: setup feature request

2002-12-02 Thread Max Bowsher
On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, Kris Thielemans wrote: KT just a final thought on the 'keep' sutff (maybe you've gone ahead and coded KT it already, so then you forget about this). This is on the question to put KT 'keep' in the spin control or a radio button. we had I coded it and sent a patch to this list

RE: setup feature request

2002-11-29 Thread Kris Thielemans
I'm not promising anything, but there's a slim chance I'll have a patch ready in time for upcoming setup release at the weekend / early next week. It's already in place. Just click 'default' beside 'all' twice and you should get 'keep'. comments about that: - the setup version that

Re: setup feature request

2002-11-29 Thread Max Bowsher
It's already in place. Just click 'default' beside 'all' twice and you should get 'keep'. Kris Thielemans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: comments about that: - the setup version that is currently on the cygwin home page does not have this feature: it cycles between default, install, reinstall

RE: setup feature request

2002-11-29 Thread Kris Thielemans
- what's the difference between 'default' and 'install'? ok, now I know there's no a difference for Base and Misc, but I still don't know what the difference is for the others ... (I guess I'm missing something obvious here) - it should be very easy to add 'remove' as well. This will

Re: setup feature request

2002-11-29 Thread Max Bowsher
Kris Thielemans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: - what's the difference between 'default' and 'install'? ok, now I know there's no a difference for Base and Misc, but I still don't know what the difference is for the others ... (I guess I'm missing something obvious here) Yep. Default == Keep,

RE: setup feature request

2002-11-29 Thread Robert Collins
On Sat, 2002-11-30 at 02:15, Kris Thielemans wrote: - what's the difference between 'default' and 'install'? ok, now I know there's no a difference for Base and Misc, but I still don't know what the difference is for the others ... (I guess I'm missing something obvious here) Ah

RE: setup feature request

2002-11-29 Thread Kris Thielemans
Ah yes. Default = If the package is installed, upgrade to the selected trust level (prev, current or experimental). If the package is not installed, but is in base or misc, install the select trust level's version of that package. Install = Install the selected trust level's version of

RE: setup feature request

2002-11-29 Thread Kris Thielemans
I don't like it. Setup's clicky spin control things are not the easiest thing to use. I would much prefer a radio button. well, obviously I thought so as well, as I didn't even see the 'spin control'. but now that I know they're there, I like them. I agree that the functionality of the

Re: setup feature request

2002-11-29 Thread Max Bowsher
Kris Thielemans [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't like it. Setup's clicky spin control things are not the easiest thing to use. I would much prefer a radio button. well, obviously I thought so as well, as I didn't even see the 'spin control'. but now that I know they're there, I like them.

RE: setup feature request

2002-11-29 Thread Kris Thielemans
It's already a lot of clicking. Which is why I advocate a radio button. but you can't have a radiobutton for every category...

RE: setup feature request (THREAD MOVING to CYGWIN-APPS)

2002-11-28 Thread Kris Thielemans
Setup design discussion happens on [EMAIL PROTECTED] This thread is moving there. sorry. Will it be implemented? (I hope so, and the implementer can get a really nice email from me). I volunteer. fantastic! But I suggest we remove the prev radio button - definitely. it doesn't

Re: setup feature request

2002-11-28 Thread Max Bowsher
From: Robert Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's already in place. Just click 'default' beside 'all' twice and you should get 'keep'. Default - Install - Reinstall - Uninstall - Default Nope. Max.

Re: setup feature request

2002-11-28 Thread Robert Collins
On Fri, 2002-11-29 at 06:54, Max Bowsher wrote: From: Robert Collins [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's already in place. Just click 'default' beside 'all' twice and you should get 'keep'. Default - Install - Reinstall - Uninstall - Default Ah. Well seems to me this is the appropriate place to put