On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 22:37 +0200, f...@kokkinizita.net wrote: > On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 09:26:16PM +0100, Rui Nuno Capela wrote: > > but in a "normal" desktop environment they should not stack up, the one > > just replaces the one before, which stays there for 3 seconds maximum. > > They don't stack up, but even without that the automatic > retrial is just a big nuisance. In 99.99% of all cases it > doesn't help, it just keeps on repeating itself, and there > is no way to stop it. At least, [Retry?] should be an > option, but even that is quite useless as pressing [Start] > again is just as easy. > > When starting Jackd fails, two windows pop up. My first reaction > is to click [Setup] to find out what's wrong. So now we have > three windows (plus the main one) open. Editing the setup (if > the error is there) doesn't help, and getting out of all this > is just a big mess as Qjackctl won't accept the main close > button as long as any other of its windows is open (why ?), > and they just keep coming back. > > So *please* remove this, it's just a big nuisance and I don't > see in what situation it could ever be useful.
I have found the qjackctl automatic retry to not help at all as well. I would really like for it to go away - is it configurable somehow? (sorry if this was mentioned in the thread, I have only had time lately to skim through the lists - where does time go??). This is how it (does not) work(s) in my case (0.3.6): - point to a non existing card on purpose so that jackd can't start - press "Start" - jackd does not start :-) - qjackctl pops up a window that says: "Error: Jack Audio Connection Kit", etc, etc. - click on "Cancel" (the only option it shows). - click on "Setup" to fix the problem - qjackctl pops up the error window again before I'm done - it has _focus_ so I can't continue working on the "Setup" panel LABEL AGAIN: - click on "Cancel" again - keep working on "Setup" - if (managed to fix problem) GOTO FIXED LABEL WHAT?: - pop up window shows up again (I'm old and slow) - GOTO AGAIN LABEL FIXED: - if (do nothing and wait a bit) GOTO WHAT? - give up and press "Start", jackd starts fine. Not useful. Not even retrying once. I can't think of a situation where jackd fails to start on the first time and will on the second try a few seconds later. -- Fernando _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-dev mailing list Linux-audio-dev@lists.linuxaudio.org http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-dev
