Difference between revisions of "Usage Statusbar"
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=== Networks === | === Networks === | ||
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| + | The last field shows information about the networks status. | ||
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| + | If you are connected to the ed2k network, you will be able to see the name (or IP if it has no known name) of the ed2k server you are connected to. | ||
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| + | http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar11.jpg | ||
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| + | If you are not connected to the ed2k network, they you will see '''Not connected''' or '''Connecting''' if you are trying to connect. | ||
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| + | Now about the Kademlia network, you should see its status by the '''Kad''' text. | ||
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| + | http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar12.jpg | ||
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| + | Possible values are: | ||
| + | {| | ||
| + | | '''Text''' || '''''Meaning''''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''on'' || Connected | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |''firewalled'' || Firewalled | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | ''off'' || Not connected, offline | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | A very special icon in the statusbar is the earth icon: | ||
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| + | http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar10.jpg | ||
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| + | The arrows in this globe change their colour depending on the connection status of aMule. | ||
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| + | The lower-left arrow refers to the ed2k network: | ||
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| + | http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar23.jpg | ||
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| + | The upper-right arrow refers to the Kademlia network: | ||
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| + | http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar24.jpg | ||
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| + | This are the coulour's meanings: | ||
| + | {| | ||
| + | | '''Colour''' || '''''Meaning''''' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Red || ''Offline, not connected'' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Orange || ''Connecting'' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Yellow || ''Connected but firewalled'' | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | Green || ''Connected'' | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | Here is the list of all possible globe icons and their meanings: | ||
Revision as of 23:23, 5 December 2005
Description
The status bar allows to easily view general useful information about the current aMule session.
It is placed at the bottom of the main window and looks like this:
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar1.jpg
Usage
The status bar is divided into several sections:
Log
You can see the last line printed into the log at the left most part of the statusbar:
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar2.jpg
The line might be only partially shown if it is larger than the space left in the statusbar. In this case it comes very useful to click in the information button by the text.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar3.jpg
When clicked, a window will popup displaying the complete line.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar13.jpg
Users
aMule tries to calculate the amount of users currently connected to the networks it is connected to.
The first number in the Users field corresponds to the estimated amount of users currently connected to the ed2k network.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar4.jpg
The second number in that field corresponds to the estimated amount of users connected to the Kademlia network.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar5.jpg
Files
aMule also tries to calculate the amount of currently available files on the networks it is connected to.
Again, the first number in the Files field corresponds to the estimated amount of files currently available in the ed2k network.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar6.jpg
And again, the second number in this field corresponds to the estimated amount of files currently available in the Kademlia network.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar7.jpg
Speed
The statusbar provides a handy way to know the bandwidth aMule is efectively taking.
In the Up field you can see the upload speed it is performing.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar8.jpg
In the Down field you can see at what speed aMule is downloading.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar9.jpg
Networks
The last field shows information about the networks status.
If you are connected to the ed2k network, you will be able to see the name (or IP if it has no known name) of the ed2k server you are connected to.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar11.jpg
If you are not connected to the ed2k network, they you will see Not connected or Connecting if you are trying to connect.
Now about the Kademlia network, you should see its status by the Kad text.
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar12.jpg
Possible values are:
| Text | Meaning |
| on | Connected |
| firewalled | Firewalled |
| off | Not connected, offline |
A very special icon in the statusbar is the earth icon:
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar10.jpg
The arrows in this globe change their colour depending on the connection status of aMule.
The lower-left arrow refers to the ed2k network:
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar23.jpg
The upper-right arrow refers to the Kademlia network:
http://www.amule.org/dev-up/window_statusbar24.jpg
This are the coulour's meanings:
| Colour | Meaning |
| Red | Offline, not connected |
| Orange | Connecting |
| Yellow | Connected but firewalled |
| Green | Connected |
Here is the list of all possible globe icons and their meanings:
