Break timer issues/suggestions

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A few suggestions, for implementation either as standard features OR 
configuration options:

1.  Have the next pomodoro start automatically after the break is over, just 
like the break strts automatically after a pomodoro.
2.  If #1 isn't a possible option (either as a standard or optional feature), 
implement the following two features:
          2A.  The alarm goes off indefinitely until the next pomodoro is selected.
          2B.  The break counter continues to blink, but continues counting to show how much time past his break the person has gone.  (As a side suggestion, this may even be a neat thing to track for the stats - average time a person's short break is, to see how they're doing over time.)

3.  Allow tasks to be chosen for the next pomodoro/edited/clicked/etc. during 
breaks without changing or affecting the break timer (currently during a break, 
editing the task's number of pomodoros or even clicking a different task (to 
make it your next pomodoro)results in the break timer being replaced by the 
yellow numbers of the pomodoro that was just edited and/or clicked).

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
*A more flowing (and demanding) transition from breaks to the next pomodoros.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
1.9. Windows 7

Please provide any additional information below.
Thanks for being so responsive to people's queries - this has become my 
pomodoro counter of choice!

Original issue reported on code.google.com by michael....@gmail.com on 2 Jan 2011 at 7:34

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Thank you for sharing your thoughts, they are all very good suggestions. I am 
personally against starting a new task automatically without any action from 
the user though, but it is certainly doable. 

Original comment by fredrikj...@gmail.com on 4 Jan 2011 at 9:41

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Thanks for the reply!  Come to think of it, you're probably right about #1 - 
having to actually click the next pomodoro and press "start" does help me focus 
and transition from the break.  The reason I suggest the two options in #2 
(either one or both) is because sometimes I just miss the alarm announcing the 
end of the break, and I won't realize the break is over, and/or I won't know 
how long I had been doing stuff without starting the next pomodoro.

#3 I really think this one should be fixed so I can edit (or even click on) 
tasks without affecting the break timer.  During my breaks, I sometimes take 
those 5 minutes to reorganize/edit/etc. my tasks, and doing so currently turns 
the break timer off.

Original comment by michael....@gmail.com on 4 Jan 2011 at 1:42

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Thanks for the reply!  Come to think of it, you're probably right about #1 - 
having to actually click the next pomodoro and press "start" does help me focus 
and transition from the break.  The reason I suggest the two options in #2 
(either one or both) is because sometimes I just miss the alarm announcing the 
end of the break, and I won't realize the break is over, and/or I won't know 
how long I had been doing stuff without starting the next pomodoro.

#3 I really think this one should be fixed so I can edit (or even click on) 
tasks without affecting the break timer.  During my breaks, I sometimes take 
those 5 minutes to reorganize/edit/etc. my tasks, and doing so currently turns 
the break timer off.  Also, tasks CAN be edited during pomodoros, though if the 
pomodoro being worked on is edited at the same time, the title of the pomodoro 
doesn't change in the timer section after it's been changed in the task list 
(until after both the pomodoro and the break is over).

Original comment by michael....@gmail.com on 4 Jan 2011 at 1:46

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#2 I agree, it might be better to keep the timer going to make the actual break 
time visible.

#3 I agree upon as well. Maybe double-clicking the task to make it the current 
one, then you can click around in the task list without disturbing the current 
timer.

Original comment by fredrikj...@gmail.com on 5 Jan 2011 at 4:39

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I really think 2B is a great idea worth implementing

Original comment by vankat...@gmail.com on 10 Aug 2011 at 2:44