GetRight 5.2d Online Manual
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This is one of the main windows in GetRight. The window shows a report of all files that GetRight is currently downloading, or that are in your list to be downloaded, as well has the history of your downloads. You may select one or more items in the list (hold Ctrl or Shift when selecting to pick more than one item) to do any of the functions from the toolbar or menu.
NOTE: In Basic mode, quite a few of these options will be hidden. An asterisk (*) will be in the functions that will be hidden in Basic mode. While the main menu item is hidden in Basic mode, some are still available from Right clicking on an item in the list.
To start the GetRight Download Status window, either double-click the GetRight 
logo in your tray icons, or Right click that icon and pick "GetRight Download Status" from the menu that appears.
The Download Status can be in two modes, "Downloads" which shows the downloads you have pending or in progress or "History" which shows the downloads that have finished. You can change modes by using the Downloads/History tree on left side, or under the View menu. Some menu items and toolbar buttons will change when you change modes. More information about GetRight's History.
Menus:
[File] [Edit] [View] [Downloads] [Options] [Tools] [Help]
Other items:
[Toolbar] [Downloads and History] [List of Files to Download] [Graph]
| • | Enter New URL: Type in a URL to be downloaded. Adds the new item to the list. (Shortcut key: Ctrl+N) |
| • | Open: (History Mode) This runs/views the selected files. Double-clicking an item in the history list does the same to let you quickly open files you have downloaded. |
| • | Open Folder: (History Mode) This opens the folder on your computer that contains the selected file. |
| • | Open Source Web Page: (History Mode) When GetRight is starts a new download, it calculates the current web page that is shown in your web browser. This option allows you to return to that page at a later time (in case you forgot exactly what an item is, or wish to start a different download from that page). (Shortcut key: Ctrl+O) |
NOTE: This option may not work properly for pages that are in Frames (can return to the parent frame), if you have several browser windows open, or if you start the download from some other source (such as an email program.)
| • | Folders & Filters: GetRight shows a tree of filters and folders in the left side of the main part of the window to help you organize and find files you are downloading. Under this menu item are choices to create a New filter or folder, edit the Properties of an existing item, or Delete an existing item. |
| • | Export List of Selected Downloads/Export List of Selected History Items*: Save a file of information about the selected downloads, or finished downloads. This file may be imported later to restore the downloads if you wish to re-download the files again later. |
You may also save your file list in HTML format by naming the export file to end in .HTM or .HTML. GetRight will create a web page that contains information and links for the files you are exporting. The Import option does not directly import HTML format, but the GetRight Browser will process web pages.
NOTE: If you change where the partially downloaded files are located on your computer, you should edit the exported file so that GetRight knows the correct locations when this file is re-imported.
The format of this file is included as a header in all files you export.
| • | Import Download List*: Bring in a list of files to be downloaded. When importing the list, GetRight will replace special values in the URL or filename with the current date information. |
NOTE: If you change where the partially downloaded files are located on your computer, you should edit the file before importing it so that GetRight knows the new locations of any partially downloaded files.
| • | Recent Finished URLs: This displays a menu of the last 4 URLs which GetRight has finished downloading. Clicking any of the items will have GetRight add the URL back into its list of files to be downloaded. |
| • | Exit: Close this window (hopefully you could figure that one out for yourself :) |
| • | Select All: Selects all the rows in the list. (Shortcut key: Ctrl+A) |
| • | Select All In Progress: Selects all the rows in the list for downloads that are currently in progress. |
| • | Delete Item(s) from the List and Delete the Files: Deletes all the items currently selected in the list. (And deletes all the partially downloaded files.) (Shortcut key: DELETE) |
| • | Remove Item(s) from the List but Don't Delete the Files: Similar to Delete, except this will remove the selected downloads or history items from GetRight's list, but the partially or fully downloaded files will be left on your computer. This is useful after exporting a list of files that you wish to import and finish later--so the partial files are left around on your hard drive. |
| • | Change Local Filename*: (Download Mode) If a file is not currently downloading, you may change the filename on your hard drive where the download is being saved. If several items you will be prompted to do a Search and Replace to quickly update all the items. |
| • | Change URL*: (Download Mode) Enter a different web address (URL) for the file to be downloaded from. This is useful if the server you started downloading from has been too busy to reconnect when you have tried later. If several items you will be prompted to do a Search and Replace to quickly update all the items. |
NOTE: You may want to start a separate download and test that the new server will support resuming before doing this so that your partial file will not be lost if the new server does not support resuming and GetRight has to start from the beginning.
| • | Change Username and Password*: (Download Mode) Some servers require a username and password to login in order to download files. You may use this option to set the username and password for many URLs at once. A window will appear so you may enter the new values for the username and password. The values you enter will be used for ALL the downloads you have selected. |
NOTE1: To avoid any security problems, GetRight does not display the current values in the window that appears or in any of the download windows.
NOTE2: GetRight will accept and use usernames and passwords from URLs with the format ftp://ATXul1024 username:password@ftp.xyz.com/filename
| • | Mirror Manager*: (Download Mode) This is a much more sophisticated way to change URLs. (More Info) |
GetRight allows you to build a list of possible locations for the file to be downloaded. GetRight will then transparently change between these different alternate URLs to download from the fastest server, or if servers are busy or if other problems occur.
These alternate URLs may be easily setup by downloading from TUCOWS or another popular mirrored site in GetRight's MIRRORS.LST file, or by using GetRight's FTP or FileMirrors.com Search features. You also may use this option to view, add, or delete these Alternate URLs by hand.
NOTE: If a file has alternate URLs, there will be an asterisk * before the URL on the list.
| • | Restart Downloads From The Beginning*: Deletes the file from your hard drive and restarts downloading it from the beginning, or in history mode, lets you re-add the download to your list. |
| • | Unfinished Downloads: This is the normal Download Status view, shows all your pending downloads. |
| • | Finished Downloads (History): This shows information about recently finished files. More info about GetRight's History. |
| • | Toolbar*: You can show/hide categories of buttons from the toolbar, or show/hide the entire toolbar. |
| • | Report Columns: You can show or hide different columns in the report. |
| • | Speed Graph: The speed graph can be shown very small in the corner of the Download Status, much larger across the whole bottom of the Download Status window, or hidden completely. |
| • | Animated Chains*: You can turn on or off the animated (spinning) chains that display when a file is downloading. The chains will still change colors and some shapes to show status, but will not spin when a file is being downloaded. |
| • | Show Download Folders & Filters and History Tree: Use this to either show or hide the Downloads and History (Folders and Filters) pane on the left side of the Download Status window. |
| • | Refresh: Refresh the list to be sure you are looking at the most current information. [In Basic mode, this does exactly the same thing as the Regenerate Cache item under the Advanced menu.] |
| • | View GetRight Log File*: If you are using a log file (which is setup using the Advanced Configuration options) this option will open the log file using Notepad. |
| • | Resume: (Download Mode) In Basic mode, this will be labeled Download!. Resume downloading all the selected items in the list. |
| • | Pause: (Download Mode) Stop/Pause downloading all the selected items in the list. |
| • | Open Source Web Page: (Download Mode) When GetRight starts a new download, it calculates the current web page that is shown in your web browser. This option allows you to return to that page at a later time (in case you forgot exactly what an item is, or wish to start a different download from that page). (Shortcut key: Ctrl+O) |
NOTE: This option may not work properly for pages that are in Frames (can return to the parent frame), if you have several browser windows open, or if you start the download from some other source (such as an email program.)
| • | File Comment: (Download Mode) This allows you to add a short comment or description about the download. The text you enter will be shown in place of the Address (URL) on this form, and on the individual download windows. While you may enter a very long description, only about 50 characters will be visible in the individual download window. |
You may edit an existing comment to change it. If you change an existing comment to be "blank", then the Address (URL) of the file will be shown again. (Shortcut key: Ctrl+I)
| • | Pause/Stop All: Pause or Stop downloading all the items in the list. |
| • | Start (Stop) Automatic Downloading*: Set GetRight into "Automatic" mode. It will start up up to the number of files you have set for "Downloading XX files at the same time" and obey all the other server limits on the Limits configuration tab. When one download has completed, another will be started so it is back to your setting for "Downloading XX files at the same time". It starts by downloading your Very High priority files first, then the High priority, etc. If you set it, when all files have been downloaded, GetRight will disconnect you from the Internet or shut down your computer (or windows). |
When the toolbar button is pressed and there is a check in the menu, then GetRight is in automatic mode. Pressing the toolbar button or selecting the menu again will turn off Automatic mode (however any files in progress will continue to download.) Also, if you cancel or pause any downloads in progress, Automatic downloading will be turned off as well. (Shortcut key: Ctrl+G)
Since Automatic mode is often used for unattended downloads where GetRight will get no user-response to any messages, when in Automatic mode, GetRight will not show error messages. If there is an error, it will skip to the next file to download. If the error is likely because of a refused login into a busy FTP server, GetRight will later go back and try again when all other downloads are done, or have errors. (And when trying again later, it will use the timers and counters you have setup on the Connections tab.)
GetRight Pro will show a sub-menu here instead of a simple menu. This lets you choose if GetRight Pro should just do downloads, just uploads, or both uploads and downloads (and in what order.)
| • | Schedule Download Start*: GetRight can be made to wait and start "Automatic" mode at a later time. When the toolbar button is pressed and there is a check in the menu, then GetRight is in Scheduled mode. (See Scheduling Downloads) |
| • | Schedule Hang Up*: GetRight can hang up your phone at a specific time and will stop any downloads it has in progress when it does this. (See Schedule Hang Up) |
| • | Download Windows As*: This menu/button has a sub menu so you can pick how the individual download progress windows should be displayed. Any current downloads will be changed to the display method you pick. (Reselecting the item with the check will reset all windows to that state as well, in case you restored or minimized them.) |
Normal Window = Show as a regular window. (In Basic mode, all windows are shown as normal windows.)
Minimized Windows = Regular window, but it starts minimized in the taskbar.
Tray Icons = As a small icon in your tray icons in the taskbar. Right clicking on the tray icon will show a menu to allow you to restore the larger window, pause/resume the download, or close the download. Double-clicking on the tray icon will restore the larger window.
Hidden = Windows are not visible. You can view the Download Status window. Note that if the Download Status window is not open then the downloads will be started as minimized windows. Also, if the individual windows are hidden, and this Download Status window is closed, the individual windows will be changed to be minimized instead of hidden. (Otherwise it is very hard for you to stop or view the status of the downloads!)
GetRight Pro Feature: GetRight Pro will have more choices here. It allows you to control the window settings for uploads, downloads, and automatic mode separately.
NOTE1: If your computer does not support automatic shut down, then this will exit Windows.
NOTE2: If you turn this on, it is a good idea to close any other programs that are running. This is so the computer doesn't sit waiting for you to answer prompts about "Save changes to XXX before exiting?" in other programs.
NOTE: This option is available if you are using either Windows Dial-Up Networking, or Other Networking Software (see Configuring-Internet)
This is turned on when GetRight enters Automatic mode. GetRight will use the options setup on the Internet configuration tab for redialing.
NOTE: This option is only available if you are using Windows Dial-Up Networking or America Online. While this redialing can work with America Online, it may not always detect that the connection was broken and redial, or it may delay several minutes before it detects that the connection was broken. (see Configuring-Internet)
| • | Obey Speed Limit*: GetRight can be set to obey a "Speed Limit" so that it will only use a fixed amount of your modem's capacity. This feature will allow you to download files with GetRight and still use your web browser without as much loss of performance. This toggle button/menu shows whether GetRight is currently obeying the speed limit. |
If you have not set a speed limit when this is pressed, the configuration form will display for you to set a limit.
See Configuring-Limits for information about setting this speed limit.
| • | Set Priority/Download Order*: This menu contains several options for setting priority or download order. This will be used when GetRight is in either Automatic or Scheduled downloading mode. GetRight can be set to do either use the "classic" Priority ordering, or new "Exact Order" downloading. You can choose which method to use for ordering on the Automatic Mode configuration page. With Priority ordering, the Highest priority items will be started to download before the lower priority items. With Exact Order downloading, it shows a number column in the report showing the order--you can drag-and-drop items to change order or use the menu items here. |
The current status of each item that is not currently downloading is indicated on the list next to the filename with arrows (up arrows are higher priority, down are lower.)
NOTE: Priority is not used to give speed preference for items being downloaded at the same time.
| • | Configuration: Setting up GetRight (see Configuring GetRight) In Basic mode, this will show the Configuration Wizard. |
| • | Verify URLs: This checks to see if the files in the download list are really located on the servers. This does connect to check each file. This verify also fills in the size and if a download can be resumed for most files as part of this process. If "old" verify results are still shown in the window, only any new URLs (so not verified last time) or ones with errors in the verify last time (busy, or some error connecting) will be re-verified. |
Refreshing the download list using F5 or in the View menu does reset all the Verify results.
| • | Log Into Web Site: Some web sites require you to fill in a web page form (which then normally sets a Cookie) so that the site knows you have logged in. The Log Into Web Site window lets you load a form (for example from http://login.yahoo.com/ ) so you can fill in your login information and download files from pages on the site that need a login (continuing the example, http://groups.yahoo.com/ ) |
| • | GetRight Browser*: Browse FTP servers or web sites. See Here. |
| • | GetRight Dialer*: This may be used to immediately start the GetRight dialer. (This dialer has the advantage over the regular Windows95 dialer of redialing if the line is busy.) (Shortcut key: Ctrl+D) |
NOTE: This option is only available if you are using Windows Dial-Up Networking (see Configuring-Internet)
| • | Daily Downloads*: A list of files that should be added to your list at scheduled times on different days of the week. (See Daily Downloads). |
| • | QuickSync: Lets you search web sites or FTP sites for files to download. It is similar to the GetRight browser, but can show the results for an entire web site at once. It is helpful if you want to download a lot of files scattered throughout a web site. (All the images or ZIP or MP3 files, for example.) Or if you want to download the entire web site, it can do that, too! (See QuickSync). |
| • | Server Synchronizer: Lets you keep yourself current with sites you visit or download from often. GetRight can search a server and find the files which you do not have on your computer or the ones that have changed. (See Server Synchronizer). |
| • | GetRight Drop Target*: This item will show the GetRight Drop window. |
| • | Download Updated Mirror List: If you start downloading from one of the most common mirrored sites, or any of their mirrors (such as SimTel.Net or TUCOWS) GetRight will automatically calculate a list of alternate addresses. GetRight uses a MIRRORS.LST in the directory where it is installed to calculate these alternates. |
Use this option to download an updated version of this file to get the latest set of mirrors.
This MIRRORS.LST file contains documentation on its structure so you may add other customized lists of mirrors. If you create a mirror sets that would be useful for other people, please contact mjb@headlightsw.com so it may be added.
| • | Check for a Newer Version of GetRight: GetRight can check to see if a newer version than you have is available for you to download. A small window will display to show the status of the checking. If there is a newer version, a "More Information" button will appear on the small window so you may find more information and download the newer version. |
| • | Recover Lost Downloads*: Use this option if GetRight somehow loses one of your downloads, or if you started downloading with another program and want GetRight to finish downloading the file. It first asks you to select the file on your machine that was incompletely downloaded. You then are asked to enter the URL for where the file should be downloaded from. GetRight will then add this file back into the download list. |
NOTE: If you use either type of log files (which is setup using the Advanced Configuration options) this option will search the log files to automatically find the URL for the lost download. If you lose downloads often, you should setup to use a log file to assist in recovering them.
| • | Clear All History Lists*: This clears the contents of the "Enter New URL" drop-down list, and the "Recent Finished Files" and "Recent Finished URLs" menus from the Download Status File menu. |
| • | Help: This help page. |
| • | About: About GetRight. The about form also includes some statistics about what GetRight has done for you (number of files downloaded total MB downloaded, MB saved by resuming.) |
| • | Getting Started Web Page: Open the Getting Started with GetRight page in your browser. Has some basic information to get you going with GetRight. |
| • | Support Web Page: Open the GetRight Support page in your browser. Has lots of links to information to help you. |
| • | Frequently Asked Questions Web Page: Open the GetRight FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page in your browser. More help about common problems. |
| • | GetRight Home Page: This item will open the GetRight home page in your web browser. |
Right clicking on the toolbar will show a menu so you may hide or show the toolbar buttons (menu similar to the View->Toolbar menu). You can use this to remove an item which you never use (such as the "Dialer" or "Speed Limit" buttons.) The buttons are grouped into several categories and you may show or hide all the buttons in the category.
Downloads (Folders and Filters) and History:
In the left side of the main part of the window is a tree of Download folders and filters to help you organize and find downloads in your list, and History to view recently finished files.
Folders: You may drag and drop the files on the right side into different folders to help you categorize your files. Folder Priority is used when doing Automatic downloading. Files in a High priority folder would be downloaded before those in a normal or low priority folder. The individual file priority is also used, with the folder priority taking preference. For example, a Very Low priority file in a High Priority folder would be downloaded before a Very High priority file in a Normal Priority folder. Combining these two different priorities, there are 15 real priority levels.
Filters: The filters are used to quickly view all the files of a particular type.
History: Contains several time filters so you can filter just to see files that finished in a given date range (such as all that have finished Today, or that finished Yesterday.)
Folders & Filters: Right clicking on a folder or filter item will show a menu to allow you to add new filters or folders, or to edit or delete existing items.
GetRight Pro Feature: GetRight Pro will have different folders for uploads and downloads, as well as separate history items.
Right clicking on items on the list will give you a menu of several of the choices from the menus described above.
Copy URL(s) to Clipboard: (This is only available from Right clicking) This will copy the URLs of all selected downloads to the clipboard.
List Columns:
Clicking on the header text for any of these columns will sort the list by the data in that column. Clicking the header text for a column will sort by that column in the reverse order (a little icon will help show the column being sorted, and the sort direction.)
Download Mode:
| • | "Icon": This column contains the status using icons and lets you easily do some sorts on the "icon" information. Different numbers will show at the top to indicate the sort method: |
1 = Sorted by the Verify URLs results (to make it easy to find all the bad links after verifying.)
2 = Sorted by the download priority
3 = In progress downloads are sorted to the top.
| • | Local File: This column includes the file name (minus the file path) of the file being downloaded to your computer. |
Sorting Tips: If you hold the CTRL key down when clicking on the header to sort by this column, GetRight will sort all the currently in progress downloads to the top. If you hold the ALT key down when clicking on the header to sort by this column, GetRight will sort by the Priority of the downloads.
| • | Resume: This column contains Yes or No to indicate if the server supports resuming. If Yes, a number is added to indicate the total number of times this file has been resumed. If the file is using Accelerated/Segmenteddownloading, Yes:* will be shown. |
| • | Progress: This column contains an indicator of how much of the file has been downloaded. It will usually be a percent. |
| • | Total: This column contains the total size of the file being downloaded. |
NOTE: The "units": bytes, KB, MB will vary depending on the size of the file.
| • | Est. Time: This is the estimated time remaining for this file. This is based on the transfer rate the last time this file was in progress, so may not be completely accurate if the connection was busier (or less busy) at that time. |
| • | Address (URL) or Comment: This is the address from which the file is being downloaded. If an asterisk * is before the address, it indicates that there are Alternate/Mirror URLs stored by GetRight. If you have set a file comment, it will be displayed here instead of the Address (URL). |
History Mode:
| • | "Icon": Sorts by the icon shown, will group all files of similar types together. |
| • | Local File: This column includes the file name (minus the file path) of the downloaded file. |
| • | Size: This shows the total size of the downloaded file. |
| • | Time: This shows the elapsed download time, this is the time spent actually downloading the file. |
| • | Ave. K/Sec: This shows the average speed for the entire download. Note that if a file is resumed after being started with another download program, or recovered after becoming "lost" (Using the Tools->Recover Lost Downloads for example) this speed may be way off--it doesn't take into account any part of the file that was there before GetRight started downloading. |
| • | Finished At: Date and time when the download was completed. |
| • | Added At: Date and time when the download was added to GetRight's download list. |
| • | Address (URL) or Comment: The URL of the file downloaded. |
In the lower right corner of the window (in the Status bar) is a graph that will display when files are downloading. This graph indicates the total transfer rate of GetRight for the last few minutes.
This graph is useful to see if you are getting a consistent transfer rate, or if it is varying widely.
The highest value on the graph is the highest transfer rate while GetRight has been running this session. If GetRight is closed and restarted, this will be reset. (This is in case you get different connection speeds.)
You can hide or change the size of the graph using the View menu.