Feature request: clear cache on next restart

[NickP]

(01-10-2013 20:14)simoncn Wrote:  

(01-10-2013 18:43)NickP Wrote:  Excellent! [I've just read the next bit through & fear it comes across as condescending... it's MEANT to be complimentary, & I struggle to put what I mean, so I've left it as is...] I'm sure that when you say you've got ideas, then something good'll come out the other end. And yes, right-click's a good 'un - it's a very Windows thing: "If you're not sure, put the pointer on it and <RightClick>."

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I hope Mac users are OK with it as well. It's a very unusual case, so hopefully this won't be an issue.

No problem with the "condescending" bit. In some cases, the implementation of a feature can be fairly simple, but working out a suitable way to expose it in the UI can be much more difficult. In such cases, I find that it can take a few days (or longer) for the right solution to present itself. I would have preferred shift-click on the Restart menu selection (to pop up a submenu to choose whether or not to clear the cache), but Java isn't cooperating with this approach.

Part of my job is to start with a blank sheet of paper (the scariest content there is...) and turn that into an RDBMS-based piece of software that helps people run their organisation. I'm VERY familiar with the process of beating my brains out against the problem, leaving it alone for a period, and then finding the solution just sitting there when I next look - or even, it leaping out at me when not really thinking about anything.

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