#1679: "Remove with data" option dangerous and unchecked
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Reporter: Jameshfisher | Owner:
Type: defect | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: Future
Component: gtkui | Version: 1.2.2
Keywords: |
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Presenting the user with an option that is dangerous should:
* be ''expected'' by the user (the option should be in an appropriate
context)
* be ''confirmed'' after selection by the user
Data removal is one of those dangerous operations. Here's how Deluge
currently handles it:
* select "Remove Torrent" from the context menu
* user is presented with an option to "Remove with data"
* selection of "Remove with data" is unconfirmed before execution
This violates both simple design principles. I expect the "Remove
Torrent" option to mean "cease downloading and uploading". I have asked
several others what they expect this to do, and they say the same. More
than once I have selected this option accidentally, and [http://forum
.deluge-torrent.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=25205 so have others].
The following instructions are unrelated, but are currently conflated by
the UI:
* ceasing downloading/uploading associated with a .torrent file
* deleting all data associated with that .torrent file
* (deleting the .torrent file itself ...?)
These should be clearly separated. I suggest the following:
* The "Remove Torrent" option in the context menu exclusively means "cease
downloading, cease uploading, and dissociate Deluge and this torrent
file". Selecting it prompts a confirmation: "are you sure you wish to
remove this .torrent file from Deluge?" There may be additional warning
text if the download has not yet completed.
* A new option is added to the context menu, "Remove Torrent and data".
Selecting it prompts a confirmation: "are you sure you wish to remove all
downloaded data, and remove this .torrent file from Deluge?"
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.deluge-torrent.org/ticket/1679>
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