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Date:      Mon, 06 Oct 2003 22:17:43 -0400
From:      Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net>
To:        Kirk Strauser <kirk@strauser.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Turning off that bloody nagscreen on bittorrent!
Message-ID:  <5.2.0.9.2.20031006221653.0236a850@pop.voyager.net>
In-Reply-To: <200310061849.h96InqpM079126@mail5.mx.voyager.net>

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         Nevermind.  Friend found out how to fix it so it stops nagging 
me.  The dialog was gagging because of a glitch on the system.  Once that 
was fixed the BT client worked fine.  :)

At 02:49 PM 10/6/03 -0400, Dragoncrest wrote:
>Actually, the only popup nag screen it ever gets to is loading the
>browser then seems to gag there.  Not sure why, but it does.  Probubly
>why I haven't been able to get it to be quiet by clicking on the dialog box.
>
> > At 2003-10-06T02:08:50Z, Dragoncrest <dragoncrest@voyager.net> writes:
> >
> > > Anyone know if there's a special switch or something on the Freebsd
> > > BitTorrent port or some way to go inside the python script and shut off
> > > that bloody nag stuff he's got built into his new version 3.3?
> >
> > Here's my guess:
> >
> > Look at btdownloadgui.py near line 265.  You'll see something like:
> >
> >     def next(params, d, doneflag):
> >         try:
> >             p = join(split(argv[0])[0], 'donated')
> >             if not exists(p) and long(time()) % 3 == 0:
> >                 open_new('http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/donate.html')
> >                 dlg = wxMessageDialog(d.frame, 'BitTorrent is Donation
>supported software. ' +
> >
> > Now, it appears that the "p" variable will end up looking something like:
> >
> >
>bdonatedtdonatedddonatedodonatedwdonatedndonatedldonatedodonatedadonatedddonatedgdonatedudonatedidonated.donatedpdonatedy
> >
> > ("btdownloadgui.py" with "donated" inserted between each character).  If a
> > file by that name exists (what directory?  I have no idea!), then you
>won't
> > get the nag screen.
> >
> > Alternatively, would it be so hard to click "Yes, I've donated" and
>let the
> > program create the file itself?
> > --
> > Kirk Strauser
> >
> > "94 outdated ports on the box,
> >  94 outdated ports.
> >  Portupgrade one, an hour 'til done,
> >  82 outdated ports on the box."
> >
>
>
>
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