On Thu, 13 Nov 2003, Anon Mouse wrote: > Hello, > > Couple of comments on the installer: > > - Does it have to be non-resizable? It's REALLY a pain to keep > scrolling left-right-left-right in a 3-inch window
Yes, it does. The version of the installer currently distributed off the main Cygwin web site (v2.416) is non-resizeable and will forever stay that way[*]. There are a bunch of long discussions on both the main Cygwin list and the cygwin-apps list as to why it has to be so. > - Why isn't there an option to "get it all?" It's REALLY a pain to > have to select each and every package .. compounded by the fact that you > can't read the entire package name without scrolling > left-right-left-right all day There is one. In the "Categories" view, click on "Default" next to the "All" category and wait a bit for it to change to "Install". That'll grab everything, including the kitchen sink. > Does the installer really have to be this difficult? Yes. And to anticipate your next question: <http://cygwin.com/acronyms/#BWAM>. Igor [*] Newer versions, however, do have that capability -- try a setup snapshot from <http://cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/> ;-) -- http://cs.nyu.edu/~pechtcha/ |\ _,,,---,,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Igor Pechtchanski, Ph.D. '---''(_/--' `-'\_) fL a.k.a JaguaR-R-R-r-r-r-.-.-. Meow! "I have since come to realize that being between your mentor and his route to the bathroom is a major career booster." -- Patrick Naughton -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
