Please keep replies on list. Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail) wrote: >> From: Max Bowsher [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>> From: "Hannu E K Nevalainen (garbage mail)"
>>> Also: I feel that I have to verify settings all the time. I download >>> packages into a local directory, then install them >>> from there, to be able to REINSTALL all of it, fresh - in case of >>> trouble, whatever "sort of" it might be. >> >> I did this for ages, until I found out that "Install from Internet" >> does maintain a local directory you can install from again. > > And where is that directory located? I do NOT want it to be on a > hardcoded location (like C:\cygwin\ or something) because of backup > AND space considerations. The directory you specify in "Select Local Package Directory". <offtopic> > IMNSHO: > NOTHING except actually installing something should write to C: > e.g. "My Documents" should ALWAYS be elsewhere. Software settings that > are _USER_SPECIFIC_ should NEVER be on C: - they belong in "/home" or > some such (compare Unix/Linux). I agree. </offtopic> >>> I have to run the utility twice AND click the NEXT >>> button "a hundred times" ;-) >>> My suggesttion: Add an option to "use last settings" for the >>> selected operation (download or install), having it GO at once. >> >> Which settings? Mostly I find I can just hit Enter a few times. > > All of it. What if you hit another key first, then Enter? > IMHO: Setup should have a "setup screen" ;-) containing all of it. > Then first ask "Run" or "Change settings"; where "Run" is equal to > using the presets. How is this easier than tapping Enter a few times? Are there any settings you have to change from the default every time? >> Its quite simple. Setup requires a connection until the >> "Downloading" phase >> has ended, after which it says "Installing". > > Yes, of course ;-) > Maybe I was a bit unclear here; I'm "always" doing other stuff while > the/any download proceeds in the background. I'd still like to be > notified(sp) about it having finished, in a sane manner - so I can go > on typing (or whatever)... > NOTE THE PROBLEM: Do not pop up an ACTIVE dialog; I would be typing > on the keyboard, thus possibly ruining it all. "Beep after long operation" ? Sane, but I personally don't have time to code it. Max. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
