List of files in torrent don't appear when using magnet URI

[mecmecmec]

When I add a torrent using a magnet link the Save As window does not show the list of files like it normally would when using a .torrent file. I have to start the download and wait until the list of files appear and then stop the download to only select the ones I want. It's pretty inconvenient. You should have it automatically download the metadata after you click the magnet link like utorrent or tixati does.

[sledgehammer_999]

It could take several seconds until it downloads the metadata, especially if the torrent isn't well seeded. So for example let's say that it will take 20seconds. In the meantime, since nothing appears in the GUI the user might think that qbittorrent is broken and it cannot handle magnet links.

How do you propose to solve this?

[sledgehammer_999]

Also someone has already made a patch for this: https://github.com/qbittorrent/qBittorrent/pull/422
However I don't know why Chris hasn't merged it.

[mecmecmec]

Couldn't you have a message or text appear on the Save As window somewhere saying, "retrieving metadata please wait...."  or something like that?

[Peter]

Why is there such a long list of patches at requests?

[sledgehammer_999]

For the past ~3 weeks Chris hasn't reviewed any patches. I guess he is busy with his current job. However, I dropped him an email last weekend and he told me that he will probably find some time this weekend and maybe we will have a new release too. (don't get your hopes too high though)

[mecmecmec]

Any progress on this?