Bugzilla – Bug 2649
Launching Audacity with a locked audacity.cfg file gives not one but three error messages - and no help
Last modified: 2021-02-01 12:25:33 UTC
Created attachment 1069 [details] first message Launching Audacity with a locked audacity.cfg file gives not one but three error messages. The first alone should be sufficient - see attachment for this first message. a) it should have a "?" help button - linking to this page https://alphamanual.audacityteam.org/man/Error:_Audacity_settings_file_unwritable b) It should abort the launch after the OK in the first message c) the second two messages are really redundant There is no "?" help button on any of the three messages.
Created attachment 1070 [details] second lauch message Image shows the second error message on launch failure with locked audacity.cfg
Created attachment 1071 [details] third error message Image shows the second error message on launch failure with locked audacity.cfg
Created attachment 1072 [details] build-up of tmp files And note that in the audacity settings folder there is a build-up of >audXXX.tmp files These files can only be removed bu Manual deletion
Fix in: https://github.com/audacity/audacity/commit/21296b0 Seems to work fine, but I need Paul's with setting up an exception to exit Audacity a bit more gently.
(In reply to Leland Lucius from comment #4) Testing on W10 with Audacity 3.0.0 21296b0 This now works fine with a) only a single message b) an improved message c) help button in the message d) no launch while the problem remains e) fixing the problem by unlocking and then using the Retry button proceeds to launch f) the Quit Audacity button - "does what it says on the tin" ------------------------------------------------------------ The one thing that puzzles me is that when I click on the "?" help button it goes straight to the (empty) new target page in the Manual. Normally when I test alpha builds I get told that the Manual is not installed and do I want to try on the web :-//
(In reply to Peter Sampson from comment #5) > (In reply to Leland Lucius from comment #4) > Testing on W10 with Audacity 3.0.0 21296b0 > > This now works fine with > a) only a single message > b) an improved message > c) help button in the message > d) no launch while the problem remains > e) fixing the problem by unlocking and then using the Retry button proceeds > to launch > f) the Quit Audacity button - "does what it says on the tin" > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > The one thing that puzzles me is that when I click on the "?" help button it > goes straight to the (empty) new target page in the Manual. > > Normally when I test alpha builds I get told that the Manual is not > installed and do I want to try on the web :-// This is because the HelpSystem isn't available at this point of Audacity startup, so I opted to just jump out the the internet version.
Testing on macOS 11.1 Big Sur with Audacity 3.0.0 21296b0 This now works fine with a) only a single message b) an improved message c) help button in the message d) no launch while the problem remains e) fixing the problem by unlocking and then using the Retry button proceeds to launch f) the Quit Audacity button - "does what it says on the tin"
