Post by Bemer » Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:44 am
Hi guys,
Just started using FDM on macOS and I'm loving it! Being able to unify all of my various downloading services into one app is wonderful (especially because I'm from South Africa and our internet isn't the greatest.) It makes a big difference to me to be able to target my bandwidth into 1 file at a time and leave things downloading (and also not have to worry about taking up all of the bandwidth when my roommate is online.)
There are however two things which I think would take this app to the next level:
1. The ability to set certain times for certain download profiles. Some apps do this by saying "restrict downloads between x and y," but honestly I think having the option to look at a graph of the week (like in uTorrent) means that one will not need to change that setting nearly as often. I've used apps with both options and I much prefer a more granular approach. With that being said, I would greatly appreciate any type of timed scheduler.
2. Predictable queuing. I understand there is a priority that can be set which affects which files get downloaded when, but I have already found myself in a situation where I have 20 downloads queued with say 8 of those being "high priority." But I am then unable to choose which will download first (again, like we have with most other p2p apps.) If the app can already control which files get downloaded when, I think it would be very useful if users had an indication of the precise order in which the files are going to be downloaded and up/down buttons for changing that order.
Thanks and keep up the good work
Hi guys,
Just started using FDM on macOS and I'm loving it! Being able to unify all of my various downloading services into one app is wonderful (especially because I'm from South Africa and our internet isn't the greatest.) It makes a big difference to me to be able to target my bandwidth into 1 file at a time and leave things downloading (and also not have to worry about taking up all of the bandwidth when my roommate is online.)
There are however two things which I think would take this app to the next level:
1. The ability to set certain times for certain download profiles. Some apps do this by saying "restrict downloads between x and y," but honestly I think having the option to look at a graph of the week (like in uTorrent) means that one will not need to change that setting nearly as often. I've used apps with both options and I much prefer a more granular approach. With that being said, I would greatly appreciate any type of timed scheduler.
2. Predictable queuing. I understand there is a priority that can be set which affects which files get downloaded when, but I have already found myself in a situation where I have 20 downloads queued with say 8 of those being "high priority." But I am then unable to choose which will download first (again, like we have with most other p2p apps.) If the app can already control which files get downloaded when, I think it would be very useful if users had an indication of the precise order in which the files are going to be downloaded and up/down buttons for changing that order.
Thanks and keep up the good work :idea:
