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Bug 1842 - Tracks > Remove Tracks with no tracks or audio selected gives meaningless message
Tracks > Remove Tracks with no tracks or audio selected gives meaningless mes...
Status: RESOLVED QUICKFIXED
Product: Audacity
Classification: Unclassified
Component: User Interface
2.2.2
Per OS All
: P4 RepeatableAll
Assigned To: Default Assignee for New Bugs
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Reported: 2018-02-22 05:48 UTC by Peter Sampson
Modified: 2018-08-20 11:45 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

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Steps To Reproduce:
1. record some audio 2. ensure you do not select the track or any audio 3. Tracks > Remove Tracks 4. observe that the message is unhelpful (and inconsistent with other Tracks menu commands)
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Closed: 2018-08-20 00:00:00
petersampsonaudacity: Test‑OK‑Win+
petersampsonaudacity: Test‑OK‑Mac+


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Description Peter Sampson 2018-02-22 05:48:19 UTC
The error message that you get when attempting to use Tracks>Remove Tracks with no tracks or audio selected is meaningless and inaccurate.  it states:
>Disallowed
>There was a problem with your last action, if you think
>this is a bug, please tell us exactly where this occurred.

a) this is not a bug

b) we should really tell the user something useful i.e. that they should select a track or tracks before using this command

c) compare this to other commands in the Tracks menu wher the user is told
>Disallowed
>You must first select some audio to perform this action.
>(Selecting other kinds of track won't work.)

but note that that final line will not apply to Remove Tracks (as other track types can be Removed when selected


d) note that this error message has no "?" help button to link to the Manual (this appears to be common to all Tracks menu commands (I will log that as a separate bug.
Comment 1 Peter Sampson 2018-02-22 05:54:35 UTC
see also Bug #1843
Comment 2 Steve Daulton 2018-02-25 14:53:49 UTC
Fixed in https://github.com/audacity/audacity/commit/19014f22
Comment 3 Cliff Scott 2018-02-25 21:04:12 UTC
Looks good on MacOS 10.13.3.
Comment 4 Peter Sampson 2018-02-26 07:32:16 UTC
Tested on W10 on a build that Steve provided 15Feb18 - looks fine