Hello, I'm using KTorrent 2.2.1 (Gentoo net-p2p/ktorrent-2.2.1-r1)

An hour ago I finished downloading a video, KTorrent put it in the upload tab, then I went to watch it. I found many problems, typical of videos with missing bytes.

Just to check, I ran the data integrity check on that torrent, and from 100% it went back to 97%, gone to the downloading tab again.

During the download, but before the completion, my system crashed twice, so that might be one of the reasons of such behavior. I'm concerned with it because I blindly believe that a torrent'ed file will always be correct upon completion, since this is one of the underlaying features of the BitTorrent tech.

Is there an option to auto run the data integrity check upon "completion"?

Second, is there a way to control the number of connections requested at the same time? Not open connections, my modem can handle enough of them after they are established, but it cannot handle 100 beginning at the same time. If I don't control this, torrent clients will do a DoS attack on it, making it reset.

Third, not really a bug, at least not only with KTorrent, it happens with many KDE apps: Font size 12 on 1280x800 screen makes the preferences window so huge I can hardly access the OK, Apply and Cancel buttons. Could you reduce the number of configs per screen and organize them in more tabs?

Fourth, does KTorrent respect the private tracker flag in some torrents?

Fifth, is there a need of a separate Queue Manager screen? Usually I see this kind of feature within the main screen with up and down buttons, IMHO it improves usability, unless it is really advanced.

Sorry for the nuisance.

renrutal wrote:Hello, I'm using KTorrent 2.2.1 (Gentoo net-p2p/ktorrent-2.2.1-r1)

An hour ago I finished downloading a video, KTorrent put it in the upload tab, then I went to watch it. I found many problems, typical of videos with missing bytes.

Just to check, I ran the data integrity check on that torrent, and from 100% it went back to 97%, gone to the downloading tab again.

During the download, but before the completion, my system crashed twice, so that might be one of the reasons of such behavior. I'm concerned with it because I blindly believe that a torrent'ed file will always be correct upon completion, since this is one of the underlaying features of the BitTorrent tech.

Is there an option to auto run the data integrity check upon "completion"?

We have added that in the KDE 4 port, but this is not in the KDE 3 version.

Second, is there a way to control the number of connections requested at the same time? Not open connections, my modem can handle enough of them after they are established, but it cannot handle 100 beginning at the same time. If I don't control this, torrent clients will do a DoS attack on it, making it reset.

Outgoing connection setups are limited somewhat (25 at the same time, if I'm not mistaken), but there is no way to control incoming connection setups. (And normally that shouldn't be that many at the same time)

Third, not really a bug, at least not only with KTorrent, it happens with many KDE apps: Font size 12 on 1280x800 screen makes the preferences window so huge I can hardly access the OK, Apply and Cancel buttons. Could you reduce the number of configs per screen and organize them in more tabs?

We will see in the KDE 4 version (due to time constraints I'm not put much more effort in the KDE 3 version). Currently in the port things are pretty much the same, we could reorganize things a bit.

Fourth, does KTorrent respect the private tracker flag in some torrents?

yes

Fifth, is there a need of a separate Queue Manager screen? Usually I see this kind of feature within the main screen with up and down buttons, IMHO it improves usability, unless it is really advanced.

How the QM is gonna look in the KDE4 version has not been decided yet.

Ah, thank you very much for your reply.

I see, there are many things coming in the KDE 4 version. I'll be waiting for it then

George wrote:

renrutal wrote:

Fifth, is there a need of a separate Queue Manager screen? Usually I see this kind of feature within the main screen with up and down buttons, IMHO it improves usability, unless it is really advanced.

How the QM is gonna look in the KDE4 version has not been decided yet.

Personally I think you should go to a numbered approach within the main screen. I hate having to go back in when I decided to stop a torrent and reposition it later. Then in the context menu of the torrent you can have a move up or down top or bottom.