Feature: Display transfer speed in status center

[yaira2]

What feature or improvement do you think would benefit Files?

Displaying transfer speed in the status center is a popular feature request from users, we should implement it!

Requirements

• Use OpacityIcons for every item state icons
• Show speed graph in in-progress StatusCenter item
• Show writing speed in the graph control area
• Show time estimates
• Show current processing file name
• Show processed bytes
• Add retry button to StatusCenter item reprepresents an operation that can be retried
• Update title and subtitle strings

Files Version

v2.4.33

Windows Version

Windows 11

Comments

No response

[hez2010]

When I was implementing the fundamental for rich process, I once considered the support for real-time speed graph calculation. But it seems to be expensive because we need to save the speed checkpoints frequently, so I ended up with only saving a StartTime for calculating the overall average speed:

https://github.com/files-community/Files/pull/10814/files#diff-05282d70c531e5d010647b1251e70297456260db0d94a5178c7ffd0ff52b26aeR32

[fredphoesh]

Yes PLEASE! I am often copying large video files for my work, and I get anxious not knowing if anything is happening at all, and then not knowing if the process is done, can I pull out my SD card, or go make a cup of tea, how long will this take etc... very important to me.

[mdtauk]

This is an approach I would like to suggest... I welcome input and comments on the best approach. This is of course relevant to en_US and en_GB - other regions will need localisation considerations.

I would like to consider

• avoid repetition of similar strings (XX% completed) for each item;
• emphasise the action currently happening in the headings;
• move the less important info into a tooltip. (usually the full paths for source and destination, or the source location itself);
• use items counts as they are useful things to present to the user;

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Kinds

• Copy - Copied, Copying
• Move - Moved, Moving
• Recycle - Recycled, Recycling
• Delete - Deleted, Deleting / Permanently Delete, Permanently Deleting, Permanently Deleted
• Archive Creation Compress, Compressed, Compressing / Create, Creating, Created
• Archive Extraction Extracted, Extracting, Extraction / Decompress, Decompressing, Decompressed

Copy

In progress

• Copying 64 items (96%)
• 62 / 64 items to "Destination folder name" 62 / 64 items from "Source Path" to "Destination Path"
• Speed: 4.4 MB/s

Done

• Copy completed
• Successfully copied 64 items to "Destination folder name" 64 items copied from "Source Path" to "Destination Path"

Error

• Copy unsuccessful
• Error message why copy did not complete 2 items failed to copy to "Destination Path"

Pause

• Paused copying 64 items (96%)
• 62 / 64 items to "Destination folder name" 62 / 64 items from "Source Path" to "Destination Path"
• Speed: 4.4 MB/s

Cancel

• Copy cancelled(Cancelling copy) (96%)
• 62 / 64 items copied to "Destination folder name"

Move

In progress

• Moving 64 items (96%)
• 62 / 64 items to "Destination folder name" 62 / 64 items from "Source Path" to "Destination Path"
• Speed: 4.4 MB/s

Done

• Move completed
• Successfully moved 64 items to "Destination folder name" 62 / 64 items from "Source Path" to "Destination Path"

Error

• Move unsuccessful
• Error message why move did not complete 2 items failed to move to "Destination Path"

Pause

• Paused moving 64 items (96%)
• 62 / 64 items to "Destination folder name" 62 / 64 items from "Source Path" to "Destination Path"
• Speed: 4.4 MB/s

Cancel

• Move cancelled(Cancelling move) (96%)
• 62 / 64 items to "Destination folder name" 62 / 64 items from "Source Path" to "Destination Path"

Recycle

In progress

• Recycling 64 items (96%)
• 62 / 64 items from "Source folder name" 62 / 64 items from "Source Path"
• Speed: 4 items/s

Done

• 64 items sent to the Recycle Bin

Error

• Recycle incomplete
• 62 / 64 items recycled from "Source folder name" 2 items were not sent to the Recycle Bin

Pause

• Recycle paused (96%)
• 62 / 64 items recycled from "Source folder name" 62 / 64 items recycled from "Source Path"
• Speed: 4 items/s

Cancel

• Cancelling recycle (96%)
• 62 / 64 items sent to the Recycle Bin

Delete

In progress

• Permanently deleting 64 items (96%)
• 62 / 64 items from "Source folder name" 62 / 64 items from "Source Path"
• Speed: 4 items/s

Done

• 64 items permanently deleted

Error

• Unable to delete items
• Error message why delete was unsuccessful 2 items could not be deleted from "Source Path"

Pause

• Delete paused - (96%)
• 62 / 64 items deleted from "Source folder name" 62 / 64 items deleted from "Source Path"
• Speed: 4 items/s

Cancel

• Cancelling delete (96%)
• 62 / 64 items deleted from "Source folder name" 62 / 64 items deleted from "Source Path"

Compress

In progress

• Creating "Archive.zip" (96%)
• Compressing 64 items from "Source folder name" Compressing 64 items from "Source Path"
• Speed: 4 items/s

Done

• "Archive.zip" created
• Successfully compressed 64 items from "Source folder name" Successfully compressing 64 items from "Source Path"

Error

• Failed to create "Archive.zip"
• Error message why files could not be compressed to the archive file

Pause

• Paused creating "Archive.zip" - 96% complete
• Compressing 64 items from "Source folder name" Compressing 64 items from "Source Path"
• Speed: 4 items/s

Cancel

• Cancelled creating "Archive.zip"

Decompress

In progress

• Extracting "Zipfile.7z" (96%)
• Decompressing 64 items to "Destination folder name" Decompressing 64 items to "Destination Path"
• Speed: 4 items/s

Done

• Extracted "Zipfile.7z"
• Decompressed 64 items to "Destination folder name" Decompressed 64 items to "Destination Path"

Error

• Unable to extract "Zipfile.7z"
• Error message why archive could not be extracted

Pause

• Paused Extracting "Zipfile.7z" (96%)
• Decompressing 64 items to Destination Decompressing 64 items to "Destination Path"
• Speed: 4 items/s

Cancel

• **Cancelled extracting "Zipfile.7z" **

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Below are notes I made previously in the discord regarding the wording for the ETA messages and calculations

• About 5 mins (5:02 - 4:58)
• Just under 5 mins (4:57 - 4:30)
• Just over 4 mins (4:29 - 4:03)
• About 4 mins (4:02 - 3:58)
• ...
• About a minute (1:02 - 0:58)
• In less than a minute (0:57 - 0:04)
• In a few seconds (0:03 - 0:00)

[mdtauk]

Here is a visual with some of the examples