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Re: RFC: [ITP] Installation Profiles packages
On Wed, 9 Nov 2005, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> On Nov 9 09:35, Igor Pechtchanski wrote:
> > On Wed, 9 Nov 2005, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > > The main problem is to get the user to notice that this is something
> > > special. I had a long hard look into the chooser window and it's
> > > not only that this meta category should come first, it should also
> > > be an eye catcher by its own, IMHO.
> > >
> > > Therefore I'd like to propose an all uppercase name for this category.
> > >
> > > DEFAULT-PROFILES
> > > USER-PROFILES
> >
> > We'll need to put a space or an '@' at the beginning to ensure sort order,
>
> What about a leading dot?
Yep, looking at the lexer, a leading dot should work (without quoting).
And I like it better than an '@' or a space...
Igor
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