On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 09:52:45AM +0000, David H Wild wrote:
> The time remaining is always calculated as if the current downloading speed
> would remain constant at the present value. This is unlikely to be true as
> speeds tend to vary considerably and so the time remaining figure is not
> really useful at all. Either the time should be calculated by using the
> time already passed and the fraction of the file downloaded so far, or the
> time should be dropped from the display with only the fraction shown.

Patches gratefully received.

If you're not a programmer, then consider contacting Steve Fryatt and
persuading him of your correctness.

D.

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