Allow reset of timer

[xahodo]

In the bottom left there's a timer. I like to leave my computer turned on with NW open. This results in the timer not being reset when I return to NW to work on my story some more.

Feature request: right click, or double click on the timer to reset it.

[vkbo]

You mean bottom right I assume? 😃

Anyway, it's more than just a timer. It's the visible part of the session logging system, so just resetting it would not work. I would need to add a feature to start a new session without closing the project. It could possibly be tied into the #2223 feature.

[HeyMyian]

I would need to add a feature to start a new session without closing the project. It could possibly be tied into the https://github.com/vkbo/novelWriter/issues/2223 feature.

I would like to request this, if it's possible. I sometimes close novelWriter between sessions, and if I want to tally my total daily words, I have to close the project at the end of the day and open it again to check the statistics. It's not a bother, but it would be nice to have the functionality within the app.

I'm envisioning a button somewhere (maybe in the Writing Statistics window, or a menu entry under Tools) that ends the current session as if the project had been closed.

To not end up with a bunch of "0 words, 1 second duration" sessions after a session has been ended manually, a new session after this would only be started when the user hits a key or otherwise makes a change.

Edit: Thinking of it, I could also just do the math. But maybe resetting the timer and word count could be useful for other situations too, for example, keeping track of individual writing sprints.

[vkbo]

To not end up with a bunch of "0 words, 1 second duration" sessions after a session has been ended manually, a new session after this would only be started when the user hits a key or otherwise makes a change.

This was added in novelWriter 1.2, back in 2021.

Edit: Thinking of it, I could also just do the math. But maybe resetting the timer and word count could be useful for other situations too, for example, keeping track of individual writing sprints.

The point is, there are tons of ways you may want to analyse your writing progress. Adding features for such details will quickly get complicated, so the Writing Stats tool provides a CSV export.

I think baking a way to reset the timer into #2223 is still the best option.