Bug 96 - Timer counts on while in micropause, even if I move the mouse
Status:
CLOSED FIXED
Component:
Core
Version:
unspecified
Hardware:
PC Windows 2000
Importance:
P2 minor
Target Milestone:
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Assignee:
Rob Caelers
URL:
Depends on:
Blocks:
Reported:
Sep 23 2002 06:08:13 UTC
by:
Arnaud Gouder
Modified:
Sep 25 2002 04:15:06 UTC
| Who | When | What | Removed | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Caelers | Sep 23 2002 12:37:00 UTC | status | NEW | RESOLVED |
| resolution | FIXED | |||
| Raymond Penners | Sep 25 2002 04:15:06 UTC | status | RESOLVED | CLOSED |
Description
Arnaud Gouder Sep 23 2002 06:08:13 UTC
When I'm in a micropause, the timer doesn't stop, even if I move the mouse or toch keys. Therefore, my micropause then ends without me 'really' being forced to rest. I don't know if this is a feature, if so, I don't see the use of that feature :)
Comment 1
Rob Caelers Sep 23 2002 12:37:00 UTC
WR has 3 options wrt activity during an insisted break: 1) ignore activity 2) stop the timer (but don't reset the timer to 0:00s) 3) stop and reset the timer. Option 1 is WR 0.1.0 behaviour. Now, option 2 is used. Unless someone starts shouting, this will not become configureable.
Comment 2
Kees-Jan Dijkzeul Sep 24 2002 22:59:50 UTC
Shout! If you take a look at taking a natural break: If you become active during a natural break, the timer is stopped and reset. I think you want the same behaviour on insisted breaks.
Comment 3
Raymond Penners Sep 25 2002 00:55:08 UTC
Anti-shout. It really doesn't make sense to make this configurable. I think we should force KJ to a "cool-down period" of 3 months. If, after that time he says "I want" instead of "I think you want", then perhaps we can take this under consideration.
Comment 4
Raymond Penners Sep 25 2002 03:17:16 UTC
Sorry for ranting. :) We have two choices here: 1) do as it is now, meaning stop the timer. 2) stop and reset IMNSHO, 2) is considerably more irritating to users. Suppose you have a break of 10mins, and you only have 1 min to go. When you accidentally become active, the break restarts and you'll need another 10 mins.
Comment 5
Kees-Jan Dijkzeul Sep 25 2002 04:00:04 UTC
I don't care very much about this specific functionality. I do care about consistency. The current situation is inconsistent. I consulted wp. Apparently, in restbreaks the timer is not reset if you become active. It isn't even stopped. Micropauses are an entirely different story. Not only is the timer reset, but the "idle" value (or at least wp's counterpart) is increased from 2s to 20s, forcing me to effectively break 50 seconds. Apparently, wp is inconsistent as well, even more so than wr. As for accidentally becoming active: That should be covered by the noise detection algorithm. Overall, I guess I still am in favour of resetting the timer. For consistencies sake. But it's only a small favour :-)
Comment 6
Raymond Penners Sep 25 2002 04:15:06 UTC
You should not aim for consistency, but rather for usefulness. Consitency is only secondary. Furthermore, we do not live in a binary world, so consistency is always hard to maintain. > As for accidentally becoming active: That should be covered by the noise > detection algorithm. With your monitoring defaults, chances are high it won't.