clarify documentation

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@ -3103,7 +3103,8 @@ The torrent's current task is in the ``state`` member, it will be one of the fol
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When downloading, the progress is ``total_wanted_done`` / ``total_wanted``.
When downloading, the progress is ``total_wanted_done`` / ``total_wanted``. This takes
into account files whose priority have been set to 0. They are not considered.
``paused`` is set to true if the torrent is paused and false otherwise.
@ -3186,10 +3187,10 @@ this does not necessarily has to be downloaded during this session (that's
``total_wanted_done`` is the number of bytes we have downloaded, only counting the
pieces that we actually want to download. i.e. excluding any pieces that we have but
are filtered as not wanted.
have priority 0 (i.e. not wanted).
``total_wanted`` is the total number of bytes we want to download. This is also
excluding pieces that have been filtered.
excluding pieces whose priorities have been set to 0.
``num_seeds`` is the number of peers that are seeding that this client is
currently connected to.
@ -7150,7 +7151,7 @@ The allocation mode is selected when a torrent is started. It is passed as an
argument to ``session::add_torrent()`` (see `add_torrent()`_).
The decision to use full allocation or compact allocation typically depends on whether
any files are filtered and if the filesystem supports sparse files.
any files have priority 0 and if the filesystem supports sparse files.
sparse allocation
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@ -7196,7 +7197,7 @@ The benefits of this mode are:
* The fast resume data will be more likely to be usable, regardless of crashes or
out of date data, since pieces won't move around.
* Can be used with the filter files feature.
* Can be used with prioritizing files to 0.
compact allocation
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@ -7210,7 +7211,7 @@ download has all its pieces in the correct place). So, the main drawbacks are:
* Potentially more fragmentation in the filesystem.
* Cannot be used while filtering files.
* Cannot be used while having files with priority 0.
The benefits though, are: