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Re: [PATCH] setup: replace radiobuttons on chooser
- From: Max Bowsher <maxb1 at ukf dot net>
- To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:03:09 +0000
- Subject: Re: [PATCH] setup: replace radiobuttons on chooser
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- Reply-to: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
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Dave Korn wrote:
>
> Hi all, here's my contribution to the current setup patchfrenzy!
>
> The radiobuttons for Prev, Keep, Curr, Exp at the top of the package chooser
> should never have been radiobuttons. They don't select a persistent mode,
> they perform an instantaneous action. Action buttons should be pushbuttons.
> Hence this patch changes them to pushbuttons.
They seem to have BOTH an instantaneous AND a persistent influence,
actually - so I'd prefer to keep using controls which display the
current state.
> Also, the view button with the cycling every time you click it thing? Eww!
> :-P
>
> So I made it a combo box. Now you can switch straight from one view to
> another without stepping through the ones you didn't want to see first. I
> think that's more windows-UI-y-ish, IYSWIM.
Thankyou thankyou thankyou!
I don't suppose you feel like separating these two elements into
individual patches?
If not, I'll do it.
Thanks,
Max.
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