Bug 173578

Summary: list all links dialog has lost its usability
Product: [Applications] kget Reporter: Dexter Magnific <dextermagnific>
Component: generalAssignee: KGet authors <kget>
Status: RESOLVED NOT A BUG    
Severity: normal CC: jgoday
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Gentoo Packages   
OS: Linux   
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Description Dexter Magnific 2008-10-26 12:13:08 UTC 
Version:           4.1.2 (using KDE 4.1.2)
Compiler:          i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.27-gentoo
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

Hi,

I think the new KGet 'list all links' 4 dialog has lost its usability compared to the 3.5 series.

1. The new method of selecting files using checkboxes is very difficult (and annoying). The previous method using shift/ctrl was easier
2. The dialog lists ALL links, including (for example) thumbnail images that point to full size images. The previous behavior was to ignore these thumbnails and only display TARGET links.

Thanks
Comment 1 Javier goday 2008-10-26 16:50:15 UTC 
Hello
 
> 1. The new method of selecting files using checkboxes is very difficult (and
> annoying). The previous method using shift/ctrl was easier
 
That was previously discussed here
 'http://www.nabble.com/-Bug-167109--New:-click-on-checkbox-only-makes-selecting-files-very-difficult-td18559383.html'
Now you can select files and then press 'Check selected' to mark the check boxes.
 
> 2. The dialog lists ALL links, including (for example) thumbnail images that
> point to full size images. The previous behavior was to ignore these
> thumbnails
> and only display TARGET links.

IMHO, the linkimporter not only works with HTML files with links,
but with other transfers lists too,
so the linkimporter doesn't make a distinction based on the link's format
 
Thanks
Comment 2 Lukas Appelhans 2008-12-23 21:21:23 UTC 
So I hope Javier answered all your questions... I will close this as invalid.

Lukas