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Re: FW: setup testers wanted


I'll test.

On 1 Nov 2001 at 16:10, the Illustrious Al Slater wrote:

> I'll test for you.
> 
> First observation
> 
> Expand libs (or another catagory with enough entries to cause a
> scrollbar to appear)
> 
> Scroll down a bit, so the top catagories scroll off the top.
> 
> Collapse the open catagory.
> 
> The scroll bar disappears as expected, but the top catagories are now
> not visible, and I cannot get them back without expanding another
> catagory big enough to get a scrollbar again.
> 
> System is WinNT 4.0, SP6.
> 
> Al Slater
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com
> > [mailto:cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com]On Behalf Of Robert Collins
> > Sent: 01 November 2001 13:41 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: setup
> > testers wanted
> >
> >
> > Well, over the last 6-12 months there have been many many feature
> > requests for setup.exe, and nothing has happened, right?
> >
> > Wrong. Other than the numerous bug fixes that went in to the setup.exe
> > available from the home page, some of the more significant features
> > have gone in, in the development setup.exe only.
> >
> > Some specific features included in the beta setup.exe are
> > * Remembers the directory you download packages too.
> > * Automatically installs dependencies to ensure packages work
> > correctly.
> > * Has categories and provides a hierarchical view to select
> > the packages
> > from.
> >
> > We're looking for 3-5 end user testers. You don't have to have _any_
> > interest in coding setup.exe to help. Just being someone who uses
> > setup.exe now is enough.
> >
> > What is needed is feedback. Is the new interface clear, or
> > does it need
> > changing to be more self-explanatory. Does it have bugs? Do
> > things work
> > correctly? Be as precise and clear as possible in describing what is
> > wrong/unclear/problematic.
> >
> > If you are interested in helping, email the list to indicate you'll be
> > doing a test run or two. Then go to
> > http://www.cygwin.com/setup-snapshots/ and download the most recent
> > setup snapshot to a location on your hard disk. Run it. Tell us what
> > you think.
> >
> > *******
> > Please, NO "me-too" comments in the feedback. Each bug
> > reported will be
> > considered seriously, it will not need every tester to
> > comment on it to
> > get looked at.
> > *******
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
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