BioDownloader interface mode: Basic vs. Advanced

• How to switch between Basic and Advanced modes
• What's new in Advanced mode?

When the user becomes familiar and comfortable with BioDownloader, the user might consider switching the interface mode from Basic to Advanced. In Advanced mode more application features are available and they are not hidden as they are in Basic mode.

How to switch between Basic and Advanced modes:

Click the last button in the Main toolbar :

Or use Main Menu → User → Interface mode:

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What's new in Advanced mode?

1) Masks tab page

2) FTP: more download settings become available

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For explanation details please use Control help display and tips pop-upping when you place the mouse cursor over a control for while:

3) HTTP: more download settings become available

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For explanatory details please use Control help display and tips pop-uping when you place the mouse cursor over a control for while:

4) Main Menu → User → Preferences becomes available:

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In the user Preferences you can:

• specify if the fields input is validated and parsed
• select how tasks are added to the task list table
• choose if the Tool windows are docked
• require whether the task chosen in the first tab page should be the same as in the Log tab page
• request tab page switching to the log tab page when the task is launched
• turn on/off Internet/Firewall notification during each application start
• etc.

5) Main Menu → List changes:

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The additional items allow the user to

• export the current task list
• save the current task list under the default filename Username.autosave.list
• append a previously exported (saved) task list to the current task list
• append recent task lists to the current task list