[Pythonmac-SIG] Package Manager questions

[Bob Ippolito]

On Jun 9, 2004, at 4:19 PM, Jack Jansen wrote:

>
> On 9 Jun 2004, at 17:26, eichin at metacarta.com wrote:
>> "Problem with dependency: (WriteableBin): This package cannot be
>> installed automatically (no Download-URL field"
>
> As Bob already stated the problem here is the error message.
>
> The most user-friendly and technically correct error message would be  
> something like "The package you tried to install depends on package  
> "(WriteableBin)", and that is a package I cannot install automatically  
> for you (there is no Download-URL field for it). Please select the  
> "(WriteableBin)" package and read the description, it should contain  
> instructions on how to proceed".
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions for saying something equivalent to  
> this in a one- or two-line message box?

How about a dialog box named "Authenticate" with the following text:

PackageManager requires that you type your password.

It would also have two fields, "Name" and "Password", with a disclosure  
triangle called "Details", that should show information such as:
	Requested right: system.privilege.admin
	Application:  
/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.3/Resources/ 
Python.app

Additionally, it would have two buttons, "OK" and "Cancel".

What do you think?  ;)

(yes, I know we need a different dialog for WxPython and TclTkAqua  
dependencies.. but it's retarded that we don't just fix this -- the  
most common problem -- the right way)

-bob
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