WaltS wrote:
Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
Daniel wrote:
Paul B. Gallagher wrote:
Ray_Net wrote:
Paul B. Gallagher wrote, On 26/05/2013 00:42:
You can use this page:
<http://www.seamonkey-project.org/releases/>
Or you can set this pref: Edit | Preferences | Software
Installation ... SeaMonkey [x] Automatically check for
updates (o) daily (•) weekly [ ] Automatically download and
install the update ...
These settings will notify you when an update is available
but won't download or install it until you give the
go-ahead. If you do want updates installed automatically,
the option is there.
I never go ahead, i prefer de-installing my SM version, then
install the new one.
That's fine, you can leave the second box disabled and still
be notified. Your request was for notification, wasn't it?
No, Ray's initial statement was:-
<http://www.seamonkey-project.org/start/> is my SM home page -
where i can read the latest released version number of SM.
So, it seems to me, Ray is wondering why the function of that
particular page has changed!!
I chose to look past Ray's superficial curiosity and seek his
underlying purpose, his reason for visiting that page. And he
stated that clearly: "So my home page did not tell me anymore that
I should upgrade."
His reason for visiting that page is it is set as his Home Page each
time SeaMonkey opens, and the latest version number is no longer
displayed on that page.
Once again, you focus on the superficial and ignore the underlying
purpose. Why would he set that as his home page? Because he wants to
know if his software is outdated. So his real question is, "how can I
learn promptly if my software is outdated?"
The page should tell him his version is outdated.
He is saying it showed the latest version before, but now it doesn't,
and wants to know why.
I want to know why it isn't telling him it is outdated.
Fair enough. I hope one of the devs will answer that.
But for his real-world purpose, the options I offered will achieve that
end with no waiting. He can do it today and have accurate info today,
and no one has to make a decision or implement a solution for him.
Otherwise it's like going to a gas station, and on learning that one
pump is out of gas, standing around waiting for a truck to replenish it
instead of pulling up to the next pump or driving across the street to a
competitor. Yes, the pump should have gas, but no, you don't have to wait.
--
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
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