From: cyg Simple <cygsimple@gmail.com>
To: cygwin@cygwin.com
Subject: Re: Installer request: Remember state of final checkboxes between runs
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 13:59:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <659cd1f4-3023-bc1d-5e79-295658462eb1@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAPsu6Li6-L18WfwXbHgOXVbhfju9bmm7sYy+2-jL_cnaQNtNKw@mail.gmail.com>
On 1/13/2017 11:23 PM, Brian Mathis wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 5:27 PM, cyg Simple <cygsimple@gmail.com> 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
>>> been using Cygwin over the years.
>>>
>>
>> You only need to check the boxes on initial install.
>>
>>> The installer should remember that this option was declined and
>>> default the checkbox to that state on the next run.
>>>
>>
>> They are not checked by default because you only need to create them
>> once. You don't need to create them on update unless you've removed the
>> shortcuts created.
>>
>> --
>> cyg Simple
>
>
> No, this is not correct. If you run the install and DEselect to
> create icons, it will ask you to create them again next time. It's
> only doing a simple check if files exist to determine if the box is
> checked. If the files don't exist, then is asks to create them, so
> there is no way to say "never create icons".
>
Acknowledged. This sounds to be an issue to me. Are you able to
provide a patch?
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-01-15 13:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-01-13 15:14 Brian Mathis
2017-01-13 15:41 ` Marco Atzeri
2017-01-13 15:46 ` Achim Gratz
2017-01-13 15:51 ` Markus Hoenicka
2017-01-13 17:02 ` Brian Mathis
2017-01-13 22:06 ` Henry S. Thompson
2017-01-13 22:20 ` Brian Inglis
2017-01-13 22:27 ` cyg Simple
2017-01-13 22:39 ` Brian Inglis
2017-01-14 4:23 ` Brian Mathis
2017-01-15 13:59 ` cyg Simple [this message]
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