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New Alt.Binz versions => Requests => Topic started by: MajesticJG on January 21, 2009, 01:48:07 am

Title: Two Suggestions
Post by: MajesticJG on January 21, 2009, 01:48:07 am

I have just two suggestions for AltBinz:

1. Can we clean up the RSS filtering interface so I don't have to edit my filters like a text file?

2. Can we multi-thread the whole app (RAR, Decoding and Downloading ops) and possibly do a compile for Vista/XP x64? A version optimized for 64-bit multi-core CPUs would be quite a bit faster in the decoding and decompressing phases. I know there's a multi-core decoder available for download, but I'd like the whole process streamlined.

Thanks!

Title: Re: Two Suggestions
Post by: Hecks on January 21, 2009, 07:51:33 am

On 1., personally I like the fact that the filters *are* in a text file, since it means you can set them programatically with a script.  It's clean, simple and works.  Why add GUI complications?  For what benefit?

Title: Re: Two Suggestions
Post by: karn on February 06, 2009, 03:03:01 pm

If you want a GUI for managing the filters - write one.  A simple .Net WinForms app to read/write the filter file would suffice and wouldn't take much work.

Title: Re: Two Suggestions
Post by: d4f0rc3 on February 07, 2009, 07:58:08 pm

par2 is already multicore isn't it? and rar can use multiple cores and has a x64 compile. maybe you could implement that if it isn't already http://www.rarlab.com/rar/unrar-x64.zip . I don't know how much work it is to compile altbinz itself for x64 but it would really benefit from the performance increase I guess.