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3. Usage

3.1 General Usage

After starting KWebGet, a Dialog opens, where you can choose, how to start KWebGet.
There are 2 ways to run KWebGet: The KWebGet-Wizard will guide you through the Configuration, where every step is described.
The wizard comes with not so much options, but itīs useful, if youīre new to KWebGet or wget.

The Advanced-Setup starts in a window, that comes with a Tool- and a Menubar, and some indexes.

The Menubar includes the following entrys:

Project:
	-New			--> Close the current, and create a new project
	-Open			--> Open an existing project
	-Close_Project		--> Close the current project
	-Save			--> Save the current project
	-Save As		--> Choose, where to save the current project
	-Exit			--> Exit KWebGet
Settings:
	-Preferences		--> Opens a Dialog, where you can
				    set up the path to wget and your email-adress
Help:
	-Index			--> Open the KWebGet-Handbook
	-About kwebget		--> Shows a small info about KWebGet
	-About KDE		--> Shows some Information about the KDE-Project

The Toolbar has 4 Buttons, where the functions are the same as the functions of the menubar-entrys.
	1st		--> New
	2nd		--> Open
	3rd		--> Save
	4th		--> Preferences

The Mainwindow has 5 indexes, that are described now:

General Project Name --> Here you can give the project a name Project Folder --> Here you have to enter(or choose) the folder, where KWebGet should save the downloaded files to Mirroring a whole site --> Choose this option, if you want to get all files from one domain (or from one of itīs folders) Get only on file --> Choose this option, if you want to get only one file from a site Get a list of p. or f. --> Choose this option, if you want to download more than one page http:// --> Here you have to choose the protocol ( http or ftp ) Starting Url --> Here you have to type in the name of the site, you want to download files from Filename --> If you have choosen to get only one file, you have to enter the name of the file here Identify Agent as --> Here you can choose (or enter), as what kind of browser KWebGet should be identified Options Donīt show Messages --> Check this option, if you donīt want to see status messages Retry broken downloads --> Check this option, if you want KWebGet to retry downloads, that have not been finished correctly Number of retrys --> Set the number of retys Wait seconds --> Set the time in seconds, KWebGet should wait between retrys Get files recursive --> Check this options, if you want KWebGet to download all files up from the given directory (or file) Number of Levels --> Set the number of directorylevels, files will be downloaded from Set timeout for reading --> Check this option, if you want to set a time, KWebGet will wait for files seconds --> Set the time in seconds, KWebGet will wait for files Set retrieval Quota --> Check this option, if you want KWebGet to download only a number of files Max. Files --> Set the maximum number of files to download Donīt download anything --> Choose this option, if you want to deceive the server Write Logfile --> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to write a logfile of all operations Donīt overwr. ex. files --> Choose this options, if you want KWebGet to protect existing files Donīt get files, older..--> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to protect files, that are newer than the downloaded files Donīt create directorys --> Choose this option, if you donīt want KWebGet to create directorys Donīt create host-dirs --> Choose this option, if you donīt want KWebGet to create host directorys Force creation of dirs --> Choose this option, if you want to force KWebGet, to create directorys Show servers answers --> Choose this option, if you want to see the answers of the servers Donīt DNS-Lookup hosts --> Choose this option, if you donīt want KWebGet to do dns-lookups for the given hostnames Allow server-cached data--> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to allow server-cached data Follow Ftp-Links... --> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to follow Ftp-Links from Html-documents Convert non relative ...--> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to convert non-relative links to relative links Filetypes Download all filetypes --> Choose this, if you want KWebGet to download all kinds of filetypes Select filetypes to get/reject --> Choose this, if you want to select filetypes, KWebGet should only get or reject Get only selected filetypes --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will only download the filetypes, you have selected here ! Reject selected filetypes --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will download all filetypes, excepting the selected ones Domains Get files from all domains --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will get files from all domains, it is linked to Select domains --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will only/not get files from the domains you have entered here Get f. only from this domains --> If choosen, KWebGet will only get files from the entered domains Donīt get f. from this domains --> If choosen, KWebGet wonīt get files from the entered domains Password Use Http-Username and Password -->If you have choosen this, you can enter a Username and Password for Html-Pages, that need a login Use anonymous-Login on Ftp --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will use anonymous Login, if it connects to a Ftp-Site, else you have to enter an Username and a Password Proxys Use Http-Proxy --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet is able to use a Proxyserver to get files from Websites Http-Proxy --> Here you have to enter the adress of the proxy-server Port --> Here you have to enter the portnumber of the proxy server Use Ftp-Proxy --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet is able to use a Proxyserver to get files from Ftp-sites Ftp-Proxy --> Here you have to enter the adress of the proxy-server Port --> Here you have to enter the portnumber of the proxy server Use Proxy-Login --> If you have choosen this, youīre able to enter an Username and a Password, if the proxy requires this Scheduler Scheduler --> If you have choosen this, you can set up a scheduler hourly --> Check this, if you want KWebGet, to start the project hourly daily --> Check this, if you want KWebGet to start the project every day weekly --> Check this, if you want KWebGet to start the project at some days of the week monthly --> Check this, if you want KWebGet to start the project once a month show Output --> Check this, if you want KWebGet to open the output Window, while a project is running


If you have made all your configurations, you can start the Process by clicking the 'Start'-Button.
If everything is ok, a new window will open, where you can see the status of the current project.
With the 'Autoscroll'-Box, you can en/disable the scrolling of the window.

You can cancel the operation by clicking the 'Cancel'-Button, and if the project is completed,
the window can be closed by clicking the 'Dismiss'-Button.


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