Re: [Audacity-devel] Release Checklist: When importing larger WAV files...

[Martyn S. <mar...@go...>]

The "-old1" has been the same since July 2003, if not before.  This is 
a 'feature request', not a bug fix, so I'm leaving it for now.

Martyn

Gale Andrews wrote:
> | From Martyn Shaw <mar...@go...> 
> | Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:10:04 +0000
> | Subject: [Audacity-devel] Release Checklist: When importing larger WAV files...
>> I read the thread and tried the examples.  Most of this appears to 
>> have been solved some time ago.  The only major problem appears when 
>> you cancel the Metadata editor, when the original file has been 
>> renamed unnecessarily.  Otherwise almost everything seems to be 
>> working correctly....... So I've committed the 'change of order' of doing
>> Meta data and selecting the filename.  This must clear this bug, I think.
> 
> Thanks, Martyn. Seems fine here, and a more logical. Would it be an idea 
> though to use some other string than -old1 for the rename of the original 
> file? I think there's a good chance someone will try and do some 
> "housekeeping" before they continue their project (perhaps they are short 
> of disk space) and delete that file. If they do, the project is broken, and 
> confusingly, File > Check Dependencies actually progresses on the deleted
> file as if it existed. Maybe "-DO_NOT_DELETE_ME_1"? 
> Or "-audacity_dependency_1"?     
> 
> And as a possible enhancement for later consideration, delete this file 
> on exit?  People do sometimes complain that they have to clean up 
> when they overwrite. Should be safe as they will get the dependency 
> dialogue if they decide to save the project.
> 
> 
> Gale 
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