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DC++ Guide: User Interface

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User Interface

This section visually displays all the user interface components of the DC++application.

Note: This section is currently incomplete. Descriptions of eachsection are yet to be added.

1. Windows

Here are all the main windows available in DC++. The toolbar images containhyperlinks to the relevant screenshots on this page.

Initial Screen

This is the window shown when first opening DC++. It is divided into twosections. The top section is the container for the various windows that will open.



The bottom section is called the transfers section. It will list all current downloadsand uploads as well as those transfers currently attempting to make aconnection.

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Public Hub List

This shows the Public Hub List window. It displays a list of publicly available DChubs and information about each hub. The hublist can be filtered by entering asearch term such as "Linux" into the Filter box and pressing Enter.

The dropdown list can be used to switch between different lists and the Configurebutton used to modify the entries in the dropdown.

The Refresh button will retrieve the most recent version of the currentlydisplayed list.

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Favourite Hubs



Favourite Hubs Properties

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Favourite Users



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Download Queue



This screenshot shows the Download Queue window. This displays all the filesand folders that you have queued for download. From this window you canchange the priority level of downloads as well as initiate a search for alternativesources.

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Finished Downloads



This screenshot shows the Finished Downloads window. Whenever a download iscompleted, an entry is made in this screen. This information is not persistent - itwill be cleared when you close DC++. If you wish to have a more permanentrecord of downloads, you must enable download logging.

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Finished Uploads

Identical in appearance and behaviour to the Finished Downloads window apartfrom the fact that this window contains information about uploads.

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Search



This screenshot shows the Search window. From here you can search for aparticular file in the hubs that you are connected to. You can narrow down asearch by using any of the criteria shown on the left hand side.

The "Search for" dropdown list keeps track of recent search terms. The Purgebutton can be used to clear this list.

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Automatic Directory Listing Search



Automatic Directory Listing Search Properties

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Search Spy



This screenshot shows the Search Spy window. As the name suggests, thiswindow allows you to see the search requests that are being received in thebackground. It also provides some statistics about the search requests received.

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File List



This window shows a user's file list. Files can be queued for download from here.The Find and Next buttons allow you to search through the file list. The MatchQueue button allows you to instantly match the file list contents against youdownload queue.

One other interesting thing visible in this screen shot are the two pseudo folders and . These contain the results of an ADL Search.

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Notepad



This screenshot shows the Notepad window. As the screenshot says, this a placewhere you can make notes about anything you like.

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Network Statistics



This screenshot shows the Network Statistics window. This show a live graphicaldisplay of the volume of data being downloaded and uploaded. The green linesindicates downloads and the red line indicates uploads. These colours are boundto the colours in the transfer section. These colours can be changed fromSettings Appearance.

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Hashing Progress

This window shows the current progress of file hashing. Note that while thiswindow is displayed, the hashing is given a higher priority and will thereforecomplete more quickly. Conversely, when this window is not displayed (and



hashing occurs in the background) the rest of the user interface is given higherpriority. The hashing will therefore take longer then.

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About

This screenshot shows the About box. In addition to displaying versioninformation, it provides information about the current level of uploads anddownloads that have been carried out. It will also tell you what is the mostrecently available public release.

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2. Settings



Here are all the settings windows in DC++. The settings available in each screenare described in the DC++ help file.

Clicking on an item on the left hand side will take to the relevant screenshot.

Personal Information

On this screen you can set your personal information. This will be shown in theuser list in a hub window. The only necessary part is Nick. The other three areoptional and will have no effect on your usage of DC++.

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Connection Settings



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Downloads



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Configured public hub lists



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Favourites

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Queue



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Sharing



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Appearance



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Colours and Sounds



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Windows



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Logs



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Advanced



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Experts only



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User Commands



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Create/Modify User Command



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3. Menus

To be added ...

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