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:
- Build information
- News - downloaded from drneau.com at runtime
- "Tip of the Start"
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:
- Choice #1: Are you starting the application in standalone
mode, server mode or client mode?
- Standalone mode: Standalone mode means you are running the application on a single computer...it's really the same thing as server mode. See below.
- Server mode: Means you will run the main application on this machine with the option of starting clients on remote systems.
- Client mode: You have the server running on another system and want this system to function as a remote console.
- For more information on servers, clients and general networking,
see the Networking topic.
- Choice #2: Regardless of the mode, where is your repository
located?
- The server and client require repositories in order to run. On
this dialog, you can either browse to an existing repository or create
a new one. Note that the last repository used is the default when you
start the application again.
- For more information on repositories, see the Repository topic.
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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