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RE: Profile not called
- From: "Dave Korn" <dk at artimi dot com>
- To: "'this post dedicated to the memory of John Peel \(1939-2004\) R.I.P.'" <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:15:09 +0100
- Subject: RE: Profile not called
- Reply-to: Talk Amongst Yourselves <cygwin-talk at cygwin dot com>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-talk-owner On Behalf Of Christopher Faylor
> Sent: 26 October 2004 16:51
> On Tue, Oct 26, 2004 at 03:23:13PM +0100, Dave Korn wrote:
> >The *install* options are only displayed when you are doing an
> >*install* (either from internet or local). There's no point showing
> >them when there isn't going to be any installation, which is why they
> >aren't displayed when you choose "download from internet".
>
> As usual, Dave, your strange words perplex me.
>
> Not showing "install options" when you are not doing an
> "install"? What
> if I changed my mind and *now* want to install? What if I wanted to
> uninstall? What if I wanted to put something else besides
> cygwin on the
> computer? What if (as often happens) I'm completely turned
> around, typing
> blind and can't see the screen at all? The program is
> completely useless
> in that case.
>
> setup.exe sure is confusing.
>
> cgf
Yeh. Whoever wrote it must be just mean. Nice screen-shots, though, I thought.
cheers,
DaveK
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