X-Update User Interface

This topic lets you discover what each part of the X-Update User Interface (UI) does. Click on one of the items below to find out what it does:

• Filename

  This is the filename of the plug-in or wizard that you can download. This will give you an idea of what the plug-in does.

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• Type

  This tells you whether the item is a plug-in ("PLUG"), wizard ("WIZ") or an application ("APP").

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• Version Local

  This is the version of the plug-in or wizard on your computer. If n/a is shown here, then you do not have the plug-in or wizard installed.

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• Version Remote

  This is the version of the plug-in or wizard that is currently available for download.

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• Status

  This will say one of three things:

  • "NEW"
    This appears if you haven't downloaded and installed this item.
    
    
  • "Updated"
    A newer version of a plug-in or wizard you already have is now available, and you should upgrade to this new version.
    
    
  • "Already Installed"
    You already have the latest version of this plug-in or wizard, and therefore you don't need to update it.

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• Description

  This panel will show you the description, if any, of the item under your mouse pointer.

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• Show Logfile

  While you use X-Update, the program logs all its actions to a logfile. If you encounter a problem, or you want to know how X-Update works, click on the Show Logfile button to view the logfile.

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• Start Update process

  Clicking on this button will make X-Update download all the plug-ins and wizards that you have checked in the listbox.

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• File Menu

  This will open the File menu where you access X-Updates options or select other actions. For more information about the Options dialog in X-Update, see the X-Update Options topic.

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• Selection Menu

  This menu allows you to mark a whole bunch of items without requiring you to select each single item. You can easily mark all the new, updated, or both new and updated plug-ins for download. You can also clear all checkboxes with this menu, so that no items are marked for download.

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• Help Menu

  This will open the Help menu. We don't need to describe this any further, don't we?

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• Status Bar

  This bar tells you what the program is doing, such as 'Downloading file list' etc. When the program is idle, it will say 'Done'.

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