(logo)  The GUI

Overview

On top of the browser window there are a number of gadgets. The exact size and imagery of the buttons may vary depending on your set-up, but their location is fixed. Refer to this table for the meaning of the gadgets:

URL field URL template Background status Back Forward Home Add to hotlist Hotlist
Status Secure indicator Cancel Network status Search Reload Load images
User buttons

URL field

This field shows the URL (network address) of the currently shown page. You can enter a new URL here, then ENTER will retrieve the page for that URL.

The Project / Open URL menu function or its shortcut, AU, will clear this field and activate it, so you can type the new URL right away.

The Project / Open WWW menu function or its shortcut, AW, will activate this field and preload it with "http://www." for even more convenience.

URL template

This button opens a small popup list from which you can select a common start of URL, like "http://www.". The URL field will be activated and preloaded with the partial URL.

Status indicator

This field serves two purposes.

First, when browsing through a page, it shows the URL "behind" the link currently pointed to with the mouse. That is, when you click this URL will be retrieved.

Second, when a page is being loaded for this window, it shows the current state. If actual data is retrieved, a progress bar will appear showing how far the load process is. The progress bar will not appear if the final size of the document is not known on forehand.

Secure indicator

This indicator shows if the current document was retrieved over a secure connection.

Background status indicator

When one or more load operations are in progress, this indicator will show a little square. On every connection made, and on every block retrieved, the square will advance one step.

This indicator lets you know if there are still things loading in the background, and how rapidly they progress. If you want more detail, the network status window will tell you everything.

You can configure this indicator to play at a constant speed when one or more transfers are going on.

Back button

This button lets you walk back through the window history. The window history contains all pages viewed before in this window.

The Navigate / Back menu function, or its shortcut, AB, or the Alt + cursor left key combination, will do the same.

Forward button

This button lets you walk forward through the window history. The window history contains all pages viewed before in this window. Note that the window history is currently linear, without branches. That means that if you walk back a few steps, then retrieve another page, the window history "after" that page will be forgotten.

The Navigate / Forward menu function, or its shortcut, AF, or the Alt + cursor right key combination, will do the same.

Home button

This button retrieves the URL that is configured as your home page.

The Navigate / Home document menu function, or its shortcut, AD, will do the same.

Add to hotlist button

This button adds the current document to your hotlist.

The Hotlist / Add to hotlist menu function, or its shortcut, AA, will do the same.

Hotlist button

This button shows your hotlist.

The Hotlist / Show hotlist menu function, or its shortcut, AH, will do the same.

You can configure AWeb so that this button opens the hotlist viewer window instead.

Cancel button

This button will interrupt (cancel) the load of a page in this window. Background loads cannot be cancelled by this button, use the cancel button in the network status window instead.

The Control / Cancel load menu function, or its shortcut, AX, and the Esc key, will do the same.

Network status button

This button will open the network status window, or bring it to front if it is already open.

The Control / Network status menu function, or its shortcut, A?, will do the same.

Search button

This button opens the search requester, or bring it to front if it is already open.

The Project / Search... menu function, or its shortcut, AF, will do the same.

Reload button

This button will reload the current document. The page is deleted from the cache, and retrieved again.

The Control / Reload current menu function will do the same.

Load images button

This button will load all unloaded images in the current page.

The Control / Load images now / All images menu function, or its shortcut, AI, will do the same.

User buttons

This is a row of general purpose buttons. You can configure the function of the buttons yourself.

If you have defined more buttons than fit in the window, you can scroll the button bar horizontally. Click and drag the mouse to the left or the right while you hold the SHIFT key.

To save valuable browser space on small screen, you have the option to hide the user buttons.

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