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Re: [Preliminary Patch] setup.exe size/position restore on startup
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According to Jonathon Merz on 5/14/2009 2:56 PM:
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>>>> I know that Dave asked for this but I really don't see the need to add
>>>> this much machinery. ?I think this is a lot of work to go to for
>>>> something that is run infrequently and which is usually just clicked
>>>> through. ?For other installers, people just seem to live with whatever
>>>> they do rather than kvetching the geometry of the windows.
>> The issue is adding code complexity. setup.exe is already a nightmare
>> so adding another two classes and control flow for what I would consider
>> to be a little-used feature doesn't make sense to me.
>
> Understood. I'll let it go.
The idea of preserving geometry is nice to me; I think you are finding
more resistance due to your coding style choices, not due to the concept
itself. It may still be worth your time to continue thinking about a
cleaner way to perform this task; I would certainly like it if the window
remembered its former size.
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Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake ebb9@byu.net
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