Re: Dselect proposed interface (was Re: 1.1 installation notes.)
> Thinking about the dselect interface...
> What we need is a simpler job, yes power is nice, by the word here is
> interface, and we want an interface that any 'dos' user can understand.
>
> This is just a concept mockup -- it should be larger, not be made of ascii,
> etc.
>
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
> | GNU Emacs -- v1.0.3-2 |1| Package: X.XX MB Installed: X.XX |3|
|
> | The extensible self documenting |#| Installed but not configured. |#|
> | text editor | | Requires: (name1), (name2) | |
> | | | Conflicts: (name3) | |
> | | | Suggests: (none) | |
> | | | Provides: (editor) | |
> | | | | |
> | | | | |
> | | | | |
> |_________________________________|2|___________________________________|4|
> |5< admin base comm devel doc [editor] electronics ham mail ... >6|
> |---------------------------------+ +------------------+-Installed-+-|
> | Important Editor: | |7|
> | ed -- The classic Unix line editor | Yes | |
> | nvi -- 4.4BSD Reimplementation of vi | No | |
> | Standard Editor: | |#|
> +--> Emacs -- The GNU Emacs Editor. | Partial | |
> | Optional Editor: | | |
> | elisp-manual -- Emacs Lisp Reference Manual | | |
> | elv-vi -- elvis, vi, view, input - The editor | |8|
> +-----------------------------------------------------------+-------------+
> |9< (+)Add package (H) General Help (D) Done (save results) >0|
> |9< (-)Remove package (C) Command Help (Q) Quit (without saving) >0|
> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
>
> (...)
>
> Also someone suggested there be an installed size parameter in the packages
> file... this probably wouldn't be a bad idea.
>
> __kmb203@psu.edu_________________________Debian__1.1___Linux__1.3.99___
This interface looks much better to me than the actual.
I don't see any basic information missing. But may be there should be a way to set up
some filter to only have information on installed packages, or not installed
packages.
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Romuald du Song (rds@cms.etca.fr)
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