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I would like to be able to set global download/upload speed by right-clicking the systray icon as well instead of only within the program itself.

Also, the popup menu that shows when you right-click should disappear when you click anywhere else on the desktop. Now it just stays till you click on any of the options presented.

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Well, I just found this thread by searching for it (forgot to search...). My original thread got locked but I think the moderator misunderstood my idea. Thread here:

http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=7076

Instead of having a context menu that opens up another menu with a long list of upload speeds (like the previous versions) having custom menus would be cleaner and less cluttering (did we really need 15 different upload settings? I think for the most of us we're only going to need to choose between 2 or so different settings to change back to. who's going to say "hmm, I need to switch to 15 kB/s for a sec. okay I'm going to change it to 16 kB/s now"?) . Also, with my way you can also adjust other settings as well (such as the max number of active torrents or such) if you wanted to.

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I don't like it, that's all. The context menu already has an option to put in customized values (and yes, you can put in 2 values only if you wish), so you can fine-tune it however you want. I don't see the need for another menu, it's redundant IMO. :/

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+1 to adding the caps menus to the tray icon, it simply more handy than having to open the entire GUI, especially on VNC.

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I don't like it, that's all. The context menu already has an option to put in customized values (and yes, you can put in 2 values only if you wish), so you can fine-tune it however you want. I don't see the need for another menu, it's redundant IMO. :/

I think you're talking about OPENING up the program and adjusting the upload speed there. I meant having the option of adding a new item on the menu (as in adding another line, the one where you right click on the task icon NOT inside the program).

Btw, I TOTALLY forgot about right clicking the upload speed in the status bar to change the upload speed. This is a lot faster than going into the options and changing it manually there (the alternative download doesn't work sometimes since I have some torrents with no peers still running). I didn't know that you could change which numbers that appeared in the list (was it recently added?) so I guess you guys can just ignore my posts although it would be faster for me with my idea since I always have uTorrent closed to the tray (it's not going to save me that much time anyway). Sorry about that >_>

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@Bahamut: Customizing the options for the quick speed change menus isn't new, but it used to be hidden away in the advanced options.

@Inf: The web interface should make VNC redundant, and even over dialup connections I havn't had a problem opening the interface as long as I connect at low colour depth.

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I don't like it, that's all. The context menu already has an option to put in customized values (and yes, you can put in 2 values only if you wish), so you can fine-tune it however you want. I don't see the need for another menu, it's redundant IMO. :/

Therefore, I suggest we just move it to the Systray icon right-click menu. Maybe a FEW people prefer to have uTorrent wastefully take up a full slot on the Dark Blue section of the XP Start Bar, but I'm sure most people would have it as a tiny icon on the System Tray!

EDIT: I'm sure at least some of us can't even SEE that menu where it is right now. It will be far more accessible on the Systray Right-click menu.

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Some people don't use the system tray icon. So if it were MOVED into the system tray, what are those people going to do?

Who said anything about moving it? I meant to add an option to create a new line on the context menu of the task icon so that you could make it change the upload or download limit with two clicks. I was really only requesting it so that I wouldn't have to bother opening up uTorrent just to temporarily change the settings so i can surf a heavy site. Just like the option to have a task icon for people who don't want to open uTorrent all the time it's there for convenience and I didn't think it would be that hard to do so I don't know really.

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Vectorferret, would the web interface allow me to control my entire computer ? Not really ! So how comes it makes a VNC redundant ? UT is not the onyl thing i wish to control.

But anyway, the point is, tray icon menu additon with up/down caps would be handy, and it doesnt sounds like something even remotely hard to code, so why not ?

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@Inf: Redundant for µT, sorry. SHould have been more clear. If your controlling a lot though, the window open shouldn't be a huge difference. Lowering the VNC colour depth always works for me. I've doe dial up connections from out of country back home and the response time is fine as long as I run at 256 colour or lower.

I'm not really against this feature, but don't think it's an urgent one. Typically, up/down speeds don't need to be changed all that often. If it goes on the to add queue that's fine, but I don't think it should be displacing any features all ready there.

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Some people don't use the system tray icon. So if it were MOVED into the system tray, what are those people going to do?

Uh, Ultima, I'd assume you are one of those rare people and ask - why don't you use the tray icon?

Meanwhile, you can open uTorrent and play around in the dialog boxes, and reconsider your decision about the tray icons.

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No, I'm actually not one of those people who don't use the tray icon, but we really can't just ignore those who don't use it just because a lot of people do. Also, anyone who uses the boss key exclusively to hide their windows rather than minimizing/closing to tray might be annoyed as well.

@Bahamut: How about reading in context and looking at the post right above mine? kthx.

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I don't like it' date=' that's all. The context menu already has an option to put in customized values (and yes, you [b']can put in 2 values only if you wish), so you can fine-tune it however you want. I don't see the need for another menu, it's redundant IMO. :/

I think you're talking about OPENING up the program and adjusting the upload speed there. I meant having the option of adding a new item on the menu (as in adding another line, the one where you right click on the task icon NOT inside the program).

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Yeah, I was referring to that. B.t.w., you make it sound like it's such a painful endeavor to OPEN µTorrent (God forbid! :|) and change the settings from there. It's not some Java PoS that takes ages to open up. :/ And 2-4 extra clicks is not backbreaking work, AFAIC.

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Wouldn't a toggle between two sets of speed (Limited and Full) be more convenient and satisfy most people's needs?

You would set a Limited Speed and Full Speed like you do on the Scheduler page and just switch between the two. Currently, the only way to do that quickly is to misuse the Scheduler by setting all time slots to Limited and enabling/disabling it using the statusbar right-click menu.

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