Xnews question: Title-bar download status

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Gene-o McCheap-o

Hello-ello-ello-lo-lo-lo-o-o-o-o-o

owut-there!


This question is about the latest version of Xnews.

Hmmm. It's a newsreader program which is absolutly free, and actually
pretty nice. http://xnews.newsguy.com/

It seems to have a couple of interesting hidden features, but no controls
to regulate them...

Here's my specific "case-in-point:" At the [top] title-bar when you
start downloading, particularly a larger binary, a dialouge ensues which
indicates the size of the download, the speed of the download for the
particular window, and the amount left to be downloaded.

That is *_so_* *_cool_*!!!

But, alas, it goes away after a few seconds. <holding back chorttled sob>

</sob>

Anyone know of a thangy to keep it up there, all the time, forever and
ever, always, on a regular basis, consistently?

Not particularly looking to join forums or out-there newsgropes or
spelunking clubs or flame-sessions masked as newsgropes, O > K >?

Just hoping somewhere in here someone in here just may have overcome this
same little issue and is willing to share the [solution][setting][hack]
[software][modification] dealy-o.

Thanks, and have a nice day!
 
Hello-ello-ello-lo-lo-lo-o-o-o-o-o

owut-there!


This question is about the latest version of Xnews.

Hmmm. It's a newsreader program which is absolutly free,
and actually pretty nice. http://xnews.newsguy.com/

It seems to have a couple of interesting hidden features,
but no controls to regulate them...

Here's my specific "case-in-point:" At the [top] title-bar
when you start downloading, particularly a larger binary, a
dialouge ensues which indicates the size of the download,
the speed of the download for the particular window, and
the amount left to be downloaded.

That is *_so_* *_cool_*!!!

But, alas, it goes away after a few seconds. <holding back
chorttled sob>

</sob>

Anyone know of a thangy to keep it up there, all the time,
forever and ever, always, on a regular basis, consistently?

Not particularly looking to join forums or out-there
newsgropes or spelunking clubs or flame-sessions masked as
newsgropes, O > K >?

Just hoping somewhere in here someone in here just may have
overcome this same little issue and is willing to share the
[solution][setting][hack] [software][modification] dealy-o.

Thanks, and have a nice day!
Click to expand...
The following response is from a poster named Guy in NSR.

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

That is the default interval(60000ms).
Click on the lower right panel(the gauge, aka progress bar)
and it will come back again.

The interval value is not user configurable unless...

With some sort of resource hacking tool(i.e. Restorator,
ResHacker etc.)

In the RCData > "TARTICLESWINDOW" find:

object StatTimer: TTimer
Enabled = False
Interval = 60000
OnTimer = StatTimerTimer



Edit the Interval value to the number of ms desired.

Disclaimer: Use this information at your own risk.


--
Regards,
Guy

Xnews "XP" Icon Patcher Files
<http://guysalias.on.kenyanweb.com/patcher.html>
 
That is the default interval(60000ms).
Click on the lower right panel(the gauge, aka progress bar)
and it will come back again.

The interval value is not user configurable unless...

With some sort of resource hacking tool(i.e. Restorator,
ResHacker etc.)

In the RCData > "TARTICLESWINDOW" find:

object StatTimer: TTimer
Enabled = False
Interval = 60000
OnTimer = StatTimerTimer



Edit the Interval value to the number of ms desired.

Disclaimer: Use this information at your own risk.
Click to expand...


Thank you! That clicking on the progress bar feature is really nice.

I'll play around with it, I have ResHacker, and see if I can add a few
zeros to rev-up those milliseconds in the "Interval" value. I think the
Xnews executable is easy enough to back up. I'll just copy the good one to
a new "Backups" folder in the same Program Files directory, and whack at
the one left behind, somewhat, 'til it submits. (o%

(No disrespect intended to the author, of course. Really, I really
appreciate the program and the free availability of it!)

Thanks again, and have a nice day!
 
Here's my specific "case-in-point:" At the [top] title-bar when
you start downloading, particularly a larger binary, a dialouge
ensues which indicates the size of the download, the speed of the
download for the particular window, and the amount left to be
downloaded.

That is *_so_* *_cool_*!!!

But, alas, it goes away after a few seconds. <holding back
chorttled sob>

</sob>

Anyone know of a thangy to keep it up there, all the time, forever
and ever, always, on a regular basis, consistently?
Click to expand...

You have to hack the executable to increase the time the bar is
displayed. Some pointers are in the message
<http://howardk.freenix.org/msgid.cgi?ID=111818632400>.
 
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