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alphaniner

Member

From: Ancapistan

Registered: 2010-07-12

Posts: 2,810

TotalDownload

I'm curious if anyone can suggest why the behaviour with TotalDownload enabled isn't the default.  It just seems strange that by default, we have the progress bar and % complete essentially providing the same information.

Is TotalDownload very new, or buggy, or resource intensive, etc, or is it just a matter of 'historical inertia'?

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WonderWoofy

Member

From: Los Gatos, CA

Registered: 2012-05-19

Posts: 8,414

Re: TotalDownload

Wow, I really like this TotalDownload feature.  I had seen it in the config countless times, and never thought to uncomment it.  It is pretty neat!  Thanks alphaniner.  No idea why it isn't the default though.

ngoonee

Forum Fellow

From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

Posts: 7,355

Re: TotalDownload

Post feature request on the bug tracker?

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