KTorrent Preferences

The easiest way to change settings in KTorrent is through the KTorrent Preferences dialog.

With a bare minimum setup, there will be four tabs down the left side that allows access to the following pages:

• Downloads
• General
• Advanced
• Plug-ins

NOTE: installed plug-ins often add an access tab for their respective variables so the above list is just what you are guaranteed to view upon accessing Ktorrent Preferences

Opening the dialog

In the "Settings" drop-down menu, select "Configure KTorrent"

Some possible tabs

The following is an incomplete list of available tabs. (It is incomplete because additional plug-ins may create other tabs).

NOTE: This is not a good source list for plug-ins since many plug-ins do not use tabs in the Preferences. But all Plug-ins that DO add a tab in Preferences should be listed or added if absent.

Standard tabs

Downloads

many options controlled from here

General

many options controlled from here

Advanced

many options controlled from here

Plug-ins

Shows available plug-ins and allows for their loading and unloading

To be available for this list, the plug-in needs to be installed in the proper folder so KTorrent can find it upon start-up

Common plugins

The place to manually install a plug-in can change locations from version to version and of course the various clients all have different locations but the location almost always ends with a folder named "Plug-ins" so if you cannot find instructions for manual installation then a little snooping around will likely find such a folder somewhere with the word "KTorrent" also somewhere in its location

Scheduler

Appears when Bandwidth scheduler is loaded

Available options:

• A check-box to enable scheduler
• Colors instead of pixmaps (to improve operational speed on slower systems)

IPBlocking Filter

Appears when IP Filter is loaded

Has check-box to enable PeerGuardian Filtering followed by entry box for a URL or File location of a PeerGuardian file and finally a button to reread the file or URL (for a reload if file changed).

Info Widget

Appears when Info Widget is loaded

Currently has three checkboxes

• Show list of peers
• Show list of chunks currently downloading
• Show list of trackers

LogViewer

Appears when Log Viewer is loaded

LogViewer has many entries where logs can be specified to various degrees for many different situations including connections, DHT, the tracker, Disk I/O, and many plug-ins (those that log information).

Also present is a check-box that allows Rich Text to better identify logged information (verses simple ASCII text).

ScanFolder

Appears when Scan Folder is loaded

Allows up to three folders to be specified for regular scanning and automatic starting.

Options present allow for silent loading and the deletion and/or moving of found torrent files after they are found and started.

Search

Appears when Search is loaded

Allows you to specify which browser to use for the search also has an editable list of search sites.

Statistics

Appears when Statistics is loaded

Options allow extensive control over the way information about client's operation is collected.

UPnP

Appears when UPnP is loaded

WebInterface

Appears when Web Interface is loaded

Offers a an administration system that uses PHP5 to control your torrents.