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Softpedia Editor's Review for Opera's DC++ (oDC)
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oDC++ is an acronym for Opera's DC++ which is based on the popular Direct Connect clone
Written by Bogdan Popa on January 4th, 2012
ODC is a Direct Connect client that allows you to share and transfer files over the Internet with just a few clicks. Unfortunately, Opera's DC++ is very old and the current version is on the market since 2006, so don't expect to see the latest innovations in this program.
Still, it works simple and easy, with a clean and pleasant interface, but the fact that it's outdated leads to a bunch of problems though. For example, getting file lists from newer clients is an issue, while the download tool fails to perform appropriately if you expect multi-source transfers.
Plus, during our test, oDC++ had a lot of connectivity problems, although many of the other clients worked pretty fine. It however comes with the basic functions for a user who plans to open it just a couple of times per year, such as auto-complete usernames in the chat window, alternate search and private messaging.
The interface is user friendly, so it includes customizing colors for the progress bar in the transfer window, user-defined colors in the main chat, timestamps, nifty icons.
In addition, oDC includes web shortcuts, a dedicated “Go to file” shortcut in the right click menu to instantly open the downloaded file, support for web links to be opened in your default web browser and a comprehensive settings menu to configure the app.
oDC has a lot of potential, but in order to maintain its fans, the development process needs to be re-launched. It has an easy to use interface and works pretty fast, and despite various issues, remains one of the most appreciated sharing software applications out there.
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Opera's DC++ (oDC) description
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Here are some key features of "Opera's DC++ (oDC)":
· Web links opens in new windows, instead of existing ones
· Seconds are shown in timestamps
· The sfv-check tells the result in the lowest status bar
· Auto-complete user names in main chat
· Skiplist. Files you don't want to be downloaded will be skipped
· Popup-menu for url's. Uou can either "Open", "Save as..." or "Add to Winamp playlist"
· "Go to file" in the popup menu in the search result window. Downloads the file list and "goes" to (focuses on) the file
· Notification in PM's when the user goes offline so you won't have to write messages that he/she won't see
· "Auto-search for alternatives" on both folders and multiple selected files
· User-specified textcolor (not just 16 colors, but Any color)
· User-defined colors in main chat (multicolor ie)
· Filter useless NMDC messages
· Filter in the user list. This way you can easily find users in the list
· Added icons to the window tabs, so you can easily see what that specific tab is (optional)
· Fast auto-search algorithm for the "search for alternatives" feature
· Customized colors for the progress bar in the transfer window
· Fast search for alternates for "releases"
· lastlog feature
· Support for multi-button-mice
· Vertical tile feature to be able to tile sub-windows vertically, not only horizontally
· Option (in the View-menu) to show/hide the transfer window
· "File menu" to the transfer menu, to open incomplete files (or its folder[s])
· Web Shortcuts. Now you can type eg. "/g [search string]" to search google directly from chat
· File information (dimmed) in transfer window for files not beeing currently downloaded but is waiting
· Update check feature
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
· [help] Changed the settings for progressbar colors
· [help] Fixed a miscoloring of the transfer bars
· [help] Fixed some crash-issues considering the chunked transfer code (totally rewrote it actually, probably a bit faster too)
· [help] Fixed some popup-menu crash issues
· [help] Fixed the online/offline-bug in private message (hopefully)
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