asked 2016-10-24 17:56:13 +0300
Hi, I spotted this little bug, the remorse timer can be bypassed for instance when deleting a conversation, here how to reproduce :
delete a conversation (a 5 sec remorse timer starts)
right after, open an other conversation (the remorse timer seems to reach 0 instantly, and the conversation is deleted)
you can check its really deleted in less than 5 seconds
Regards,
Simon
answered 2016-10-24 18:27:54 +0300
This behaviour is more or less the same in every application which makes use of this: if you change pages, the timer is bypassed and the action is immediately executed. I think the reasoning behind this is that if you're going to a different page, it means you're really sure you don't want to cancel the action, so the timer is bypassed.
Oh, its true for the Galery app, and email as well.
And if its a feature the reasoning behind is rather odd... suppose a user want to delete a message and then read an other :
case bug1) the user select a message, read an other, 5 second after the message is actually deleted, its ok
case bug2) the user select a message, read and other, and "oh, shit ! wrong message", he go back and stop the countdown, so its ok
case feature1) the user didn't made a mistake, same as bug1 without the 5 seconds, its ok
case feature2) the user made a mistake, the timer was useless, the user is screwed
Simon ( 2016-10-24 18:44:58 +0300 )edit@Simon it's not meant to be a complete restore-function that would bring back everything you accidentally deleted, no matter what you did meanwhile. it's just a very nice way to avoid the "are you sure?" question of the old days. like "are you sure?" didn't help anything when you accidentally deleted the file and accidentally answered "yes", the remorse timer can't save you when you accidentally deleted the file and accidentally left the screen instead of tapping on the timer. There has to be a balance between foolproof and getting in the way. Otherwise you'd end up with the "Are you sure you are sure?"-dialog you find in cartoons.
ossi1967 ( 2016-10-25 00:01:06 +0300 )edit@ossi1967 : I am perfectly aware of that, and never said anything that way. My only point is "what is the semantics of the remorse timer ?" if its "actually perform the action requested by the user 5 seconds after he requested it" then this is a bug. And this is to me the most reasonable and simple semantics.
If its "actually perform the action requested by the user 5 seconds after he requested it, except if he switch to an other page, then delete it, if he swiched to an other app its ok tho, wait 5 seconds, and [insert the other particular cases here if any]". In my opinion, it is not a semantic that one could expect.
Simon ( 2016-10-25 00:14:42 +0300 )editAsked: 2016-10-24 17:56:13 +0300
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this is not for delay before action, this is for you to have time to cancel action. if you leave page this means you agree with action.
coderus ( 2016-10-24 18:38:14 +0300 )edit