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Kasuha
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« on: September 17, 2010, 01:00:57 pm »

This is mainly about WhenFinished(Shutdown) but it partially applies to Standby or Hibernate options too.

First fact, shutting down the computer affects not only the program which initiates it, but all programs running on the computer and it may eventually destroy their data.

Second fact, MyDefrag is not an utility for shutting down your computer.

Shutting down the PC after lengthy operation (disk optimization in this case) is usually a one-shot option, something an user may want to use once when there are right and controlled conditions for it (e.g. when it's late, he's finished all his other work and is sure shutting down the PC won't damage anything). And if conditions change, he may want to change his mind and decide to not shut down the PC again (e.g. if it ran all the night and he wants to continue using the PC now again).

To support such usage:
- it should be obvious (on MyDefrag window) that it is going to shut down the PC after it finishes its operation
- it should be possible to change this setting without disturbing the disk optimization in process

My suggestion therefore is:

1/ WhenFinished script command should work as setting which is activated once when the script is started - the script should not change this setting during processing.

2/ MyDefrag window should show clearly the selected WhenFinished option if it's not Wait or Exit

3/ MyDefrag window should allow to change the selected WhenFinished option during optimization without disturbing it in any way
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« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2010, 10:34:35 am »

Thanks for sharing your idea, I appreciate it.
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