How to display partially downloaded zim files ?

[mgautierfr]

When using the contentManager to download a file, a user select "All files" (who is actually "Remote files") and click on the download button of the zim he want to download. The the download starts and the button is replaced with the download progression.

The question is how this currently downloading book is displayed in the contentManager. It is probably ok to keep it in the "All files" section. But should we displayed it also in the "Local files" ? When we quit and restart Kiwix, the downloads are resumed, but it is not easy to know what are the current download, we have to go to the "All files" section and search (or scroll) for the books to see the status.

This is somehow related to #59 and #54 who are real bugs but I would like to know how to handle the "Downloading books" to fix everything correctly at once.

@schoenbaechler have you a suggestion ?

[kelson42]

@mgautierfr I would recommend to put them immediately at the start of the download in the local library AND remove them from the remote library. It seems to me to be the right approach.

[schoenbaechler]

@mgautierfr @kelson42:

Thanks for bringing this up. It’s intended that “All files“ does exactly what it says: always show all available files. It doesn’t matter if it’s downloaded before. The only difference is, that the label says “Open“ instead of “Download“. This is to provide a holistic ZIM file catalog overview and to clearly indicate which books have been downloaded before.

Also, partial downloads should be listed in “All files“. If only partially downloaded, they feature the progress indicator from this screen, without the speed indicator.

I suggest to implement an additional “Downloads“ section to the filters on the left side to provide quick access to ongoing and partial downloads. When a file has been fully downloaded, it would then be listed under “Local files". How does that sound?

[mgautierfr]

I suggest to implement an additional “Downloads“ section to the filters on the left side to provide quick access to ongoing and partial downloads. When a file has been fully downloaded, it would then be listed under “Local files". How does that sound?

Sounds good. I've just downloaded a big file, and for now it is lost in the "All files" list and is pretty complex to know what file is currently downloaded and what is the progress about them.

@jetownfeve21 what do you think about this ?

[jetownfeve21]

It seems legit

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[kelson42]

Now, the "All files" are only "Online files", but the problem of loosing oversight of the partial downloads is still there. I still believe putting them somehow at the top is one of the most practical solutions, but not 100% (in particular of the feasability)