From: Drew Adams <drew.adams@oracle.com>
To: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>,
Sivaram Neelakantan <nsivaram.net@gmail.com>
Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
Subject: RE: List packages Status column terminology
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 07:57:59 -0800 (PST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3c1a65d5-abf3-421f-a7e7-99ce68bb5b8f@default> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <jwv8uuen1cj.fsf-monnier+emacs@gnu.org>
> > Why use the word 'available' instead of 'install'?
>
> Because the top of the columns say that it's about the "Status", and
> saying that the "Status" of that package is "install" would make
> no sense.
>
> "available" is not a great choice, tho. The suggested "not installed"
> might be a bit better, but it's longer and I'd rather try and shorten
> this column. Any other idea?
Are these field values _links_ that install and uninstall?
If so, "install" and "uninstall" (and "action" instead of "status").
If not, why not?
(Disclaimer: Have not been following this thread.)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-01-17 15:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-01-17 4:56 List packages Status column terminology Sivaram Neelakantan
2014-01-17 8:53 ` Thien-Thi Nguyen
2014-01-17 10:19 ` Bozhidar Batsov
2014-01-17 14:17 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-17 14:35 ` David Kastrup
2014-01-17 15:12 ` Vibhav Pant
2014-01-17 15:57 ` Drew Adams [this message]
2014-01-17 16:15 ` Vibhav Pant
2014-01-17 17:39 ` Drew Adams
2014-01-17 17:54 ` Sivaram Neelakantan
2014-01-17 21:28 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-17 22:55 ` Bozhidar Batsov
2014-01-18 2:44 ` Sivaram Neelakantan
2014-01-19 1:57 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-18 12:33 ` Richard Stallman
2014-01-18 12:55 ` Sivaram Neelakantan
2014-01-23 23:38 ` Trent W. Buck
2014-01-24 16:07 ` Stefan Monnier
2014-01-25 1:32 ` Trent W. Buck
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