Download Speed with Kubuntu Karmic 64bit

[Billie Erin Walsh]

nepal wrote:
> On Thursday 28 Jan 2010 07:44:38 Steven Vollom wrote:
>   
>> On Wednesday 27 January 2010 10:23:29 pm nepal wrote:
>>     
>>> On Wednesday 27 Jan 2010 21:01:39 Steven Vollom wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Previously the progress bar for downloads
>>>>         
>>> in what?
>>> what application or widget is this?
>>>
>>>       
>>>> included the speed in
>>>>  kpbs.   Suddenly it disappeared; the icon on the pannel
>>>> changed from one with an "i" in it to a rotating red bar image.
>>>>  Is there a way to configure the new progress bar to include
>>>> the kpbs download rate?  Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Steven
>>>>         
>>> nepal.
>>>       
>> Hi Nepal,
>>
>> Thank you for responding.  I thought all of the features of the
>>  panel were plasmoids, however, I can't seem to identify the one
>>  that reveals the progress of a download.  When I download
>>  anything, an icon on the panel, which looks like bars revolving in
>>  the pattern of a clock, and clockwise in their motion, appears. 
>>  At the same time, a progress bar in a drop-down box shows the
>>  progress of the download.
>>
>> Earlier in Kubuntu Karmic the clockwise icon used to be a circle
>>  with an "i" in the center.  It also had a drop-down box from the
>>  panel that showed a progress bar.  Additionally, it showed the
>>  speed in kbps in print under the progress bar.  It is not critical
>>  and the change must have been made in an update of the OS, but I
>>  liked that feature very much.  I was hoping that I could locate a
>>  configuration for that feature and add the kpbs speed of download
>>  back in again.  Thanks!
>>
>> Steven
>>
>>     
>
> Sorry Steven,
>
> I don't recognise anything from what you say, but someone else here 
> might now they have more to go on.
>
> nepal.
>
>   

I'm not sure it does what your looking for. I haven't downloaded 
anything lately.

Right click on the circle with the "i" on it and the top setting in the 
drop down leads to a place that has a setting to hide the pop-ups. 
Uncheck it and see if that does what you want.

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