Starting a new transfer
Note: Off-line Mode allows you to add addresses
without downloading them immediately. This mode can be toggled on
and off from the application menu.
There are quite a number of ways you can initiate a new file transfer.
Directly from your browser (registered only)
Download Wizard includes a browser plug-in that will allow you to simply
click a link within your browser to initiate a new download. For more
information on the plug-in, see the Installation
section.
Using the "New Address" menu option (Command-N)
This will bring up a sheet prompting you for the address of the file you
want to transfer. This address should be a standard Internet URL (Uniform
Resource Locator). For example, it might look like:
http://www.foo.com/files/test.zip
You can also select the "New Address" menu option from the dock menu
(accessible by single clicking and holding down the left mouse button
on the dock icon).
Pasting from the clipboard
If an address is in the clipboard (for example, if you copied it from your
browser), you can paste it into Download Wizard. This can be accomplished
by selecting the "Paste" command from the "Edit" menu, typing
'Command-V' or clicking the "Paste" toolbar icon.
Dragging and dropping from your browser
If you have a link in your browser pointing to the file that you wish
to download, you can simply "drag and drop" the link right into Download
Wizard. Make sure you drop the link into the "download table" portion
of the window.
Clipboard monitoring
If the "Monitor clipboard for addresses" preference is enabled, Download
Wizard will automatically watch for valid addresses to be copied into the
clipboard and initiate new transfers for them automatically.
Using the Download Wizard Service
When installed, Download Wizard adds a service to the MacOS X "Services"
menu. It adds the "Download Address" command (Shift-Command-D) which
can be used to download an address that has been highlighted in any other
MacOS X native application.
Dock Menu
There are two items in the Dock menu: "New Address" & "Paste Address"
which function identically to their equivalent menu items.
Applescript (registered only)
Download Wizard will respond to the "GURL" AppleScript event in the same
way that most browsers do.