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In Python strings, index is a more fundamental concept than line. So if we have a scroll_to_index method, do we need a scroll_to_line method as well?

You can configure both the debug and the release keystore with a build.gradle setting like [this](https://stackoverflow.com/a/54491913). To add it to your app, put a [`build_gradle_extra_content`](https://briefcase.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/platforms/android/gradle.html#build-gradle-extra-content) setting in the `android` section...

I'm picking this up now; thanks to @rmartin16 for the information above. > Requires .NET SDK version 6 or later is installed If it isn't installed, I think Briefcase should...

> The only question/concern is whether this needs admin permissions, or whether .NET can be installed as a regular user. As I understand it, in this installation method it's literally...

Thanks, I'll keep this in mind, but it doesn't appear to be one of the [supported ways of installing WiX](https://docs.firegiant.com/wix/using-wix/), so I'd be cautious about using it. How would you...

Currently the the only thing they're attempting to [enforce with a EULA](https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix/blob/main/OSMFEULA.txt) is use of their binaries. And this is probably the only thing they ever *could* enforce as long...

For completeness, there are 2 more options: 3. Use WiX 5, which was the stable version until just a couple of months ago, and is [not affected by the EULA](https://github.com/wixtoolset/issues/issues/8974#issuecomment-2716432149)....

Yes, that would be a good gesture, as long as we word it in a way that doesn't cause the confusion surrounding WiX to infect Briefcase as well.

> * I see that wix (version 6) is now distributed as a cli too independent of dotnet and nuget (https://github.com/wixtoolset/wix/releases/tag/v6.0.1). This is much simpler to deal with. I don't...

Newer WiX versions should allow us to fix the following issues: * #646 * #948 * #1788 * #1887 In most of these cases, upgrading WiX will be necessary but...