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On Tue, 2010-06-15 at 22:37 +0200, fons@kokkinizita.net wrote:

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> 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
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