Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: rhythmbox
If episodes are ever del
I can erase downloaded podcasts, and these options are offered:
* Delete the _reference_ to the podcast, but keep the sound file
* Delete both the reference and the sound file.
The problems I find with this are:
1) The words describing the choice are very badly chosen, what is being offered
is far from obvious.
2) Incomplete downloads cannot be completed or reloaded.
3) With the first option, a sound file will remain hidden somewhere in the file
system that Rhythmbox will not show or play (which I find it far from useful).
4) With the second option, both the reference and the soundfile will be gone,
but with no way to ever reload them beyond deleting _all_ the episodes in that
podcast, unsubscribing, resubscribing, and downloading again all the episodes
of interest -- if still available.
Solution:
* The first option should be dismissed, as it's purpose is really confusing.
* The option to delete both the soundfile and the reference should be clearly
described.
* An option to only delete the sound file while keeping the reference should be
offered in the episode context menu.
* An option to reload the episode list should be offered in the podcast context
menu.
* If someone wants to keep the files but not the references, he or she can
already drag them into a folder in Nautilus.
This covers all use cases, would permit freeing storage space while
allowing reloading discarded episodes or incomplete downloads.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat May 31 17:22:26 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/rhythmbox
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: rhythmbox 0.11.5-0ubuntu6
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
LANG=es_ES.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: rhythmbox
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-17-generic x86_64
** Affects: rhythmbox (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: apport-bug
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Podcasts: interrupted downloads cannot be completed, deleted downloads canot be
reloaded
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/236326
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