(I'm also a first-time aptitude user)
Branden Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> (Remark: I think I would find the overloading of the '-' key confusing.
> Please consider using a different key for hold operations. 'h' seems
> intuitive but might be pressed by novices as an attempt to get help. '!'
> seems like another possible candidate for hold, a la "Stop!" "Wait!"
> "Achtung!" :) )
After think about it like this, it was quite natural for me:
+ accelerates, goes forward. Packages that are standing still (held or
simply not installed) will get in motion and move forward, if
possible
- brakes, goes back. Packages that would otherwise tend to get
upgraded, will be held back by this; packages that are not in
motion (already held, or up-to-date) will go backwards by being
removed.
I think I read something to that effect in the aptitude docs. Perhaps
it would help putting a similar explanation into the howto.
> (As a die hard vi user, I suggest making 'j' and 'k' also perform
> navigation operations as well. :) )
That wouldn't hurt, yes. Although commanding the thing with just your
keypad, would be cool, too (/ = quit, * = go, anyone?) <g>.
[Agreeing to Brandon's other remarks]
> I don't know what "turkis" means; I guess I'll have to try aptitude out to
> learn. :)
Or try `translate' and guessing <bg>:
$ translate türkis
türkis :: turquoise
Robbe
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