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After starting KWebGet, a Dialog opens, where you can choose, how to start KWebGet.
There are 2 ways to run KWebGet:
- KWebGet-Wizard
- KWebGet-Advanced
The KWebGet-Wizard will guide you through the Configuration, where every step is described.
The wizard comes with not so much options, but itīs useful, if youīre new to KWebGet or wget.
The Advanced-Setup starts in a window, that comes with a Tool- and a Menubar, and some indexes.
The Menubar includes the following entrys:
Project:
-New --> Close the current, and create a new project
-Open --> Open an existing project
-Close_Project --> Close the current project
-Save --> Save the current project
-Save As --> Choose, where to save the current project
-Exit --> Exit KWebGet
Settings:
-Preferences --> Opens a Dialog, where you can
set up the path to wget and your email-adress
Help:
-Index --> Open the KWebGet-Handbook
-About kwebget --> Shows a small info about KWebGet
-About KDE --> Shows some Information about the KDE-Project
The Toolbar has 4 Buttons, where the functions are the same
as the functions of the menubar-entrys.
1st --> New
2nd --> Open
3rd --> Save
4th --> Preferences
The Mainwindow has 5 indexes, that are described now:
General
Project Name --> Here you can give the project a name
Project Folder --> Here you have to enter(or choose) the folder, where
KWebGet should save the downloaded files to
Mirroring a whole site --> Choose this option, if you want to get all files from one domain
(or from one of itīs folders)
Get only on file --> Choose this option, if you want to get only one file from a site
Get a list of p. or f. --> Choose this option, if you want to download more than one page
http:// --> Here you have to choose the protocol ( http or ftp )
Starting Url --> Here you have to type in the name of the site, you want to download
files from
Filename --> If you have choosen to get only one file, you have to enter the name of
the file here
Identify Agent as --> Here you can choose (or enter), as what kind of browser KWebGet
should be identified
Options
Donīt show Messages --> Check this option, if you donīt want to see status messages
Retry broken downloads --> Check this option, if you want KWebGet to retry downloads,
that have not been finished correctly
Number of retrys --> Set the number of retys
Wait seconds --> Set the time in seconds, KWebGet should wait between retrys
Get files recursive --> Check this options, if you want KWebGet to download
all files up from the given directory (or file)
Number of Levels --> Set the number of directorylevels, files will be downloaded from
Set timeout for reading --> Check this option, if you want to set a time, KWebGet
will wait for files
seconds --> Set the time in seconds, KWebGet will wait for files
Set retrieval Quota --> Check this option, if you want KWebGet to download only
a number of files
Max. Files --> Set the maximum number of files to download
Donīt download anything --> Choose this option, if you want to deceive the server
Write Logfile --> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to write a logfile
of all operations
Donīt overwr. ex. files --> Choose this options, if you want KWebGet to protect
existing files
Donīt get files, older..--> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to protect
files, that are newer than the downloaded files
Donīt create directorys --> Choose this option, if you donīt want KWebGet to
create directorys
Donīt create host-dirs --> Choose this option, if you donīt want KWebGet to
create host directorys
Force creation of dirs --> Choose this option, if you want to force KWebGet,
to create directorys
Show servers answers --> Choose this option, if you want to see the answers of the
servers
Donīt DNS-Lookup hosts --> Choose this option, if you donīt want KWebGet to do
dns-lookups for the given hostnames
Allow server-cached data--> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to allow
server-cached data
Follow Ftp-Links... --> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to follow Ftp-Links
from Html-documents
Convert non relative ...--> Choose this option, if you want KWebGet to convert
non-relative links to relative links
Filetypes
Download all filetypes --> Choose this, if you want KWebGet to download all kinds
of filetypes
Select filetypes to get/reject --> Choose this, if you want to select filetypes, KWebGet
should only get or reject
Get only selected filetypes --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will only download the
filetypes, you have selected here !
Reject selected filetypes --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will download all filetypes,
excepting the selected ones
Domains
Get files from all domains --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will get files from all
domains, it is linked to
Select domains --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will only/not
get files from the domains you have entered here
Get f. only from this domains --> If choosen, KWebGet will only get files from
the entered domains
Donīt get f. from this domains --> If choosen, KWebGet wonīt get files from
the entered domains
Password
Use Http-Username and Password -->If you have choosen this, you can enter a
Username and Password for Html-Pages, that need a login
Use anonymous-Login on Ftp --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet will use
anonymous Login, if it connects to a Ftp-Site,
else you have to enter an Username and a Password
Proxys
Use Http-Proxy --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet is able to use
a Proxyserver to get files from Websites
Http-Proxy --> Here you have to enter the adress of the proxy-server
Port --> Here you have to enter the portnumber of the proxy server
Use Ftp-Proxy --> If you have choosen this, KWebGet is able to use
a Proxyserver to get files from Ftp-sites
Ftp-Proxy --> Here you have to enter the adress of the proxy-server
Port --> Here you have to enter the portnumber of the proxy server
Use Proxy-Login --> If you have choosen this, youīre able to enter an
Username and a Password, if the proxy requires this
Scheduler
Scheduler --> If you have choosen this, you can set up a scheduler
hourly --> Check this, if you want KWebGet, to start the project hourly
daily --> Check this, if you want KWebGet to start the project every day
weekly --> Check this, if you want KWebGet to start the project at some days of the week
monthly --> Check this, if you want KWebGet to start the project once a month
show Output --> Check this, if you want KWebGet to open the output Window, while a project is running
If you have made all your configurations, you can start the Process by clicking the 'Start'-Button.
If everything is ok, a new window will open, where you can see the status of the current project.
With the 'Autoscroll'-Box, you can en/disable the scrolling of the window.
You can cancel the operation by clicking the 'Cancel'-Button, and if the project is completed,
the window can be closed by clicking the 'Dismiss'-Button.
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