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Main Window

The main window is sub-divided in 4 regions:

  • The tool bar: provides the tools and commands you can use.
  • Folder pane: the list of folders.
  • Folder content: the content of the selected folder.
  • Status bar: provides status information.

Tool bar

The tool bar provides the following tools and commands:

  • New Transmission (Ctrl+N): opens a new transmission window to transmit files.
  • Reply (Ctrl+R): opens a new transmission window to write a message back to the sender of the selected file (only in the Inbox folder).
  • Forward (Ctrl+F): opens a new transmission window to forward the selected files.
  • Transmit Again (Ctrl+T): transmits the selected files again to the same receiver (only in the Sent Items folder).
  • Send/Receive (F9): sends and receives files immediately.
  • Actions: perform actions on the selected files:
    • Open (Enter): open the selected file.
    • Open with… (Shift+Enter): open the selected file with the application you chose.
    • View Receipt (Ctrl+Shift+P): view the receipt of the selected file.
    • View Signatures (Ctrl+Shift+S): view the digital signatures of the selected file.
    • Reply (Ctrl+R): opens a new transmission window to write a message back to the sender of the selected file (only in the Inbox folder).
    • Forward (Ctrl+F): opens a new transmission window to forward the selected files.
    • Transmit Again (Ctrl+T): transmits the selected files again to the same receiver (only in the Sent Items folder).
    • Cut (Ctrl+X): cut the selected file to the clipboard.
    • Copy (Ctrl+C): copy the selected file to the clipboard.
    • Rename (F2): change the name of the selected file.
    • Remove (Del): remove the selected files.
    • Copy to… (Ctrl+Shift+C): copy the selected files to a folder.
    • Move to… (Ctrl+Shift+M): move the selected files to a folder.
    • Mark as read (Ctrl+Shift+R): mark the selected files as read (only in the Inbox).
    • Mark as unread (Ctrl+Shift+U): mark the selected files as unread so it becomes bold again (only in the Inbox).
  • Manage: manage different aspects of the Communicator:
  • View: change the current view:
    • By Date sent: sort the files by the date they were sent (most recently sent on top).
    • By Date received: sort the files by the date they were received (most recently received on top).
    • By From: sort the files by their transmitter.
    • By To: sort the files by their receiver.
    • By Size: sort the files by their size.
    • By File name: sort the files by their file name.
    • By File type: sort the files by their file type.
    • Progress: show or hide the progress of the selected file (only in the Sent Items folder).
    • Remarks: show or hide the remarks of the selected file (files with a remark have a yellow note icon next to their name).
  • Info: displays information about Transceiver Communicator.
  • Help (F1): displays the documentation for the main window.
  • Search: here you can type in the part of the file name, transmitter or receiver you're searching for and the current folder will be filtered automatically.

Folder pane

The folder pane contains the list of folders:

  • Inbox: contains all the received files.
  • Drafts: contains the saved transmissions.
  • Outbox: contains the files that are waiting to be transmitted.
  • Sent Items: contains the files that have been transmitted.

Next to the folder name, the number of files in the folder is displayed in green.

Folder content

The folder content displays all the files in the folder and an optional pane that displays the remarks of the selected file (files with a remark have a yellow note icon next to their name). New files that arrive in the Inbox are displayed in bold text. The Sent Items folder has an optional progress pane that displays the progress of the selected file. Files that are digitally signed have a signature icon next to their name.

The column Receipt indicates whether a receipt has been created for the files. The possible values of this column:

  • (no icon): the file has a regular receipt, or doesn't need a receipt.
  • : the file has an Advanced Receipt (with a Proof of Identity of the receiver).
  • : Communicator is expecting and waiting for a receipt (only in the Sent Items folder).
  • : the receiver has not sent a receipt.

Status bar

The status bar provides status information. On the left-hand side you can find information about the selected files. On the right-hand side you can see when the Communicator is transmitting or receiving files, or when an error has occurred while transmitting or receiving files.