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[Sander Tuit <avirulence@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I think I remember us having this discussion before ;-)

I'd like to misquote Lil' Kim: "How many clicks does it take to the
center of it"

When I download an NZB-file, the name is never the name I want it to
have in my Download directory. Not making it possible to change the
name right away gives me the following objections:

1) Small downloads will be finished before you get the chance to
change their names.
2) When I want to change a name (not from the Add-file dialog), it
would take me at least three clicks. First select the download, then
click again to change name (if in-line editing of the Treeview would
be possible). Click again to confirm the new name. If in-line editing
is not possible, you would have to open the download properties screen
and add another click.

I guess, I'm either for directly opening the download properties
screen when a file is dropped onto the LottaNZB window, or for just
keep on opening the Add File dialog (with the change name option).
As Severin will probably remember, there was a add multiple files
dialog (with a treeview where it was possible to change all
names/categories). I guess it's interesting to note (from me from a
user's perspective)  that I _never_ add multiple files at once because
I want to be able to change the names of the downloads (before they're
done downloading).

Sander

PS. I guess that's the worst text I've ever written. ;-) I hope you get it.

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 15:46, Marcel de Vries <marceldevries@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2009/10/11 Severin Heiniger <severinheiniger@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Marcel de Vries <marceldevries@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> I'd go with the way Transmissions does it. This way you'd create a
>>> more unified system (not sure if it's the right word though). I
>>> haven't much to add except that the checkbox should be toggled by
>>> default.
>>
>> Thanks for your feedback. As I said, it's probably the easiest way to do it.
>> LottaNZB will certainly remember if the checkbox is activated or not. Not
>> sure if it should be activated by default, though.
>>
>> The question is what to do if the user selects multiple NZB files and hits
>> the "Add" button. The easiest way would be to disable the checkbox and make
>> it insensitive and simply add the downloads to the queue. A more
>> sophisticated approach would be a "Batch download properties" dialog as seen
>> in music players, where it's possible to edit the category, priority etc. of
>> multiple downloads at once.
>
> Can't we just show the "Properties" dialog for every NZB added? I
> think a "Batch download properties" dialog with buttons like "Back"
> and "Forward" isn't that intuitive to use. But I'll probably wait for
> Sander, Eran and your opinion to form my final opinion, as I'm not
> very familiar with "Design" and "Accessibility". But I do think the
> "Properties" dialog should be opened when a NZB is added via drag&drop
> and via file associations. Although I'm not sure we should use the
> "Properties" dialog we made yesterday or create a new dialog for such
> purposes.
>
>> Another question is the checkbox label text. Transmission uses "Display
>> _options dialog", which sounds too technical to me. What are your
>> suggestions?
>
> Maybe something like "Change download options" or "Modify download options"?
>
>> LottaNZB should automatically remove underscores and dots from the NZB file
>> name. It could also remove other common things like "720p" or "BluRay".
>>
>
> Agreed
>
> PS: Severin, your message didn't end up on the mailing-list, you
> probably forgot to reply to lottanzb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx :)
>
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