Feature Request: Stop calculating & Change algorithm immediately about openhashtab HOT 6 OPEN

Because there is no point doing that compared to allowing the user to change and restart calculation (as suggested here).
When done the automatic way:

• best case will make the next calculation faster because windows already caches the file due to the previous reads
• worst case we just burned some cpu and did some pointless reads - who cares

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aborting calculation is a thing implemented in code already, i'll try to make space for a button. Where you drawn it on your picture it would be out of the window on non dpi scaling systems (related: #29 )
as for recalculation, it might be a bit more complex issue, since it requires disabling buttons and restoring some other stuff, but i can maybe sidestep this by "secretly" deleting and recreating the tab.

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If recreating tab works, the stop button is not necessary.
Do not freeze the "gear" button during calculation is the simplest solution.

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that would be far harder. the buttons are disabled because code isn't prepared for any of them being used. I'll think about redesigning this part, because this is also why you can't just add new files on the fly.

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Usually, when we want to compare file hash, we only need a specific algorithm. So why not choose the algorithm first and then calculate it, I mean, it is not necessary to calculate automatically.
HashTools and QuickHash are both working like this.

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Should this issue be closed?

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