#1970 closed Bug (invalid)
[Mac] The "system sleep" option should be placed under a different tab or removed
| Reported by: | someone | Owned by: | livings124 |
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| Priority: | Normal | Milestone: | None Set |
| Component: | Mac Client | Version: | 1.51 |
| Severity: | Minor | Keywords: | |
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Description
Placing it under the network tab makes no sense.
In addition, 99% of users would expect Transmission to keep downloading while he/she is away instead of going to sleep. Therefore this option is largely pointless and should be removed from the UI since there is a chance a novice will accidentally turn this option off. Expert users can always use defaults from the terminal.
Change History (5)
comment:1 Changed 12 years ago by livings124
- Resolution set to invalid
- Status changed from new to closed
comment:2 Changed 12 years ago by someone
iTunes prevents the computer from going to sleep (even when not playing anything) and it doesn't even offer a hidden option to turn this behaviour off. If an option is not modified by 99% of users, it should be kept as a hidden option. Otherwise, the program will eventually suffer from bloated UI/featuritis.
comment:3 Changed 12 years ago by someone
- Resolution invalid deleted
- Status changed from closed to reopened
comment:4 Changed 12 years ago by livings124
- Resolution set to invalid
- Status changed from reopened to closed
That sounds more like an iTunes bug than anything else. I have already dealt with a lot of users who like it to prevent sleep and users that don't want to prevent sleep. This option is staying.
comment:5 Changed 12 years ago by livings124
And Transmission, at least in my opinion, has avoided bloat quite well, especially considering its current feature set. Removing a checkbox for a feature that a good number of users use is not the solution.
From the forums, I know there is a fair amount of interest in this feature. And blocking sleep without the user having any input on it is a bad, bad idea.