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4. Screen Fundamentals

4.1 Transfer List


 

Main part of KGet window is listbox, where all transfers get registered. Each transfer is represented by one line in this listbox. Every line is divided into several fields :

In order to do any operation on registered transfer, this has to be selected by clicking on it with left mouse button. Use middle mouse button to unselect it.

Pressing right mouse button on transfer opens a menu with some operations. You can move transfer to the end or beginning of the list. You can e.g. select a transfer that is running very slowly, pause it and move it to the end of the list. This file will start download as the last one. This is also a simple way of organizing transfers on the list.

Menu item Copy URL to clipboard will copy source URL of the transfer into the clipboard. This is useful if you have registered transfer and want to download something with a similar name ( right-click on transfer, copy URL to clipboard, press Paste button and edit the name in the window).

Menu item Configure transfer will open transfer configure dialog. See Transfer Configure Dialog.

 
 

4.2 Toolbar


 

Toolbar contains buttons for all operations which can be applied on selected transfer. Not all are enabled at all times. For example you cannot pause already paused transfer. These buttons are grouped together according to their functions.

Left part contains buttons for basic operations. These are Resume, Pause, Delete and Pause all buttons. Their functions should be already obvious.

In the middle part there are three mode toggle buttons : Queued, Scheduled and Delayed. They show the current transfer mode for selected transfer. Use them to quickly change the transfer mode. These buttons are like radio buttons, only one can be selected.

Third part contains two buttons : Preferences, for quick opening of preferences dialog and Paste transfer for pasting of the URL into the KGet.

Fourth part contains three global toggle buttons : Expert mode, Auto-disconnect mode and Auto-shutdown mode.

The right most toolbar button is for docking. It's a toggle button. When you turn it on, KGet will dock into the panel. See Dock Widget.
 

4.3 Status bar

Status bar displays all important messages concerning transfer, like when some transfer is resumed or set to retry.

It also contains several fields :


 

4.4 Main Menu

File

Open Transfer
Prompts for an URL of the new transfer.

Paste Transfer
Paste a transfer from the clipboard into a KGet. You can for example paste here URL from Netscape.

Export Transfer List
Allows to write transfer list into the file. Later you can import it or you can copy this list into another computer and do your downloads there.

Import Transfer List
Allows to read transfer list from the file.

Quit
Quits the KGet.

Options

Show Status Bar
Allows the user to have the status bar displayed or hidden.

Use Animation
Allows the user to stop or start animation of the status icons and dock widget.

Use Sound
Allows the user to enable / disable sounds.

Preferences
Brings up the Preferences Dialog. See Preferences

Help

Contents
Invokes the KDE help system with the KGet help pages displayed.

About
Displays essential information about KGet.


 

4.5 Transfer Configure Dialog


 

This dialog can be used to set the transfer mode and timer. It shows the source and destination URL's.

It is opened also when you set transfer mode to scheduled and you need to set the timer.
 

4.6 Individual Progress Dialog


 

When you double-click on some transfer in the listbox, an individual progress dialog will open. Sometimes you want to keep the KGet docked, but still you want to watch the progress of some important transfer. You can e.g. iconify this small progress dialog and watch the progress in the taskbar.

Warning !!!

Pressing the Cancel button will not only close the progress dialog, but cancel the whole transfer !
 

4.7 Dock Widget


 

Press Dock window on the toolbar to dock KGet. After this, KGet will be represented on the screen by the small dock widget in the panel.

You can drag URL's on this widget without keeping the main KGet window opened.

Dock widget is also an indicator of running transfer. When there is some currently running transfer, this widget shows an animation.

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