O3DS 9.0,
Yeah, speeds are a bit wonky when it's actually transferring. The average by the end is probably a more reliable number to go by. When I was transfering, it was spiking up to 2.3MB/s and as low as 800KB/s, so I just went into my Network Monitor to get a more accurate estimate.
Even with the buffer size in 128KB, I get an average of 980KB/s consistently with my N3DS. It depends a lot on your local network usage (whether there are many or few connected devices to it). Sometimes a little bit of interference can cause hiccups in the transfer speed. Wireless connections aren't always stable and consistent.
I calculated the speed based between each text update, so it gives you an estimate of the actual speed in that moment of the transfer. The "average" speed at the end is the average speed it used through the whole transfer, as redundant as it may sound.
You could probably have it buffer a few frames together for a better average and something more readable, if it's a concern. It's not really a concern to me, just wanted to point that out so people aren't expecting 2MB/s+ average speeds.
Thanks for your comments! Actually, I built a v0.3 that I didn't release in which it showed the average speed always (from the start to that point in time), and not the speed perceived in that moment. Do you think it would be better that way? Or maybe showing both speeds?
Do it however you want it. The only real complaint I'd give it, if I was going to be critical about it, is it's hard to read like that, as it's changing every frame. Maybe have it average over a second and then display that for a second until the next second is averaged? that way people still get a good idea of how it's currently going and can go shut down anything that might be interfering with it. Having it just show the average over the entire session might not give that feedback some users might like.
Okay. Thanks! I think I'll add an option for displaying different speeds depending on user preferences.
And thank you for all your suggestions.
No problem. Don't worry too much about it, it's a small detail in an otherwise very user-friendly and useful piece of software.Okay. Thanks! I think I'll add an option for displaying different speeds depending on user preferences.
Don't worry, I know you're not complaining about it. Just making some critical constructivism! That's always great.
Right now, yes. But I think I can edit the installer so It creates a shortcut automatically. I'll give It a look.
It's how much data it sends between calls. The bigger the buffer, the less the overhead (though by a very small amount) and the more it would have to resend if something comes up. The current default should be fine, the overhead shouldn't matter much.
