Feature request: better control of backup reminders

[takluyver]

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RedNotebook version (make sure you have the latest version): 2.18

Operating system and version: Linux, Fedora 31

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(Hi again Jendrik! I contributed a couple of years ago, PR #403. Now I'm having another go at using Rednotebook to keep a record of what I'm doing while working from home. :-)

When I launch Rednotebook, I get a dialog like this if I haven't done a backup in a week:

I'm going to combine several little complaints in one issue for now - I'm happy to split them out if you like, but I think it's worth thinking about them together.

• Modal dialogs are kind of annoying: it forces me to answer this question before doing what I opened RedNotebook to do.
• It doesn't tell me what 'a while' means - neither the condition it's checking (> 7 days), nor the actual time since my last backup. I only know the condition from looking at the source code.
• If I click 'Never ask again', there doesn't appear to be any way to change that decision in preferences - you have to edit a config file by hand to re-enable reminders.
• The backup interval is not configurable - e.g. if I like backup reminders, but only want to take a monthly backup rather than weekly.
• There's no intermediate between ask every time and never ask, e.g. a way to dismiss the reminder for a week without doing a backup now.

I'll probably integrate my journal folder into my general semi-automated backups and then disable the warnings, but I might be able to find some time to work on this if you're interested.

[jendrikseipp]

Hi Thomas, all of your suggestions sound very helpful! It would be great if you found the time to work on them. If you do, the reviewing might be easier if you split them into multiple PRs.