Subb Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Props for the great client.I have a simple feature request, if it can be called that. To have another, differentiating icon for forced downloads in the "name" column.I like to remove and re-arrange columns to de-clutter the interface, to make it simple to scan the status of a torrent quickly. For example I remove the "status" column as this is almost redundant, as the icons next to the name tell the basic status just fine. All, that is, except whether it is forced or normal download. As I use the scheduler to deal with daily time restrictions on net usage, I need to keep a tab on whether it is forced or not.I could imagine a forced download icon being a simple variant of normal download, IE with a little red triangle overlapping the blue.Sorry if it's been asked before, I did try a search but got too many hits to go through them all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keloran Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 it has proberlly been asked before, i can see why this is wanted, and if it was simply just a case of a new icon then it wouldnt be to bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosblade Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Dont think i saw a previous request for this. Im netural, The [F] already stands out pretty well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrhogan Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 I like this idea. The [F] is after Downloading or Seeding which means the column has to be wide enough to show everything. If the [F] was first you could narrow the column and still know the status ([F] Do...). Moving the [F] should be very easy to do, but a couple new icons is also easy. Either works for me.mrhogan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjobo Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Think of all skins that has to be remade if you add new icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Determination Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Determination dies a little inside.It's not just 1 new icon, it's 2. Maybe some other way of displaying forced would be better? Bold text? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Sure...that would be much better than adding extra icons that'll confuse even more people... :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofshi Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Bold is a better option to go with, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonGato Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Why not use the status column? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Doesn't the [F] already count as a part of the status? I'm not sure why forced/unforced would need a whole column of its own, let alone a new icon =T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofshi Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 The [F] is after Downloading or Seeding which means the column has to be wide enough to show everything.Bold would mean a narrower column Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonGato Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 You now have a nice status column. Why not use strings for "Forced Download" and "Forced Seeding". I agree that using bold is not nice. It narrows the column/s, and more icons? ; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Forced is already shown with [F]... no need to add a whole word just to get the point across =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofshi Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 What was meant was not to add a whole word, but to have download for regular download, and download [F] for forced download.This way you can narrow your column even further, and still retain the same information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Heh I'm not sure how I missed mrhogan's post... but I guess you're referring to [F] Download, not Download [F] (the current behavior), eh? ;PEither way, I was arguing against the addition of a new icon, column, or the full word "Forced." Placing [F] at the front of the status makes sense, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Yeah, Ultima is right, [F] on the front would easily seperate those that are forced. I like this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hofshi Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Yes, it's a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonGato Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Didn't know there was already an [F]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoicJester Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 i'm for new icons. every other torrent state has an icon, might as well include ones for forced torrents. the tstatus icons and the status column are redundant most of the time as they are now, because they display the exact same information except for when a torrent is forced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliversl Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 +1An icon for forced download/upload would be nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 No. :/1.) It'll confuse n00bs even more than they already are and they'll make a 100+ threads extra a day;2.) Much more work for graphics artists, extra status icons will need to be designed and added to the existing ones.[F] on the front is more convenient, IMO. -1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliversl Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 1.) It'll confuse n00bs even more than they already are and they'll make a 100+ threads extra a day;n00bs don't even know what "Forced download" is2.) Much more work for graphics artists, extra status icons will need to be designed and added to the existing onesIs just a matter of using the current download icon and add just a small red triangle looking up in the right bottom corners.I thinks its too easy to implement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1c3d0g Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Argue all you want, the work involved is too much, I'm sure the graphics designers will back me up on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herra Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Unless you are the graphic artist, how can you know that it's too much work? Adding a small F or something in the current download/seed icon couldn't be easier.I support Forced mode icons. And then I could get rid of the status colum altogether as the status would be displayed by the icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonGato Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 You have 16x16 so you're quite limited to do things in it that will be understandable.And the problem is not only finding a good image for that but changing all the skinning support, documentation and all released skins for a simple thing like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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