DC_Gui: The Connect Tab

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## The Connect Tab

When you start DC_Gui or when you click on on the connect tab, the following screen will appear:

As you see this tab has five sub-tabs.

### The Running Sub-Tab

Running List: Here are all currently running DCTCs listed. For every DCTC running, the following information is provided:
1) Hub Address
2) Hub Name
3) Number of users on the hub
4) Ammount of GDLs with users on the hub
5) Ammount of Uploads with users on the hub
6) The flags that are set for that hub

With the Hub to find field, you can search for hubs in the list. Enter a string and press the Find hub button. To find the previous or next hub that matches the search string press on the Prev or Next button respectively.

The next button (without text) reloads the Running List.
The Bookmark button bookmarks the currently selected item to the Favorites Tab. The Start dummy client lets you to start a DCTC that isn't connected to a hub.

Using the field left of the Connect button you can enter a hub adress. After pressing the Connect button a new DCTC is started and it tries to connect with the specified hub.

Running clients or clients that failed to connect can try to reconnect with the same hub by selecting them and then pressing the Reconnect Now button.

To let a running client close it current connection and connect to another hub. Select the client, enter the new hub adress in the field to the left of the Connect button and press the go to another hub button.

To stop a running client, select the client and press the Terminate selected DCTCs button. DC_Gui tries to stop the running client normal. If a running client hangs, select the client and click the unnamed button to the right of the Terminate selected DCTCs button. DC_Gui tries a violent way to terminate the running DCTC.

With the Direct DCTC command field you can pass a raw DC command to the DCTC client. Normal users don't have to use this function.

### The Favorites Sub-Tab

Favorites list: Here are all the hubs that you bookmarked. For every bookmark, the following information is provided:
1) Hub Name
2) Description
3) Hub Address
4) Default profile that is used when connecting to this hub.
5) The flags that are set for this hub.

The Hub to find field let you search for a specific hub in your Favorites list. After entering a search patern in the field push the Find hub button. For the next and previous entry in the list that matches the search patern, press the Next or Prev button respectively.

The first unnamed button below the Hub to find field, reloads the currently opened list. The unnamed button to the right of the first unnamed button lets you delete selected entries of the list.

The Start selected launches a DCTC and let it connect to the hub as specified in selected entry. The Start dummy client lets you to start a DCTC that isn't connected to any hub.

In the second field in this sub-tab you can enter a hub adress. After pressing the Connect button dc_gui launches a DCTC to connect with the specified hub as in the field. You can also select a running DCTC, enter a new adress in the field, and press the go to another hub button to let the running client disconnect the hub that it is currently connected with and connect with the specified hub as in the field.

Running clients or clients that failed to connect can try to reconnect with the same hub by selecting them and then pressing the Reconnect Now button.

With the Direct DCTC command field you can pass a raw DC command to the DCTC client. Normal users don't have to use this function.

### The Public Sub-Tab

When you klik on the Public Sub-Tab for the first time during a session, it might look if you're client hangs. Don't worry, the dchublist is being fetched, and when the client has recieved the complete list it will return the controls to the user.

The Public List contains all the hubs that are currently registered on the dchublist. It also supplies the following infomation:
1) Hubname, The name of the hub
2) Users, Number of users on the hub
3) Description, some information of the hub specified by the hub master during registration of the hub.
4) Address, internet location of the hub.

If you don't know the name of the hub you want to visit, or you are looking for hubs with a specific topic, you might want to try Hub to find:. Enter a keyword in the field and press the Find hub button. It will give you the first hub in the list that matches your keyword. To get the next hub in the list, press the Next-button. If you want to go back in the list, press the Prev-button.

To reload the list, press the unnamed button to the left of the Bookmark button.

The Bookmark button itself, lets you place the selected hub in your favorites list.

The Start selected button, signals the client to connect to the selected hub.

When you want to start a DCTC, that isn't connected to any hub, press the Start dummy client button.

You can also connect to a hub that isn't in the list by entering a hub address in the field to the left of the Connect button, and press the Connect button.

With the Reconnect Now button you can force the current DCTC to reconnect with the same hub.

And with the go to another hub button you can force the current DCTC to deconnect with the hub that it is currently connected with, and then connect with the selected hub.

With the Direct DCTC commando you can send a raw command to the current DCTC.

### The Recent Sub-Tab

The Recent list displays the following information about hubs you have visited:
1) Hubname, The name of the hub.
2) Users, The number of users connected to the hub.
3) Description, Information about the hub.
4) Address, internet location of the hub.

Below the Recent list is a Clear button. Use this button to delete all the contents of the list.

If you don't know the name of the hub you want to revisit, or you are looking for hubs with a specific topic, you might want to try Hub to find:. Enter a keyword in the field and press the Find hub button. It will give you the first hub in the list that matches your keyword. To get the next hub in the list, press the Next-button. If you want to go back in the list, press the Prev-button.

To reload the list, press the unnamed button to the left of the Bookmark button.

The Bookmark button itself, lets you place the selected hub in your favorites list.

The Start selected button, signals the client to connect to the selected hub.

When you want to start a DCTC, that isn't connected to any hub, press the Start dummy client button.

You can also connect to a hub that isn't in the list by entering a hub address in the field to the left of the Connect button, and press the Connect button.

With the Reconnect Now button you can force the current DCTC to reconnect with the same hub.

And with the go to another hub button you can force the current DCTC to deconnect with the hub that it is currently connected with, and then connect with the selected hub.

With the Direct DCTC commando you can send a raw command to the current DCTC.

### The Seen Public Sub-Tab

The Seen Public list displays the following information about all the hubs that the client has seen in the public list during one of the previous DC sessions: 1) Hubname, The name of the hub.
2) Users, The number of users connected to the hub when the hub was last seen.
3) Description, Information about the hub.
4) Address, internet Location of the hub.

If you don't know the name of the hub you want to visit, or you are looking for hubs with a specific topic, you might want to try Hub to find:. Enter a keyword in the field and press the Find hub button. It will give you the first hub in the list that matches your keyword. To get the next hub in the list, press the Next-button. If you want to go back in the list, press the Prev-button.

To reload the list, press the unnamed button to the left of the Bookmark button.

The Bookmark button itself, lets you place the selected hub in your favorites list.

The Start selected button, signals the client to connect to the selected hub.

When you want to start a DCTC, that isn't connected to any hub, press the Start dummy client button.

You can also connect to a hub that isn't in the list by entering a hub address in the field to the left of the Connect button, and press the Connect button.

With the Reconnect Now button you can force the current DCTC to reconnect with the same hub.

And with the go to another hub button you can force the current DCTC to deconnect with the hub that it is currently connected with, and then connect with the selected hub.

With the Direct DCTC commando you can send a raw command to the current DCTC.