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Re: [Patch] setup.exe - change Prev, Curr, Test Radio Buttons to a Single PushButton



----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Keener" <bkeener@thesoftwaresource.com>
To: "cygwin-patches" <cygwin-patches@cygwin.com>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 3:37 AM
Subject: [Patch] setup.exe - change Prev, Curr, Test Radio Buttons to a
Single PushButton


> This change replaces the radio buttons in the Package chooser to a
single
> Pushbutton like the current View Selection.  There had been
suggestions in the
> past for a pushbutton that would let you change the whole list to one
setting
> and then go back and select just single entities.  I guess this is
sort of the
> first step.  Very minor change.

I'd like to have a better idea of where you are taking this before I
check it in.

I'm happy to have you develop this on a CVS branch if you like - if that
would help.

The reason I say this is that radio buttons are better for communicating
n-way choices that push buttons that take on a different meaning. (Push
buttons make the interface modal and therefore harder to drive quickly,
but a little easier to observe). And a drop-down is better than a push
button :] for clarity.

The view mode should really be a set of radio buttons or a drop-down
IMO.

However, if you've got a goal in mind with the push button change I'm
happy to see what that looks like...

Rob


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