On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 07:46:43PM -0400, Harold L Hunt II wrote: >2. All X client application on one's machine should have shortcuts >associated with them in the start menu, and these shortcuts should be >created automatically during installation. > >This is icing on the cake. This is the kind of thing that Microsoft >hires 500 college interns to write in the summer because it takes a hell >of a lot of time and attention to detail to get it 'right', whereas the >overall benefit is very small in comparison. > >Furthermore, this requires interacting with the Cygwin setup developers. > You think I am mean?
The setup developers aren't all that mean, actually. But, then neither are you. However, I don't see why this would require any setup changes. A postinstall script should be able to set up icons, etc. I can't decide if the thought of a folder filled with scores of icons for X programs is intriguing or frightening, though. cgf