Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

On 1/13/2017 11:23 PM, Brian Mathis wrote: > On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 5:27 PM, cyg Simple wrote: >> On 1/13/2017 10:14 AM, Brian Mathis wrote: >>> Every time the installer is run, it asks to create an icon on the >>> desktop. I do not want an icon on my desktop, and I have

Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 5:27 PM, cyg Simple wrote: > On 1/13/2017 10:14 AM, Brian Mathis wrote: >> Every time the installer is run, it asks to create an icon on the >> desktop. I do not want an icon on my desktop, and I have to uncheck >> this box every time. I have

Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

On 2017-01-13 15:27, cyg Simple wrote: > On 1/13/2017 10:14 AM, Brian Mathis wrote: >> Every time the installer is run, it asks to create an icon on the >> desktop. I do not want an icon on my desktop, and I have to >> uncheck this box every time. I have probably done this 100 times >> since I've

Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

On 1/13/2017 10:14 AM, Brian Mathis wrote: > Every time the installer is run, it asks to create an icon on the > desktop. I do not want an icon on my desktop, and I have to uncheck > this box every time. I have probably done this 100 times since I've > been using Cygwin over the years. > You

Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

On 2017-01-13 15:06, Henry S. Thompson wrote: > I have a shortcut named setup64 whose target is as follows: > > C:\Users\[me]\Downloads\setup-x86_64.exe -n > > which does the trick. Add -g to auto-upgrade, -o to prune orphan packages, and -O to use your usual mirror and run semi-unattended

Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

I have a shortcut named setup64 whose target is as follows: C:\Users\[me]\Downloads\setup-x86_64.exe -n which does the trick. ht -- Henry S. Thompson, School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AB, SCOTLAND -- (44) 131 650-4440

Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

Thanks for the information, which I did not know about. However, Achim is correct, and this should be implemented on principle, even if there's a bad workaround. When one is working with and providing programs for a GUI-based environment, the program should act as expected as a *GUI*, and not

Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

At 2017-01-13 16:46, Achim Gratz was heard to say: Marco Atzeri writes: On 13/01/2017 16:14, Brian Mathis wrote: The installer should remember that this option was declined and default the checkbox to that state on the next run. there are some options available for this -N --no-startmenu

Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

Marco Atzeri writes: > On 13/01/2017 16:14, Brian Mathis wrote: >> The installer should remember that this option was declined and >> default the checkbox to that state on the next run. >> > > there are some options available for this > > -N --no-startmenu Disable creation of

Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

On 13/01/2017 16:14, Brian Mathis wrote: Every time the installer is run, it asks to create an icon on the desktop. I do not want an icon on my desktop, and I have to uncheck this box every time. I have probably done this 100 times since I've been using Cygwin over the years. The installer

Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs

Every time the installer is run, it asks to create an icon on the desktop. I do not want an icon on my desktop, and I have to uncheck this box every time. I have probably done this 100 times since I've been using Cygwin over the years. The installer should remember that this option was declined