by
Pete on 2016/02/14 11:17:21 AM
The new ordered priority feature works great. I've got a question about mixing ordered priority with the old file priorities. For example I would like to set ordered priority for most files but I'd also like to complete one file first. A file that would be in the middle of ordered sequence. So I set ordered priority for all files and then set High priority for the one I'd like to download first. I tested this yesterday, at the moment it's hard to tell which priorities take precedence. It seems to me that Tixati downloads files in a sequence, ignoring the High priority setting. When I set the file for Ultra High priority it is downloaded, yet still it takes some time, files from the sequence are downloaded faster.
Maybe additional arbitrary priority setting like selecting exact position in a sequence would help. After setting a number, files with less priority should shift one position. Or perhaps Tixati's old, manually set, priorities could take precedence over the ordered priorities.
Although I rarely use file priorities, because as someone on the forums already had written, they usually cause slower download of whole torrent (for everyone, not just me), I think it would be good to clear relation between those two file priority options.
Thanks for the latest v2.33, this version meant a lot of work for sure. It's a pleasure to use your program.
by Guest on 2016/09/22 11:07:18 AM
The only way to ENSURE file are received first is to turn OFF the ones you don't want.
This however limits your speeds and the swarm stability in general. Being able to download progressively "streaming" isn't the natural way for bittorrent to work.
The notation "ultra low" to "ultra high" are simply visual cues for an "important" factor if you will. Now you can't see it easily as there is no piece-number column in File tab, HOWEVER you can easily verify this by (in your situation) turning off all but one file. Let it download 75%, then turning on file2, put its priority to "ultra high" as you put it... you may still increase from 75% to say 85% on file1, BUT file2 will download say 50%...
