On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 06:45:41PM +0100, Andy Koppe wrote: >On 26 July 2010 18:09, Christopher Faylor wrote: >>>> If we wanted to do something like this I think it would have to be a >>>> separate dialog where the user makes a decision about what they want. >>>> Either that or a list of packages to update would always be presented >>>> so that people wouldn't be surprised. >>> >>>Agreed, but of course that'd need substantial design and >>>implementation work, so realistically it isn't gonna happen. >> >> AFAIK, the latter, where a list of what's being updated is shown isn't a >> substantial redesign. > >Can you elaborate? Do you mean adding a new screen before the package >selection screen?
No, a screen after the package selection which shows all of the packages which are being installed - which is, I guess, basically what is now (until your rename change goes live) the "Partial" view. That's how linux package managers do it. cgf -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple