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Re: [PATCH] Rename setup.exe's "Partial" view to "Changing"


On 26 July 2010 00:17, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 05:43:35PM +0100, Andy Koppe wrote:
>>I hereby propose to rename setup.exe's "Partial" view to "Changing",
>>because "Partial" only tells the user that it's going to show some
>>subset of packages, whereas "Changing" should make it more obvious
>>that it's showing the packages that are, well, changing. Hopefully
>>this will make it a bit more discoverable, although of course it might
>>cause some confusion for users who already know about "Partial".
>
> I agree that "Partial" needs renaming but I don't think "Changing" is
> clearer.
>
> How about "Updating"?

I see where you're coming from, because if the user changes nothing
else, only packages that are being updated will appear on that view.
Yet it does include any added, removed, or downgraded packages too, so
I'm not convinced.

"Changes"? "Modified"?

Andy


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