RE: Feedback on setup.exe

RE: Feedback on setup.exe

[Lawrence W. Smith]

Oooops (note to self: update setup.exe before giving feedback!!!) :)

However still 1 comment:

  although there is a horiz scrollbar the box itself is still not
  re-sizeable which would be easier...

L


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lawrence W. Smith [mailto:lws@juiceco.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 11:11 AM
> To: cygwin@cygwin.com
> Subject: Feedback on setup.exe
> 
> 
> Just a short note to point out 2 things:
> 
> 1) as newbie friendly as the descriptive package names are as
>    the setup dialog box cannot be adjusted in size most of the
>    description is invisible (1600 x 1200)
> 
> 2) at the risk of sounding like an old stick in the mud, I preferred 
>    the shortform names... in conjunction with a fix for (1) could we
>    have both shortform names and descriptions or perhaps a toggle 
>    between the two.
> 
> Constructively,
> 
> Lawrence
> 
 

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Re: Feedback on setup.exe

[Robert Collins]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrence W. Smith" <lws@juiceco.com>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2001 10:11 PM
Subject: Feedback on setup.exe


> Just a short note to point out 2 things:
>
> 1) as newbie friendly as the descriptive package names are as
>    the setup dialog box cannot be adjusted in size most of the
>    description is invisible (1600 x 1200)

Yes. This is a flaw in the dialog based interface. Patches to make setup
use a single window and allow sizing are welcome.

Until then, try scrolling to the right.

> 2) at the risk of sounding like an old stick in the mud, I preferred
>    the shortform names... in conjunction with a fix for (1) could we
>    have both shortform names and descriptions or perhaps a toggle
>    between the two.

Uhmm the shortform names are the bit preceding the first ":" in the
description. Just use those.

Rob


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Feedback on setup.exe

[Lawrence W. Smith]

Just a short note to point out 2 things:

1) as newbie friendly as the descriptive package names are as
   the setup dialog box cannot be adjusted in size most of the
   description is invisible (1600 x 1200)

2) at the risk of sounding like an old stick in the mud, I preferred 
   the shortform names... in conjunction with a fix for (1) could we
   have both shortform names and descriptions or perhaps a toggle 
   between the two.

Constructively,

Lawrence

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