Startup Dialog

Overview

The startup dialog is the first screen you are presented with when you start the application.

On this dialog, you choose how to start the application and which repository should be used.

You are also presented with the following:

After you make your selections and choose to start the application, the following happens:

Information required to proceed

In order to continue, you must make two choices:

Build Information

The build stamp of the release you are using is displayed on this dialog. You can also access the build stamp at any time via the Help menu on the main application screen.

News

When the application starts, it fetches a file from drneau.com that contains informational updates such as "New release posted on July 7th, 2007".

If you have firewall software running on your system, it may warning you that the application is trying to access the internet...this is why. Disallowing the access simply means no news for you. No big deal.

Tip of the Start

A random tip will be displayed in this area. Ignore it if you want.

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