> Thinking about the dselect interface... > What we need is a simpler job, yes power is nice, by the word here is > interface, and we want an interface that any 'dos' user can understand. > > This is just a concept mockup -- it should be larger, not be made of ascii, > etc. > > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > | GNU Emacs -- v1.0.3-2 |1| Package: X.XX MB Installed: X.XX |3| | > | The extensible self documenting |#| Installed but not configured. |#| > | text editor | | Requires: (name1), (name2) | | > | | | Conflicts: (name3) | | > | | | Suggests: (none) | | > | | | Provides: (editor) | | > | | | | | > | | | | | > | | | | | > |_________________________________|2|___________________________________|4| > |5< admin base comm devel doc [editor] electronics ham mail ... > >6| > |---------------------------------+ +------------------+-Installed-+-| > | Important Editor: | |7| > | ed -- The classic Unix line editor | Yes | | > | nvi -- 4.4BSD Reimplementation of vi | No | | > | Standard Editor: | |#| > +--> Emacs -- The GNU Emacs Editor. | Partial | | > | Optional Editor: | | | > | elisp-manual -- Emacs Lisp Reference Manual | | | > | elv-vi -- elvis, vi, view, input - The editor | |8| > +-----------------------------------------------------------+-------------+ > |9< (+)Add package (H) General Help (D) Done (save results) >0| > |9< (-)Remove package (C) Command Help (Q) Quit (without saving) > >0| > +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ > > (...) > > Also someone suggested there be an installed size parameter in the packages > file... this probably wouldn't be a bad idea. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] This interface looks much better to me than the actual. I don't see any basic information missing. But may be there should be a way to set up some filter to only have information on installed packages, or not installed packages.
---------------------- Romuald du Song ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
