setup - feature change request

Samuel samuel@socal.rr.com
Sun Aug 4 18:58:00 GMT 2002


----- Original Message -----
From: "Christopher Faylor" <cgf@redhat.com>
To: <cygwin@cygwin.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: setup - feature change request


> On Sun, Aug 04, 2002 at 01:00:05PM -0700, Samuel wrote:
> >I have also suggested that the dialog for choosing the package(s) for
> >download be resizeable or something such as that.
>
> You and six other people at least.


The main reason I mentioned that I had suggested it previously is to make it
clear I was not criticizing the suggestion.

> >However I know that it is not just an easy quick addition of a flag or
two
> >to the window attributes. It is generally necessary to process the
WM_SIZE
> >message and re-position the controls in the dialog. It is relatively easy
to
> >do but not as simple as changing a flag or attribute. There are sample
> >programs available that would probably make things relatively easy but it
> >would be about a day's worth of work.
>
> You should coordinate your efforts over in the cygwin-apps mailing list.
> IIRC, someone else indicated that they were working on this but if you
> are going to be done with this in the next day or so, then maybe they
> should stop and just let you submit a patch with your work.


I am sorry I gave the impressoion I was working on it. My intent was to make
it clear that it is not as easy as setting a flag. I meant to say the same
thing that Gary said ("It's not that easy") except I provided details of
what is probably necessary, to make it clear that it is not that easy. Since
it is being developed I would like to say that I think it will be worth the
time spent on it.



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