LimeWire 3.9.2 Beta
 

The LimeWire 3.9.2 beta is released, with the pro version available from a link on your Pro download page, and the free version available from the LimeWire download page.

Changes in 3.9.2 include:
- Filters for search results!
- A brand new "community" search!
- Many more sources in search results!
- Improved firewall detection.
- Many code optimizations (submitted by Philippe Verdy).
- Upload Slot Memory, to ban greedy clients (submitted by Gregorio Roper).
- Use of a new X-Feature's header in uploads & downloads (submitted by Gregorio Roper).
- Revamped GWebCache handling (to stop hammering GWebCaches).
- MAGNET support on Linux and other Unix OSes. Just copy the magnet link to the clipboard and go back to LimeWire -- it will recognize the link and ask if you want to download the file.
- Revamped iTunes integration on OSX, to fix a possible cause of crashing (submitted by Roger Kapsi).
- Fixed many bugs related to the addition of icons in 3.9.1.
- Improved "reselection & view-moving logic" for when search results are pouring in.
- Fixed the spinning lime to stop spinning after a reasonable time.
- Fixed placement of popup menus (submitted by Roger Kapsi).

Please give this beta a heavy workout, and remember that none of the interface changes are set in stone, so you if have any suggestions, let us know! Comments on any bugs, problems, things that aren't intuitive, etc... are always welcome and appreciated.

There will be more betas with more features added as the 3.9 series progresses.

Thanks again to all open-sourcers and beta testers in helping to make LimeWire into the best file-sharing program worldwide.

Thanks,
- The LimeWire Team

Salut Sam, I like the new search interface a lot (I wasn't sure at first:p) The only thing to change is a more intuitive way of doing searches when you are already in one. For exemple, when you are doing a audio search and want to do a video one, it might be misleading to see "Audio -New Search"... Why not put all the search type icons in top so you select one to search or simply a "back to search option" button? Other than that, when you do search for an artist for exemple, the artist meta-data box will select the first artist appearing while I prefer seeing all the names for an artist, then select the one I want or none at all. Newbies willl ask why 12/75 results if they don't select anything.
Other than that I'm happy to see the changes rolling into the 4.0 release and the great help of open source LW developpers. Kudos to them and LW team.:cool:

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Congrats again--the community search is a really interesting idea. I thought it meant (intuitively) that it would search by country, or perhaps media type, but the 'new' idea is cool. The layout is easy on the eyes, but I'll need some more practise before I can work it comfortably.

I was surprised to see video returned the most "New" results. I guess the "gnutella is mostly for mp3's idea is being challenged.

some oddities--the window header showed "disconnected" for a long time after startup, even though I was connected as an UP and uploads were going on.

--.lit extensions only show in the "any type" filter--I'd expected them to show as "documents"

Glad to say I haven't seen those NPE's on the Monitor Pane yet (sorry--I tried :D )

And THANKS for the changelog and credits update. I realize such bookkeeping is tedious, but it's OH! so useful. I hope the opensource credits page will be updated soon--it's pretty out of date.

well--back to the workout. Sure is a time to celebrate the success of the project--the numbers on the netstats page just keep getting better.

btw--is there much hope that this beta will help with the connection problems (other than better firewall detection)?

can the magnetmix link be added to the Resource menu for pro users?

And--how can I send my appreciation to Adam for all the work he did, and best wishes for whatever he is doing now?

I don't like the in-search sorting at all. Not how it is now, it just clutters the screen, and takes up too much space. There needs to be an option to turn it off

Hi Spinner -- What do you mean by "in-search sorting". Do you mean the filter boxes on the left that let you narrow the search results, or something else? Is there somewhere else you think these would be better placed?

The Community search was internally designed as "What's New", but we thought community might be a better phrase -- the description can easily change. 'Any Type' community searches right now will provide the most results, but as people upgrade to the beta (and ultimately the 4.0 release), all searches will provide the same results. This is because 3.9+ includes a server-side change that tells people to only return files of the correct media type.

I also noticed some oddities with the window header showing disconnected for a bit longer than expected (it should only have a second lag at most, but it seems to be a bit longer sometimes). We'll look into what could be going on there.

The beta does include some changes that may help with the connection problems, although I don't think we're quite ready to start telling normal users to download the beta. Perhaps as we get closer to the final release.

As far as returning to a search from the filter boxes -- I'm personally a big fan of the text box, if only because after I perform one search, I generally want to perform another, and I like to start typing right away without having to click on anything. It is a process, though, to change the type of search ... we'll see if we can't find something to make that easier.

We're most likely going to provide an option that lets Pro users see the magnetmix link, but it will be off by default. Lots of Pro users complained, thinking that the button was an "ad" and they didn't want to see ads. Despite not all of us agreeing it was an ad, we listened and removed the button.

I'm sure Adam's lurking around somewhere, possibly reading these forums still. :)

"Upload Slot Memory, to ban greedy clients (submitted by Gregorio Roper)."

Meaning what clients? Limewire are starting to be really Un-friendly to Gnutella and im starting to not trust them... Im not sure if i will try the LimeWire 4.0.

Ohh...ohhh..... The narrow search feature, a MORPHEUS first, now in Limewire... Search power feature... a MORPHEUS first now in Limewire.

Clients requesting files every 5 seconds.

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