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BoincTasks For Window, Mac & Linux => Wish List => Topic started by: miky on May 23, 2011, 08:19:27 AM

Title: deadline - ??
Post by: miky on May 23, 2011, 08:19:27 AM
I setup BT to show deadline remaining time and when it is after deadline it shows '??'. Is it possible to show something else like PASSED? Or even automatically abort WU? THX
Title: Re: deadline - ??
Post by: Pepo on May 23, 2011, 10:13:57 AM
Quote from: miky on May 23, 2011, 08:19:27 AM
I setup BT to show deadline remaining time and when it is after deadline it shows '??'. Is it possible to show something else like PASSED?
Or back again the (negative) time, which passed since the deadline? :'(

Quote from: miky on May 23, 2011, 08:19:27 AM
Or even automatically abort WU?
Aborting each late task is not always necessary (I'd say "discouraging"). Pretty often the task can be returned soon enough to be credited and sometimes even prior to a replacement task being issued. Many projects tolerate late tasks' returns (especially when some task types are hard to crunch), not to speak of CPDN, which allows virtually any late task return (until an experiment is completely finished).

Rather following related rule options could be added:
Title: Re: deadline - ??
Post by: fred on May 24, 2011, 04:47:58 PM
Quote from: miky on May 23, 2011, 08:19:27 AM
I setup BT to show deadline remaining time and when it is after deadline it shows '??'. Is it possible to show something else like PASSED? Or even automatically abort WU? THX
Ok I will see what I can do. ?? means an invalid time, but some are more invalid than others. ;D