5.17.3 Menu Descriptions

• New Connection...

  Purpose: Presents a window allowing you to specify the protocol, hostname, username, password and path you wish to establish a connection with and display a listing of.
  You may specify a file to download, or a directory to display a listing of.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• New Folder

  Purpose: Creates a new folder named ÒUntitled_FolderÓ in the active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the active window does not allow folders to be created.

  Tip: none

• Open...

  Purpose: Opens whatever you have selected in the active window (such as files, folders and bookmarks), or if nothing is selected you are presented with a dialog prompting you to open a file (such as a bookmark file or list).

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: To import bookmarks from Fetch or Anarchie you can simply open the bookmarks and they will be automatically imported.

• Open Recent

  Purpose: This menu represents the most recently used/visited sites.
  Select an item in this menu to display a listing described by the URL or to resume downloading the file.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Close

  Purpose: Closes the active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the active window can not be closed from this menu. Try hitting the cancel button if one exists.

  Tip: none

• Save

  Purpose: Save the contents of the active window to a file (such as a bookmark list or a bookmark from a new connection window).

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the currently active windows contents can not be saved.

  Tip: none

• Save As...

  Purpose: Save the contents of the active window to a new file (such as a bookmark list or a bookmark from a new connection window).

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the currently active windows contents can not be saved.

  Tip: none

• Refresh Listing

  Purpose: Refresh the contents of the currently active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the current windows contents can not be refreshed.

  Tip: The refresh command is context sensitive, if a selection (twisted down folder not a file) exists in the current window, that items contents is refreshed. If no selection exists the windows contents are refreshed.

• Get Info

  Purpose: Get information on the selected items in the active window (such as files, folders, bookmarks etc).

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because there is nothing to get information on in the currently active window.

  Tip: none

• View

  Purpose: Use this menu to determine how you wish to view a file. Namely, view as graphic file, view as text file or view file using a web browser.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because no file is selected or the selected files can not be viewed.

  Tip: none

• Duplicate

  Purpose: Duplicates the selected items in the active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the items selected can not be duplicated or there is nothing selected in the active window.

  Tip: none

• Delete...

  Purpose: Deletes the selected items in the active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the items selected can not be deleted, or there are no items selected in the active window.

  Tip: none

• Make Alias

  Purpose: Creates an alias of the selected items in the same window, or creates bookmarks of the selected items in the active window on the desktop.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because nothing is selected or the active window has nothing to make an alias of.

  Tip: none

• Put Away

  Purpose: Moves file or folders back to the location in which they were created.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because nothing appropriate is selected or the items selected cannot be put away.

  Tip: none

• Open Parent Directory

  Purpose: Opens a window containing the contents of the parent window.
  If the active window does not have a parent window a new window will not be created.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because no appropriate window is active.

  Tip: none

• Page Setup

  Purpose: Displays a dialog box for setting paper size, orientation and other printing options.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Print Window

  Purpose: Prints the contents of the active window. You can specify printing options (such as the number of copies you wnat) in the dialog that appears.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because you can not print the contents of the currently active window.

  Tip: none

• Quit

  Purpose: Quit the application.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Undo

  Purpose: Undo/Redo any text typed into an editable field.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because there is nothing to undo.

  Tip: This command only makes sense when editing text.

• Cut

  Purpose: Cut the contents of the current selection in the active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because there is nothing selected.

  Tip: This command only makes sense when editing text.

• Copy

  Purpose: Copies the contents of the current selection in the active window to the clipboard.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because there is nothing selected in the active window.

  Tip: This command only makes sense when editing text.

• Paste

  Purpose: Pastes the contents of the clipboard into the current selection in the active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because there is nothing in the clipboard to paste.

  Tip: This command only makes sense when editing text.

• Clear

  Purpose: Deletes the selection in the active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because there is nothing selected.

  Tip: This command only makes sense when editing text.

• Select All

  Purpose: Selects all items in the currently active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because there is nothing to select in the active window.

  Tip: none

• Edit in BBEdit

  Purpose: Edit the contents of the selected items in the active window using BBEdit.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the selected items cannot be edited using BBEdit.

  Tip: none

• Internet Preferences

  Purpose: Opens a configuration window that allows you to edit Internet related preferences.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• NetFinder Preferences

  Purpose: Opens a configuration window that allows you to edit preferences specific to NetFinder.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Set Permissions...

  Purpose: Sets the permission of the selected files and folders in the currently active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because no selected items can have their permissions changed, or no items have been selected.

  Tip: none

• Go To Directory...

  Purpose: Presents you with a dialog that allows you to specify a full or relative path from the current active window and displays the contents of this new directory in a window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because this command is not applicable to the currently active window.

  Tip: none

• Upload...

  Purpose: Prompts you with a dialog allowing you to select items to upload to the currently active window.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the currently active window does not allow uploading.

  Tip: You can simply drag and drop file or folders into the currently active window to upload.

• New Empty File

  Purpose: Use this command to create an empty file on the remote server.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the currently active window does not allow the creation of a new file.

  Tip: none

• New Bookmark List

  Purpose: Creates a new bookmark list for you to add bookmarks of regularly visited sites.
  Bookmarks can be references to files or directories.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• New Mirror List

  Purpose: Creates a new mirror list, allowing you to group together a number of mirror tasks together for convenient access.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• New Download Queue

  Purpose: Create an empty download queue. Remember a download queue is simply a bookmark list with the word "Queue" in the name.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: Items placed in a folder in the download queue called "On Hold" will not be downloaded.

• Open List/Queue...

  Purpose: Opens any of the Lists or Queues you have created from this menu.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• New Bookmark...

  Purpose: Creates a new bookmark.
  You will be asked to fill out certain details in the window presented.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because a new bookmark can not be created in the currently active window or the frontmost window is not a bookmark list.

  Tip: To create a bookmark from a remote listing window in a bookmark list, simply drag and drop from the listing window into your bookmark list.

• Import Bookmark...

  Purpose: Allows you to import bookmarks from other FTP clients.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the current window does not allow importation of bookmarks.

  Tip: none

• New Mirror Item...

  Purpose: Creates a new mirror item.
  You will be asked to fill out certain details in the window presented.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because a new mirror can not be created in the currently active window or the frontmost window is not a mirror list.

  Tip: To save on filling in details drag and drop a folder item from a listing window and the Finder into the URL and Local File fields respectively.

The advantage of creating items in this menu, is that not only can you easily access these items, you can assign command key shortcuts (of your choice) to these items, thus making often used items even easier to access and also improves productivity. For more information regarding assigning command key shortcuts to these items see the power users section Customize Command Key Shortcuts.

• Add Shortcut

  Purpose: Use this command to add a selected object (file or folder) in the active window of a remote listing to this menu as a bookmark.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the current active window does not allow objects to be bookmarked.

  Tip: Creating shortcuts to folders using FILE protocol under OSX makes NetFinder a useful alternative to the Finder.

• Organize Shortcuts...

  Purpose: Use this command to open the Shortcuts folder allowing you to organize your shortcuts that appear in this menu.

  Disabled Reason:

  Tip: Contents of Shortcuts folder may include: bookmarks, scripts, bookmark lists, mirror lists and aliases to any of these items.

• Refresh Shortcuts Menu

  Purpose: Use this command to reload the contents of your Shortcuts folder into this menu.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Zoom

  Purpose: Zooms the currently active window to a size that best fits the window contents.

  Disabled Reason: Disabled because the active window can not be zoomed.

  Tip: none

• Show Transcript

  Purpose: Show/Hide the Transcript Window.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Show Transfer Log

  Purpose: Show/Hide the Transfer Log Window.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Show Transfer Job Window

  Purpose: Show/Hide the Transfer Job Window.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Open Scripts Folder

  Purpose: Use this command to open the Scripts folder allowing you to organize your scripts that appear in this menu.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Refresh Scripts Menu

  Purpose: Use this command to reload the contents of your Scripts folder into this menu.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none

• Fill in Registration Form...

  Purpose: This is an internal registration form that is used to register via traditional mail.

  Disabled Reason: This item is only available under pre-OSX.

  Tip: Online registration is recommended, and may offer a special.

• Register Online (WWW)

  Purpose: Using your configured web browser, you are directed to the location where you can purchase NetFinder.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: Sometimes the online registration page may have a discount. It is the recommended method to register.

• Enter Serial Number...

  Purpose: Once you have registered online or via mail, your order will be processed and you will be sent a serial number to disable the reminder alerts. Use this menu item to begin unlocking NetFinder.

  Disabled Reason: n/a

  Tip: none