The menus in SiteSucker contain commands and options that allow you to control the application. Many of these features can also be accessed using the toolbar. SiteSucker provides the following menus:
The SiteSucker menu (or application menu) has commands for performing common tasks such as setting application preferences and quitting. The SiteSucker menu provides the following menu items:
About SiteSucker
Displays information about the SiteSucker application.
Preferences...
Opens the Preferences window, which lets you customize the SiteSucker application.
Install Bookmarklet...
Lets you install a bookmarklet into the bookmarks bar of your favorite Web browser. When you click the bookmarklet, the URL of the current page is sent to SiteSucker.
Check for Updates...
Checks the SiteSucker Web site to see if a newer version of SiteSucker is available. If a newer version is available, this menu item lets you mount the latest SiteSucker disk image so that you can update your software.
Services
A standard submenu which provides a means for transferring selected data from one application to another for processing.
Hide SiteSucker
Hide Others
Show All
Standard application menu items that show or hide applications.
Quit SiteSucker
Terminates the SiteSucker application.
File
You can use the File menu to open or save SiteSucker documents, display the Download Settings dialog, and perform other tasks. This menu provides the following menu items:
New
Opens a new untitled SiteSucker document. The document is created with the number of connections specified in the preferences.
Open...
Displays a dialog for choosing an existing SiteSucker document to open.
Open Recent
Allows you to open recently opened documents without using the Open dialog. The Open Recent submenu displays documents in the order in which they were opened, with the most recent item at the top.
Close
Closes the active window.
Save
Saves the active document.
Save As...
Displays a dialog which allows you to save a copy of the active document with a new name, a new location, or both.
Open File
Opens the local file that corresponds to the address shown in the Web URL text field. This is equivalent to double-clicking the file in the Finder. You can use this feature to quickly view your downloaded site in a Web browser.
If you hold down the option key while selecting this menu item, SiteSucker will let you choose an application with which to open the file.
Open Log
Opens the SiteSucker log file, which is normally stored in the Download Folder. This file is only created if one of the log options is set in the download settings. Each SiteSucker document has its own log file. If the SiteSucker log isn't present in the Download Folder, this menu item is dimmed.
If you hold down the option key while selecting this menu item, SiteSucker will let you choose an application with which to open the file.
Open Download Folder
Opens the Download Folder in the Finder. This allows you quick access to your downloaded files.
The Edit menu provides standard editing commands and a command that allows you to add URLs to the SiteSucker queue. It has the following menu items:
Undo
Redo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Delete
Select All
Special Characters...
Standard edit menu items.
Add to Queue
Adds the address shown in the Web URL text field to the SiteSucker queue without actually beginning a download. This allows you to create and save a document that includes sites in the queue.
View
The View menu lets you view the SiteSucker queue, customize the toolbar, and navigate the Download Settings dialog. It provides the following menu items:
Show Queue
Hide Queue
Shows or hides the drawer containing the contents of the SiteSucker queue. You can change the order of URLs in the queue by selecting URLs in the list and dragging them to a new location. To delete URLs, select them in the list and click the Clear button.
Show Toolbar
Hide Toolbar
Shows or hides the toolbar in the frontmost window.
Customize Toolbar...
Displays the toolbar editor for the frontmost window.
Next Tab
Previous Tab
Selects the next or previous tab in the Download Settings dialog.
You can use this menu to control the download. The Control menu provides the following menu items:
Download
Starts downloading the address entered into the Web URL text field. If you select this menu item while SiteSucker is already downloading files, the Web URL will be added to the queue.
Next
Stops the current download and begins downloading the next URL in the queue.
Pause
Resume
Pauses the download. Select this menu item again to resume downloading.
Stop
Stops the download and clears the queue.
Stop Analysis
Discontinues file analysis and simply downloads all remaining files. In other words, SiteSucker stops looking for new files to download. The Stop Analysis command only affects the current download and does not clear the queue.
The Settings menu lists all the settings files that are in your home folder at ~/Library/Application Support/SiteSucker/Settings. (You can use the Download Settings dialog to save settings files to this directory.) Select a file's name in the menu to assign its settings to the active document. All settings in the menu that match the download settings of the active document are shown with a check mark. The Settings menu also provides the following menu items:
User Defaults
Sets the download settings of the active document to the user defaults.
Factory Defaults
Sets the download settings of the active document to the factory defaults (SiteSucker's original default settings).
Edit Settings...
Displays the Download Settings dialog, which lets you customize the download settings.
History
The History menu displays the ten most recently used URLs. When you choose a URL from the menu, SiteSucker enters it into the Web URL text field.
You can also use the Command-Option-Arrow keys to cycle through the list of recently used URLs.
To delete all recent URLs, select Clear Menu.
Bookmarks
The Bookmarks menu displays bookmarks read from a Web browser. The Preferences window lets you specify from which browser the bookmarks are read. If No Bookmarks is specified in the preferences, the Bookmarks menu is not shown.
Window
The Window menu lists all SiteSucker windows that are open. Select a window's name in the menu to bring it to the front. The Window menu also provides the following menu items:
Minimize
Puts the frontmost window in the Dock.
Zoom
Changes the size of the frontmost window.
Bring All to Front
Brings all SiteSucker windows to the front.
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