Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 14:49:52 -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: <200310061849.h96InqpM079126@mail5.mx.voyager.net>
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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 "94 outdated ports on the box,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 94 outdated ports.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 82 outdated ports on the box."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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