Please add 'Shutdown computer' option to main gui

[pajenn]

I know you can customize scripts manually, but it would be more convenient, especially for new users (+ me), if you would add a checkbox option for 'shutdown computer when finished'. Or maybe a drop down menu with several options e.g. beep when done, close mydefrag when done, restart computer when done, ...

[BloodySword]

I would acclaim a feature wich gives the user the possibility to tweak some settings while defragmenting:

- Slowdown()
- WhenFinished()
- IgnoreWrapAroundFragmentation()
- DisableScreensaver()
etc.

[jonib]

This has been suggested many times, but Jeroen has been reluctant to add options to the menu as he don't want to clutter the MyDefrag interface. Read here the response I got when I asked for it.
There might be a chance that the menu will be customizable at some point, if my request is granted.

My MyDefrag Tray Tools utility has options to shutdown after the MyDefrag finishes and can be activated after starting MyDefrag, at the moment it only works if the script exits when done.

jonib

[Kasuha]

Shutting down the computer from the script without having option to prevent that from the GUI during the optimization process(and not just during a few seconds before the shutdown) is one of the worst ways how to implement this option.

The shutdown option is here to let you decide to leave the computer running without your supervision because you need to leave it and you want it to finish its work. But when you start the script you often don't know how long will it take and that you will need to go sleep before it ends. You may even return to the computer again before it ends and may decide to continue using the computer without restart.

Personally I believe the shutdown option doesn't even need to be a script command. It should be the GUI option placed conveniently so that the user can see immediately how is it set up. Script may set up "default" value for that particular run, but the interactive choice should always be up to the user.

[Araigadai]

The shutdown option is here to let you decide to leave the computer running without your supervision because you need to leave it and you want it to finish its work. But when you start the script you often don't know how long will it take and that you will need to go sleep before it ends. You may even return to the computer again before it ends and may decide to continue using the computer without restart.

Yep, I've had sessions run all night and I've been sitting there the next morning when the shutdown warning has popped up and I've had to restart the machine.

Because of this, an ABORT button on the shutdown warning requester to abort the shutdown would be nice....

Didn't there used to be one?