Re: Pending setup patches (issue 4)

[Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha at cs dot nyu dot edu>]

On Sun, 9 Mar 2003, Max Bowsher wrote:

> Elfyn McBratney wrote:
> >> * Preliminary colour-coding patch (from me)
> >> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-01/msg00361.html
> >> Code design feedback received from Robert.
> >> GUI feedback appreciated from *anyone*.
> >
> > I *really* liked this addition. Having to go through that entire list
> > of packages in the chooser can be a pain (*sometimes*) for us burners
> > of midnight oil, and having new packages highlighted in a distinct
> > colour is a very good new feature IMO.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Do you think that a fixed set of colours is OK, or do I need to make them
> customizable?
> Max.

Max,

I like this feature too.  However, the colors definitely have to be
configurable.  I could fix it, but then how do I submit the changes?  A
patch to a patch? :-|  Or do I regenerate your patch from scratch?
	Igor
P.S. We've been discussing a few things that setup should store
persistently.  How about an Xdefaults-style plain-text
/etc/setup/setup.cfg?
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