Posted By: DuNuNuBatman | Nov 9th, 2005 @ 8:20 AM
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I don't rant too often because over all I am satisfied with Windows/Microsoft; having said that, here is something that continually pisses me off.
I am a programmer/IT person, as such, I use the spacebar and enter keys on my keyboard quite often. I also like watching Channel9 videos. What I do not like is downloading the videos while I am working on my computer only to have it finish while I am typing. As many of you probably know the file will be move from it's temporary directory to the directory I have saved... Well, in the window that pops up (over the one I am working on, but that is another rant) there is a CANCEL button, yes folks, a CANCEL button. Not only that, but a CANCEL button that has focus. So as you might assume, pressing the Spacebar or Enter keys on your keyboard will, you guessed it, cancel the move operation forcing you to re-download your file... that's right, the 100MB to 800MB file you were downloading will have to be re-downloaded.
Well, that is not so much of a rant as it is a complaint, either way it is an annoying problem. Anoying enough I have even resorted to using <gasp>Download Accellerator</gasp>

Note: As I was typing this, I cancelled another Channel9 movie download... the same damn download I had to restart because I cancelled it 5 minutes ago...

Download Tweak UI 

- Start Menu -> Power Toys for Windows XP -> Tweak UI
- General -> Focus
- "Prevent Applications from Stealing Focus" -> Tick
- OK

Fair warning that does turns its self off randomly sometimes but works well when it stays on.
mawcc
mawcc
Make it so
I'd also prefer a less intrusive way to inform me about finished downloads. How about the same thing that Outlook 2003 uses to inform me about new mails?
mawcc wrote:
I'd also prefer a less intrusive way to inform me about finished downloads. How about the same thing that Outlook 2003 uses to inform me about new mails?


That's what Firefox does Smiley
The file must be in the temporary internet files directory - what version of windows?
mawcc
mawcc
Make it so
TommyCarlier wrote:
And Opera Wink


So Firefox and Opera have blatantly ripped off Outlook Smiley
Maurits
Maurits
AKA Matthew van Eerde
mawcc wrote:
So Firefox and Opera have blatantly ripped off Outlook


Stealing good features is good.
Stealing bad features, not so much.

id like it if they got rid of:

background [1].jpg

just copy background.JPG

thanks Smiley

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