It would be nice if you could keep the search open for an unlimited amount of time so more sources could be found. Then having the option to stop the search when you were satisfied with how many results you found.

hmmm sounds alot like KaZaA...
yes, i agree, this would a be a cool feature
but i'm not exactly sure how they'd do it... cuz now you can have 2 searches goin at the same time...
so i'm thinkin they'd have to have buttons attached to the search windows... not like old KaZaA's with their whole search for more and stuff... that's a rip off n' a half

I like this idea!

The answer to this may be Priorities.

Being able to drag and place the searches in a customizable order, with one side (higher or lower among the list tabs) giving a higher or lower priority to the 'continually updated search/download'. This could mean checking in shorter or longer intervals, or perhaps sending more or less queries for each interval.

But for that to work effectively, there should be a setting in the options signifying what level or difference each search should have over another, if any.

For example: perhaps the number 1 search should be KING and search 50 out of 60 seconds with the second and third searches take just 5 seconds each to round out the minute. (Percentages could work here.) Or perhaps setting them all identical to poll between them equally, or even all identical to waste bandwidth and CPU by running all continually at full power if the user so choses (as long as it doesnt hurt the network).

If a user sets it badly, and negatively affects their own computers ability to function/download, then its their own problem. If they are smart, it can be a powerful tool. The Default would of course be conservative and efficent so no one needs to mess with it to use Limewire.

Thats my 2 cents on the thought.

I spoke with the authors and they told me that this feature will not be implemented, because this searching mode is bad for the entire gnutella network.