[Dev] Function Buttons

[William Martinez Pomares]

Hi Frank.

In the guiTestScenariopanel we found several buttons. Here are a couple
of questions:
1. We have a Pause button and a Stop button. I can think of a remote
running test, where a test may take several minutes to complete and I
left a test scenario running (with several usecases and crlevels). Now,
I may want to stop the test for something, but I would like the current
cycle to finish not to lose the actual testing done so far. I may want,
in the other hand, to stop the test inmediately, since I have an
emergency. These can be the actual examples for these two cases. Now,
for pause to actually pause an ongoing cycle? It does not make sense
since the test would become invalid. And if you need to replay the test
after it, then it is the same as pressing the Stop button and replay.
Right? So we are assuming the Pause button will not pause the current
running threads but rather wait for actual cycle to finish and then wait
for a play.
If so, the pause will not leave the Console. Remember that now each
cycle is signaled by the console to the TestNode!

2. Local/Remote.  We can run the TestScenario locally (TM will spawn the
threads and run the methods) or remotely (TM will send the TestScenario
to the TestNode to be run by remote control). But we only have a play
button. In TM 4.4 we have two play buttons, one for remote play. What do
you think?

William Martinez Pomares
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