It seems like there is one major problem with filesharing applications on Linux right now. (keep in mind, the apps I have tried are: giFT/KDEgiFT, gtk-gnutella, and lmule, and my observation is therefore limited to them)

None of them offer a way for you to easily browse and view/play the files you are sharing. I find it kind of annoying when I need to browse to /home/myname/.giFT/completed/ every time I want to check out the file I just downloaded.

Sure, I could just create a link to the appropriate directories on my desktop, but doesn't it make sense that this kind of feature would be a no-brainer in any p2p app?

Tell the app makers, or better yet, hack in the feature yourself

Limewire does the things you need.

then just configure them to put it in like /home/mp3 so you can browse easly. or use limewire just like nukes said