allow to 'Save' before the download reaches 100%

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Currently gecko-mp allows to 'Save' a streamed video only after 100% of the 
file has been downloaded. Please allow to 'Save' even before the download has 
reached 100%. The latter is already possible in Gnome MPlayer with 
--controlid=1.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by landroni...@gmail.com on 23 Jun 2011 at 9:00

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Save is not possible prior to the download reaching prior to 100% as you would 
end up with a truncated file.

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 23 Jun 2011 at 9:02

Changed state: Done

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago

Wouldn't it be better to let the user decide if she wants (or not) a truncated 
file / unfinished download? Personally sometimes (often?) I want to save the 
truncated file since video players (including yours) are perfectly capable of 
parsing them. 

This is of course more of an exotic request, but it can be useful in some 
cases: slow internet connection, when only the beginning of the file is needed, 
when needing scroll capabilities for truncated .avi files (as allowed by VLC, 
which can perform an indexing of a broken .avi file), etc.

Original comment by landroni...@gmail.com on 23 Jun 2011 at 9:11

mario0alberto1 / gnome-mplayer

allow to 'Save' before the download reaches 100% #530