2009/10/16 Enrico Tröger enrico.troeger@uvena.de:
On Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:08:08 +1100, Lex wrote:
Hey guys,
I don't have time to intensively answer your mails although I'd like to. Though my answer will be rather short, hopefully still clear and concentrating to the important things. I guess you'll tell me if not, haha :).
Yes, the dialog edits something different to what it used to, whatever is decided that is likely to be changed.
But it should not only allow one way of working, it may make one group of people happy, but it makes another group unhappy. Just because you don't use the particular functionality doesn't mean it isn't needed, so I have proposed a way of allowing either instead of cutting off options.
I am trying to discuss how to make the default behaviour the same as it was previously without losing access to the extra functionality.
The discussion is how to implement that.
That's a ) normal and b) absolutely ok. It's almost always about finding a compromise between different needs and wishes when it is about implementing new features.
This is exactly what expect (and want also).
The requirements were determined through "thousands of emails" to quote Enrico (again :-), that something was misunderstood has been acknowledged, constantly pointing things out with 20/20 hindsight is no help in defining a suitable solution.
Full ACK. We already noticed there were small communication problems (:D), anyway, just let's concentrate on how to make it better for the future.
To reiterate:
The build system does not do anything wrong, a dialog edits a different setting to what it used to and the build system does what that edit tells it to do.
I have suggested a change to the dialog that allows it to default to editing the settings as it used to so that the build system will behave as it used to, but still allows access to edit the other settings for those of us who want to use that functionality.
I'd prefer the checkbox, at least it'd be better than a combo box. I see why you suggested the combo box and it's rationale but just not nice. A checkbox next to the title is probably less intrusive and less diverting, I think.
Ok, I'll make a prototype with checkbox
Oops, found a crash ... fixed in SVN, prototype tomorrow (maybe).
Cheers Lex
Regards, Enrico
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