auto search & auto resume
 

an option that makes limewire search for more hosts when an unfinished download that is in the Awaiting Sources stage is next in line, then resuming the download as soon as the search is done(closing the search tab as well). so, by this i mean the option should include downloads that are Awaiting Sources in the dl queue. about the resource issues of such an option, possible solutions would be allowing the user to set up number of re-searches before finally giving up on a file, or specifying a period of time to wait before searching for more sources.

i've had a lot of experiences where i select an unfinished download to "Find more Sources", but then it doesn't find any. but when i do a manual search and then try "Finding more Sources", it quickly finds hosts. but manual searches can get tiring, so automated searches would be a lot more convenient.

My Feature Requests
 

I've been playing around with LimeWire OSX for about a year now, and I love it but there are definately some improvements that are badly needed!


1) Add a button for the "Search More" -> REPEAT SEARCH and GET MORE RESULTS functions, please and thank you! It sucks using the Contextual Menu via keyboard & mouse combo to issue each command for us Mac users with the standard one button mouse!

2) Please DEFAULT the Ultra-Peer option OFF for 1st time installs. This would be the number 1 turn off for Mac users with dial-up modems that end up waiting 2-3 minutes for a command to work and waiting endlessly for messages because their bandwidth & memory threads have been flooded. Most never use Limewire again after their experience with the spinning cursor going on endlessly. The second biggest LimeWire OSX complaint would the slow start-up time. But that would strictly be a mute point because of the Java backbone of LimeWire OSX, it's always slow!

3) Is there any hope of adding some mini controls or buttons to the MONITOR window instead of forcing us to constantly keep changing the settings from the preferences? For example a mini bandwidth slider, a small edit box for the slots and user amounts. And to take it even further, a BAN or BLOCK button for downloaders you don't like. I personally hate the losers with nothing but lame PORNO ads named to whatever filename you were searching for.

4) Another P2P program on the Mac OSX side called Poisoned has the ability to not only connect to the Gnutella network, but it can also connect to the giftd , Ares , FastTrack and OpenFT networks. As far as I know all 5 network types appear to very similar and are Gnutella friendly. Is there any hope of LimeWire doing the same in the future?

5) In the CONNECTIONS window, is there any chance of adding a speed indicator for the "Ultra-Peers" ? Currently my only option is to browse each one manually and then remove all the slow ones. And to expand even further, could there be a preference setting or checkbox to automatically only allow fast Ultra-Peer connections. I've noticed by experimenting and only keeping the fast Ultra-Peers connections that were using LimeWire Pro produced the fastest and most reliable searches for me.

And thanks for a great program that only get's better each update!

I have an Idea and I hope or request one.. Can you guys or girls put user name and password up because my child is downloadind bad words in the music could you do that..

Save to computer feature request
 

A feature that allows us to transfer the file to our computer would be helpful. We could then store it in Windows Media, or make a cd out of it. I can't do anything with it right now. But, if we could just be able to save/ move the files into a folder on our comp instead of in Limewire, then I would be grateful. I'm trying to make a cd, and I got referred to limewire. But I cant move the files to be able to make the cd.

Tools > options > saving will show you the location of your saved folder. If you go to the LW library, click on Saved Files then Explore... your saved folder will open for you;) You can move files from this folder to wherever you want!!

request from new user
 

I just downloaded Limewire Pro...Yikes! it's hard to read and I already wear glasses! now I need binoculars...please change the font!!:bangh:

Well a virus reporting plug-in would be pretty good...that may files reported as viruses can be scan by the network and if they are found as a virus they would be deleted and the creators I.P. traced... so also I think it would be a good idea for the files to have An I.P. STAMP on them or like limewire automaticly enscribes the files with an I.P. stamp so that if they are ever report as viruses,trojans,worms,ad-ware,hacks etc... they can be traced to their originators...for example you could trace everyone that has limewire pro. bootleg...you should remove those files off the network...because i know that you arent happy about that are you? all anybody has to do is search limewire pro. in the free version and downlaod it and install... another good idea is to put an activation key on limewire pro so that people will really have to buy it...

ok that right there has already been done...if your gonna post a plug in of some sorts ask around to see if its not already made...

To reduce storage space, and confusion. When dubbing a file into a second language can we put English on the Left channel and the second Language, Spanish, French, Etc. on the Right channel? This gives 2 user groups the same file.

The moment people turn uploadslots to zero, the files in the library should become red, number of shared files become zero and none of the files show up in searches anymore, also browse host should not show any files if they can't be uploaded anyway.