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- Launch on startup

This option automatically launches the daemon on startup...as the label says, but this is no quite correct internally, on program startup what we try to do is a connection to the daemon port without matter if this option is enabled or no, if we are unable to connect to the daemon we'll then check the status of this option, if it's enabled the daemon will be automatically launched, else you'll be warned about the failed connection.

The connection attempt which is performed at startup is the same as if you manually click the Connect button, hence the same behavior about this option happens when you click the button yourself (e.g. disconnect -> connect).

Since the daemon could take some time to accept a connection (several seconds maybe) when launched by using this option, we'll not try to do a connection attempt each second or so but instead we'll benefit from the Message Ports functionality it has to send warnings and related messages to the GiFTMui's system port, we are talking about eg "protocol xyz succesfully loaded and initialized", once each of those messages are received a connection attempt to the daemon will be automatically performed, and so on until the connection is established. - If you are (or not) using the DAEMONWARNS tooltype do not matter here, since the message is received by GiFTMui as well just that it isn't notified, and as you may noticed there is a little bug... if you run the daemon in one machine and GiFTMui in other, in such case the auto-connections on this way will not work obviously, and you'll need to manually click the Connect button.

The options used to invoke the daemon process are below explained.

Unregistered users cannot de-select this option.

- Remove on exit

Using this option will cause the daemon to be shutdown when you exit from GiFTMui, if you are connected to the daemon at exit we'll remove it on a "sytem-friendly" way, else a break signal will be send to its process causing itself to be interrupted.

Unregistered users cannot de-select this option.

- Open Transfers Window

The tittle says all. - whenever you request a download, or multi-downloads, the transfers window will be automatically opened. it may take a few seconds to the download to be added to the list though, thats because we send the download request to the daemon and then the daemon have to send us reply about the download was accepted/queued.

- Cut long filenames

It is known that todays certain files has very long names, such files could cause problems on the daemon side at time it's reloaded, thats because the filename most likely be truncated by the filesystem causing the daemon to not recognize such file at startup...

Using this option will forbid filenames longer than 77 characters, being the file's extension guaratee to be keep, of course. Thats assuming you're using SFS to the incoming folder, which is required.

- Add all sources

This switch causes, when a download is requested, to scan the list of results looking for more sources to the file about to be downloaded, only upto max sources will be added.   This option can be controlled from the main window results context-menu

- Clear on new searches

When Multi-Lists aren't being used, this causes the list of results to be cleared upon new searches.

- Format bytes

Using this switch will cause sizes in byte notation to something else more human readable. (e.g.: "102547889" -> "102.5Mb")   This option can be controlled from the main window results context-menu

- Use Multi-Lists

Using this option multiple searches at once are possible, being a new listview opened for each of them.

This option is available for registered users only

- Confirm

When you try to quit GiFTMui you'll be asked for confirmation when this switch is enabled.

- Save settings

This option causes the MUI settings (ENVARC:MUI/GIFTMUI.cfg) to be saved to disk upon exit.

- Close first sub-lists

While working on Multi-Lists mode, using this switch will cause the active listview to be removed when you click the window's close-gadget.

- Socket Activity

When this switch is enabled a new window will show up, where a trace of the negotation server <-> client are shown. (for debugging purposes).

- Stats Interval

Specifies the interval time used to request statistics to the daemon, the daemon will reply us with the number of users and files currently available on each network, and the amount of GB being shared on it. This info is then computed and show on the main window title-bar, for details open the stats window.

- Max Sources

This slider controls the maximum number of sources to be added at once when requesting a new download, and when add all sources is being used.

- StandBy-Mode

This isn't currently being used. This mode was used on previous versions to keep the gui waiting while the daemon is busy rehashing your shares, todays such task is launched from a sub-process making this no longer needed. (The code has been keep for now though, if may become useful for some other purpose)

- Save On Exit

Causes the History to be saved upon exit.

- Save On New Entry

Causes the History to be saved upon new download or upload.

- FormatDate String

DateStamp formatting string to be used altogether with the file downloaded or uploaded. Its template is equal as for the FormatDate AmigaOS function, common codes (a few ones) are the following:

%c - same as "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y"
%d - day number with leading 0s
%m - month number with leading 0s
%Y - year using four digits with leading 0s
%H - hour using 24-hour style with leading 0s
%M - the number of minutes with leading 0s
%S - number of seconds with leadings 0s

For full details check the Amiga's AutoDocs

- Block all requester

Sometimes certain requesters may come up when you are not in front of your computer, you can enable this switch to avoid them from blocking GiFTMui...

- Do not handle timeouts

Instead of blocking all requesters, a timeout value can define when the requesters are automatically cancelled. When this switch is enabled timeout handling for requester are deactivated.

- Timeout

The timeout value to wait to requesters to be automatically cancelled.

- Check TCP/IP Interface

Sometimes your internet connection may goes down without apparent notice to programs, such programs could then get blocked while resolving hostnames (usage of gethostbyname() function), to avoid such behavior from GiFTMui you can define here your internet interface, which will be checked before any socket-operation is about to be performed. Currently only Miami and Genesis TCP/IP Stacks are supported.

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