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twinkerzzz

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the definition of RED in a progress bar.
« on: December 24, 2005, 09:57:10 AM »
Hi

Ive got a progress bar which started a dark blue
and now ive downloaded 12mb there is a thin hair stripe of red in it
about 1/3 of the way along the bar.

Both Getting Started and FAQS give contradictory explanations of
the definition of RED in a progress bar.

In Getting Started red is stated as meaning:
1. represents files you are currently downloading
2. no known sources that provide this part

In FAQS:
1. chunks of red = no sources found in current session.
2. Beware of files that have parts marked in red, since it means that no-one has that part of the file and you most likely wont be able to complete the download.

Okay so the info leans in favour of suggesting that the appearance of any red what so ever in a blue bar means that part of the whole file remains undetected in all the sources.
BUT
It also means in Getting Started/1 above, that red in a blue bar represents the current amount of the whole file you have completed or are currently downloading.

I know i'm most probably being dumb, but it's still not clear to first timers like myself, and i dont want to give up on a file for the wrong reasons...................

In the event that the hair-pin stripe of red in my dark blue bar means part of the whole file remains undetected, is it worth hanging on and downloading anyway (say in the case of a film) & may it show up later on in the download process ?????

Any ideas please........tnx

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Re: the definition of RED in a progress bar.
« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2005, 10:31:31 AM »
well just hang on for it a little while and keep mule running...

there is also a colum "last time seen completed"
you should check that in a couple of days, if it still say unknown, you can guess that noone has the file anymore completed. or you can check here, when he was last online...

the best way of downloading files is probably thruw ed2k-sites, since there those pages have some servers with ed2k clients, and keep files for months. also alot more poeple download those files instead of the search in ed2k/kad network.

sometimes files you download thruw search in ed2k are fake, most popular files especially, check the files-details and look for the names that other poeple gave taht file, so you can guess if its a fake or not.

hope that helps
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RE: the definition of RED in a progress bar.
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2005, 03:18:32 PM »
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Originally posted by twinkerzzz
In Getting Started red is stated as meaning:
1. represents files you are currently downloading

[snip]

It also means in Getting Started/1 above, that red in a blue bar represents the current amount of the whole file you have completed or are currently downloading.


That's on search results, not download list.
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