On Fri, 2001-11-02 at 11:44, S. Cowles wrote: > > RC> Is this the same behaviour you see? > > RC> I suspect from your feedback that this is non-intuitive... If you've got > RC> any insight into _why_ this confused you (ie the change from the current > RC> setup, the lack of visual hints or explanation... :]) please speak up. > > RC> If this is not the same behaviour, can you detail how to get the > RC> behaviour you saw? > > Yes, I think it is confusing. On the one hand, there is an option under > the "New" heading for retrieve which then opens a checkbox under the > "Src" heading. I assume clicking the checkbox retrieves source only? > Right now, it appears to retrieve both source and binaries. My question > then becomes, what function does the "source" option (under "New") > provide?
Ok, the way it works is the new column defines what will happen, and the src? allows the _addition_ of the source to whatever is in the new column. new=keep, no action, cannot download source. new=skip, no action, cannot download source. new=uninstall, uninstall, cannot download source new=reinstall, reinstall, source download is optional (checkbox) new=source, no change to install package, source is downloaded. new=version number, uninstall current version, install displayed version, source download is optional. I think that this needs some fine tuning :}. How about we get rid of either 'skip' or 'keep' - they are the same AFAIK. As for new=source, we _could_ get rid of that and make it happen when you click on [src], but I'm not sure how easy that is to do right now. Rob -- 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/
