[bookport] Re: Possible bug

  • From: "foxtrot" <foxtrot1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Apr 2004 11:44:24 -0400

I agree, a popup would take care of experienced users as well as newbies.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Barrett, Don" <Don.Barrett@xxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:40 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Possible bug


> Please change it so that an error during sending doesn't flush the cue.
You
> could have a dialog box that says, "Card is full; delete rest of cued
files,
> y/n?" or something similar.
> Thanks.
>
> Don
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ROB MEREDITH [mailto:rmeredith@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:36 AM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Possible bug
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> Angie:
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> It appears that your machine is not contrary. Unique perhaps, but not =
> contrary!
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> Seriously, we delete all queued files when there is an error during the =
> send process. The primary reason is because it is possible to queue files
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> which will never go to the device. Perhaps for example, a user has a 128 =
> MB card, and they queue a 140 MB MP3 file. If we didn't delete all queued
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> files, they would be asked every time they connect, only to get an error.
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> Of course, they could use Brows or Delete if they wanted to in this =
> situation.
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> I realize that this is a somewhat liberal solution to a problem that some
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> may never have, but it avoids stressing beginners or casual users if it =
> should occur. So, I ask of all of you, should an error during sending =
> queued files clear the queue? I can easily change this for the next =
> release if most people want it changed.
>
> Rob Meredith
>
> >>> matneyar@xxxxxxx 04/16/04 03:04AM >>>
> OK, Has this happened to anyone else?
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> I had cued several files from web pages. Unfortunately, I forgot my card =
> was full. When I tried to send the files, I was reminded of this fact. I =
> deleted a bunch of stuff, expecting to be able to send the files then. =
> But,=20
> Unfortunately, the cue was then empty! The files were gone!
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> This wouldn't be such a big deal if they hadn't been web pages.
>
> Is this a pattern, or is this unique to my own little contrary machine? =
> <grin>
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> Angie
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