v6: What is needed for release?

[ffcmike]

Originally Posted by fowlplay4

Could Download Progress just be made to be not be shown at all when logging on to servers?

It should atleast be an option anyway, what if you have stuff being pre-loaded that a certain script is waiting on?
In this instance it would be useful to show download progress.

[fowlplay4]

Originally Posted by ffcmike

It should atleast be an option anyway, what if you have stuff being pre-loaded that a certain script is waiting on?
In this instance it would be useful to show download progress.

How often are servers actually pre-loading files though? Based on your example it sounds like you have control, so you could easily throw in a nice looking Loading... display instead of the Download Progress GUI used now.

The main problem is the fact that the Download Progress window is obtrusive and steals focus until it's closed or all the files have finished downloading.

The only time it's used is when you're downloading update packages and logging into a server. Imagine if it displayed every time you entered a level with someone wearing a new head that needs to download.

Right now I feel it's currently one of those unnecessary annoyances we've come to terms to live with like RC windows opening on mouse position.

[Crow]

Voting for it to be removed. If pre-loading anything, you could just create your own display for it anyway, like Jerret said.