GetRight
Online User Guide
The Download Status Menu
Download Status Window Menu Items
File Menu
Type in a URL to be downloaded. Adds the new item to the list. (Shortcut key: Ctrl+N)
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.
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.
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.
This displays a menu of the last 4 files which GetRight has finished downloading. Clicking any of the items will open/run that file. (For example; if the file is a .EXE, then the program will be run; or if if the file is a .HTML file, your web browser will be opened to view the file.) Since the implementation of the better 'History' Folders/Filters, this isn't as useful.
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. Since the implementation of the better 'History' Folders/Filters, this isn't as useful.
Closes the Download Status Window
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Edit
Selects all the rows in the list. (Shortcut key: Ctrl+A)
Selects all the rows in the list for downloads that are currently in progress.
Does a 'seach' for certain file types, etc. and selects them.
Search for a file on the download list. (Shortcut key: Ctrl+F)
Repeats previous search. (Shortcut key: F3)
Deletes all the items currently selected in the list. (And deletes all the partially downloaded files.) (Shortcut key: DELETE)
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.
If a file is not currently downloading, you may change the filename on your hard drive where the download is being saved.
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.
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.
* To avoid any security problems, GetRight does not display the current values in the window that appears or in any of the download windows.
*GetRight will accept and use usernames and passwords from URLs with the format ftp://ATXul1024 username:password@ftp.xyz.com/filename
This is a much more sophisticated way to change URLs. (More Info)
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.
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View
This is the normal Download Status view, shows all your pending downloads.
This shows information about recently finished files.
You can show/hide categories of buttons from the toolbar, or show/hide the entire toolbar.
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.
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 the list to be sure you are looking at the most current information.
If you are using a log file (which is setup using the Advanced Configuration options) this option will open the log file using Notepad.
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Downloads
Resume downloading all the selected items in the list.
Stop/Pause downloading all the selected items in the list.
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)
* 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.)
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)
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.
Pause or Stop downloading all the items in the list.
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.
GetRight can hang up your phone at a specific time and will stop any downloads it has in progress when it does this.
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Options
Opens the Configuration Window.
his 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!)
This toggle button/menu shows whether GetRight will turn off your computer when it has finished downloading. If GetRight is in Automatic mode, then GetRight will turn off your computer when ALL files have finished. If GetRight is not in Automatic mode, then GetRight will turn off your computer when all the files in progress have completed.
*If your computer does not support automatic shut down, then this will exit Windows.
*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.
his toggle button/menu shows whether GetRight will disconnect you from the Internet when files have finished downloading. If GetRight is in Automatic mode, then GetRight will disconnect when ALL files have finished. If GetRight is not in Automatic mode, then GetRight will disconnect when all the files in progress have completed.
*This option is available if you are using either Windows Dial-Up Networking, or Other Networking Software
This toggle button/menu shows whether GetRight will try to redial and resume downloading if it is interrupted by the network connection being lost. This is very useful if your Internet Service Provider (ISP) periodically disconnects you, or has time limits for being connected. With this option enabled, GetRight will automatically redial and resume downloading without you having to do anything.
This is turned on when GetRight enters Automatic mode. GetRight will use the options setup on the Internet configuration tab for redialing.
*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.
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.
This menu contains several options for setting priority. This priority will be used when GetRight is in either Automatic or Scheduled downloading mode. The Highest priority items will be started to download before the lower priority items.
*Priority is not used to give speed preference for items being downloaded at the same time.
Very High Priority
High Priority
Normal Priority
Low Priority
Very Low Priority
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Tools
Setting up GetRight (see Configuration Window) In Basic mode, this will show the Configuration Wizard.
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.
*Refreshing the download list using F5 or in the View menu does reset all the Verify results.
Same as above, but will only check files with an unknown file size.
Same as above, but will only check files you have selected.
Opens the GetRight browser. Information about the GetRight browser is here.
Connects to the Internet via a modem or dialer software. Requires additional configuration.
Opens the Daily Downloads Window. Information about Daily Downloads is here.
GetRight Drop TargetOpens the GetRight Drop Target Window. This allows you to drag and drop links from your browser into GetRight. This feature is partially obsolete and other monitoring methods can usually be used to start downloads.
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.
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.
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.
*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.
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.
This will also give the option of clearing all the files in the main 'history' section of GetRight.
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Links
This menu contains a links to a couple cool web sites. (Such as www.getright.com.)
Clicking a link will open the web page in your default web browser.
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Help
This will open the help file which contains much of the same information contained on this online support guide.
This will open an 'about GetRight' window which can tell you what version of GetRight you are using, and some information about how many files and MB you have downloaded using GetRight. There is also some copyright information and legal stuff here.
Links to www.getright.com and some of our online support pages.
Clicking a link will open the web page in your default web browser.
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