Differences btwn "Clear All" and clearing a restriction category

[wbedard]

This may be a feature or a bug. However, with the new Enable/Disable Restrictions toggle for each app, I think it should be a bug.

Currently, if I clear a category restriction (I.e. IPC in my case) and then restrict it again, not all the restrictions are checked. Since none are marked as Dangerous, they must be indicated as exceptions in the database. If I have All selected in the category filter and clear the app, I can then select a category and all its restrictions will be selected because all the exceptions were wiped in the Clear All operation.

Before the new restrictions toggle, which allows one to unrestrict an app while still preserving all the app's restriction settings, this behavior of clearing out exceptions only during a Clear All operation made sense. However, with the new toggle, I believe that clearing a restriction category should now clear all its exceptions, too, without having to completely wipe an app's restrictions.

What do you think?

[jpeg729]

Personally I would welcome the change because I always found that more of a nuisance than a help.

[wbedard]

As usual, I completely agree!

[M66B]

The IPC functions where before dangerous, but not anymore.

I have to chose here between losing your maybe carefully set functions exception by toggle the restriction category or clearing/setting the function exceptions by toggling the restriction category. Both have advantages and disadvantages. For now I have chosen to do the first.

[M66B]

My proposal is to add a long click to clear the category, either in the main view when a category is selected and/or in the app details view for each category.

[wbedard]

Well, you certainly don't need me to confirm how "onboard" I am with this idea...:>). Thank you for giving the idea your consideration.

[M66B]

Another more transparent solution than a long click would be a choice, like the template, which pops up when selecting 'Clear' in the application details view menu. This can replace the current 'Are you sure' dialog.

@jpeg729 also for this a pull request would be very welcome, but take your time.

[jpeg729]

Something like -
Title: Clear categoryName
Msg: Should the exceptions be cleared to?
Buttons: Remember & Clear

[M66B]

I meant a dialog like the template definition dialog.

[wbedard]

Perhaps I'm behind a few too many versions of XP but it isn't vividly clear what the implementation would look like to the user based on the descriptions presented. Jpeg's were the clearest in terms of presentation but perhaps we both are unclear where/how such a choice would be triggered.

Any effort to "hand-hold" the slow-witted would be greatly appreciated!

[jpeg729]

How about when you click on a category checkbox to clear it seeing the usual Are you sure? with an additional checkbox "Forget exceptions" that is unchecked by default?

That might be the simplest idea possible.

[M66B]

That is perfectly fine with me.

[wbedard]

That sounds perfect to me!

[banderos101]

me three