Re: [Jack-Devel] JackSession - feedback

 On Thu, 19 May 2011 09:45:33 +0200, Adrian Knoth 
 <[hidden]> wrote:
> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 11:10:26PM +0100, Rui Nuno Capela wrote:
>
>>> Qjackctl:
>>>
>>> * I find it a bit strange that there is no option to quit the 
>>> session,
>>> like you have in jacksmtray. It's only possible to 'save and quit'.
>>
>> yes, that's been deliberate: qjackctl does not implement the 
>> just-quit
>> jack-session option. what's the use case of it anyway, may i ask?
>
> From somebody who has never used jack-session:
>
>     1. Load an existing session
>     2. Modify something
>     3. Decide you want to discard all changes
>
> Isn't "quit-without-save" exactly this? If quitting always means
> "overwrite my settings", how would you implement a rollback? (without
> revision control in the file system?)
>
> Needless to say that many programs out there have separate "save" and
> "quit" buttons. "You have unsaved changes. Do you really want to 
> quit?"
>

 pardon me, i must had my mind in another dimension when suggested 
 there's jack-session "just-quit" option. my bad.

 fact is, there's no "just-quit" option in the jack-session protocol 
 whatsoever--how pyjacksm implements it is beyond my comprehension and, 
 if confirmed, sure is crossing some "undefined behavior" border or else 
 :)

 cheers
-- 
 rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
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