'hashing' a file means that LimeWire is analyzing it to produce some kind of 'fingerprint'. this lets other people easily say 'find me more sources of this specific file'. unfortunately, it takes a bit of time to analyze every single file.

do you think some kind of visual indicator that limewire is hashing the file would be useful? i've been pondering a way to display all potentially shared files, but display the non-shared ones in italics. or, if that isn't possible, having an extra 'Pending Shared' folder that lists all files that are awaiting hashing.