Categories

Categories are used by Download Wizard to filter the download list. There are five default categories provided that allow the list to be filtered by download status: The active category is reflected in the main Download Wizard window's title bar. If the "All" category is selected, then no category name is shown.

To change the current category, click the "Category" toolbar item. This will open the category drawer. Simply clicking a category name within the drawer will make that category the active one.

Custom Categories (registered only)

Registered users can create their own custom categories. There are '+' and '-' buttons in the category drawer that will be active for registered users.

Adding a new category

Clicking the '+' button in the category drawer will reveal a sheet prompting for both a category name and expression (see below). Entering both the name and expression and clicking the "Add" button will add the custom category to the list.

Removing a category

Clicking a category and clicking the '-' button will remove a category from the list. Note that the five default categories cannot be removed.

Category expressions

The category expression defines a Perl-type regular expression to apply to each file name in the transfer list. Only transfers with names that fit the expression will be shown.

You don't need to know what a Perl-type regular expression is to make basic use of this feature. The simplest expression is just a string. For example, a category defined with the expression:

confidential
would only display transfers with "confidential" somewhere in their filename. As another example, to display only files with the MP3 extension, the expression:
.mp3
could be used.

A slightly more advanced example would be to create a "Music" category that included both MP3 and M4A files. This can be accomplished with the expression:

.mp3|.m4a
The '|' character is used as an "OR" character and allows you to define one or more strings. If any of those strings are found, the expression would be true and thus the transfer would be displayed.

These are, of course, all very simple examples of what is possible with Perl-type regular expressions. There are many excellent resources on the Internet for learning about them. Click here to do a Google search for regular expression tutorials.