'Start now' button for private event creation
When creating a custom event for yourself (e.g. a quick race, workout sim, etc) it should be possible to launch it immediately from the configuration page, rather than scheduling it for 10 minutes time and then waiting for it start.
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Jan Langkjær Hansen (eCKD) commented
Yes, this will be neccesary when you as a coach use TPVirtual in a studio and have set up an event for the class, - then when everyone is ready you should be able to start the event.
Motivation:
1) A coach in a studio might have a session of 2 hours doing perhaps 3 events. But the schedule for these are not fixed, so he need them all to be pre-defined but not started.
2) You are at a live event arranging races at the venue, but people never gets ready in time or the equipment fails to pair etc. Then you need to be able to start an event as you like.
The UX could be:
1) In Event Creation you choose this to be a "start-on-demand" event. No start time is set.
2) Then as an appointed "Ride-leader" (i.e. the organizer by default, see other RFE for "Ride-leader" functionality) you go to Event Organisation > Broadcast Stream or Check & Edit, where a "start event" button exist.
The event is now started with a count down timer of 45 minutes (or whatever is default for starting event-server before an event).
3) When the "Ride-leader" then either join the event or View through "Broadcast Stream" an option exist to "Overwrite/cancel/shorten countdown" which sets whatever countdown is at (e.g. 7 minutes and counting) to 75 seconds to allow pens to close etc.