gnome BT Client gripe

[John Richard Moser]

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Jeff Waugh wrote:
> <quote who="John Richard Moser">
> 
>>I have to download the torrent (which is found via web browser typically,
>>hence why I pass the URI), then browse to the torrent, then browse again
>>to where I want to save it.
> 
> 
> That doesn't happen here, in fact it's the second workflow you wrote that it
> follows for me:
> 
> 
>>1.  Find torrent in Web browser
>>2.  Open torrent with Gnome BT Client
>>3.  Browse to where to save torrent
> 
> 
> Perhaps the servers you are talking to do not correctly set the mimetype of
> the torrent files?
> 

http://bt.ocremix.org/files/OCR01001_to_OCR01250.torrent

> 
>>The problem here is that Gnome BT Client is oversimplified.  It's made to
>>open a torrent and download.
> 
> 
> And provides only slightly more status information than a common in-browser
> http download. That's perfect. In fact, I can see ways to simplify and focus
> it even more. :-)
> 

The problem being that "open a torrent" involves browsing to the torrent
on the hard drive which means you have to save the torrent, meaning you
have to browse to where you want it to be on the hard drive.  Afterwards
you have to browse to where you want the torrent retrieved to.

Eh.  Whatever.

> - Jeff
> 

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