Using Tropicalities

Setting up Tropicalities is as easy as unstuffing it.  Simply double-click on its icon, and it's ready to go. 

Once you have launched the program, the following should appear on your screen:

 

Notice the four push buttons on the right side of the window; you will use these to operate Tropicalities.  The first thing you should do is press the "Add" button.  A dialog will appear, prompting you to select a file for monitoring.  You should select a file you are in the process of downloading.  You should repeat this process until all the files you are downloading have been selected.

Next, press the "List" button.  A dialog similar to the following should appear:

Inside the box, the paths to the files you just selected should appear.  You may click the box in the upper left-hand corner to close the box and return to the main screen.  If at any time you decide to stop monitoring any given file, you may remove it from the list by pressing the Apple-Key while double-clicking on its listing.

After you've set the files you want the program to watch, you'll want to set the delay time Tropicalities gives files.  The delay time is the amount of time Tropicalities waits after your Internet software stops updating a file before assuming that it's finished.  The default time is 5 minutes, but you may set it to any length between 1 and 15 minutes by adjusting the slider on the main screen.  Then press the "Start" button.  You should see the following dialog:

You may toggle Tropicalities on and off by using the Start/Stop button.  If you decide not to use Tropicalities, simply press the "Quit" button.

When Tropicalities has ascertained that your downloads have completed or failed, it will shut down your Mac.