| Summary: | Users don't think that KGet can download different parts of a file at the same time. That is (relatively) easily solved | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Product: | [Applications] kget | Reporter: | Ganton <kubry> |
| Component: | Core | Assignee: | KGet authors <kget> |
| Status: | REPORTED --- | ||
| Severity: | wishlist | ||
| Priority: | NOR | ||
| Version: | 2.10.5 | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Kubuntu | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Latest Commit: | Version Fixed In: | ||
INTRODUCTION Users don't think that KGet can download different parts of a file at the same time, like it's seen in: http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-devel&m=130121860423058&w=2 because they can't see any sign of that feature working. That is (relatively) easily solved. A CASE OF A USER Jane is coming from Windows to Linux. She worked with Getright and she is used to see a visual indicator that Getright was downloading a file from several servers at the same time, like it's seen in the colored blocks of: http://getright.com/images/getright_downloading.gif Note: That image can be seen in http://getright.com/whatisit.html Jane doesn't see in KGet a visual indication that this is also happening when she downloads some files, so she thinks that KGet can't do what the other program does, thinks about reporting a bug, switching, etc. PROPOSAL In KGet, a simple label like "Simultaneous connections: 3" (a better text can be used) could be shown when Jane clicks to see the details of her download. This way she wouldn't try report a bug, nor think that KGet could go faster if it downloaded from several servers at a time; and she would also have more complete information about what is really happening. THANKS FOR KGET! Reproducible: Always