Gui really counter intuitive, auto switch power profiles

[mkdr]

Hello,

I am using (so far) the free version of ProcessLasso, thinking in the next days if I should buy Pro version. I find the entire GUI and also behavior of the program very overloaded and counter intuitive.

Just an example is the auto switch of the power profile. It seems the app detects certain programs or games and then switches to its own power profile "Bitsum highest". Finding any option in the program to activate or deactivate or control this behavior is not very clear.

Suggestion:

- add a toggle option in the systray menu "auto switch energy profiles" which can be set on/off

I was just in a game, and then switched back out and set manually option back to "balanced" from the systray option of ProcessLasso, and now it seems it doesnt switch back anymore to the "Bitsum highest" profile anymore automatically, yet there is no indicator in the systray, that this behavior is now off or changed. If I know set it back to "Bitsum highest" from the systray, it seems to stay on that profile forever, even after tabbing out of any game, where before it seems to auto switch between balanced and "Bitsum highest".

The systray control is very confusing, example with the two options "ProBalance" and "Powermode active", even if you switch the power profile in systray, these two toggles stay activated.

The entire program GUI is confusing and counterintuitive. Examples:

In the program go to options energy, then you have "Bitsum highest" "re-initiate" and "de-install". What does that even mean... why is that gui element at that point? If you then go to "power mode" why are there two different options for auto control, "automatic detection" and "change energy profile while using". Even if you change the profile manually through systray these options stay active. But then the profile wont change on the fly anymore. If you enter the list option for automatic power profile, it is empty. Even there is a hard coded example in the gui for "Steam" as example. The option for auto switch is not in the same list row as the option for editing the list, so it is not clear if these two options are connected or meaning something totally different. These are just a few examples how the entire GUI is very confusing and counterintuitive.

[Jeremy Collake]

Thanks for the feedback! I agree that there are opportunities for improvement, and we'll be working towards that!

[lucusdam]

Add a clearer indicator in the system tray menu to show whether the auto-switching feature is active or disabled.

[Jeremy Collake]

We may! Some relevant changes have already been made in the beta channel:

(15) Core: Default automatic game detection for Performance Mode to off so that its behavior doesn't surprise users
(15) Core: Adjust the way ProBalance exclusions of certain game launchers are handled when automatic game detection for Performance Mode is turned off
(13) GUI: Add checkbox for automatic game detection setting to the Performance Mode processes dialog

[branwenarianwen]

When I first started using ProcessLasso, I felt like I was lost in a maze of options and menus. I just wanted a simple button to turn auto power on/off and not have to worry about doing anything else. If possible, simplify the UI so that beginners feel more confident using it.

[obviously]

Make sure you are using the latest version of the software or operating system, as updates often fix bugs and improve features.