Übertragen 1.0
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Usage
To transfer files to an FTP account or to someone else running Übertragen in your LAN, simply select files in the Finder (or an application; e.g. select images in iPhoto), hold the mouse button, invoke Dashboard, drag the files over Übertragen and release the mouse button while the mouse is over the field representing the desired target.
When transferring files to an FTP server, existing files with the same name will be overwritten by files you upload.
Adding/editing FTP accounts
Select the “Accounts” tab on the back side of the widget. In order to edit an existing account, click onto its name; to add a new account, click onto the “+”.
The only fields that have to be filled out are the following:
- Name
Something that helps you identify the account when dragging files onto the widget.
- Host
The name of the server you wish to upload files to, e.g. “myserver.com”.
- Username
The login name you use on the specific server.
- Password
The password that you use on the specific server.
These are the optional fields:
- Path
The path the files should be uploaded to on the remote server; e.g. if you want to upload files to ftp://myserver.com/temp/today, enter “temp/today” here.
- WWW Path
This is only used when copying paths. When you click onto “Copy” while a transfer is in progress and this field is empty, the FTP-path is being copied to the pasteboard. If you fill in something here, the URL under which the files can be accessed will be copied to the pasteboard, instead.
Bonjour
In order for incoming Bonjour transfers to work, port 16211 must not be blocked by your firewall.
These are the options you have:
- Allow others to send files to me
If you check this checkbox, others will “see” you in their Dashboard when dragging files onto Übertragen and can transfer files to you.
You can still transfer files to others if this box is unchecked.
- Ask to accept each transfer
If this checkbox is checked, you will be asked if you want to accept each transfer. If unchecked, transfers will be accepted automatically.
You will still be informed once the transfer is complete.
- Compress files before sending
Instead of transferring individual files, the widget will compress the file(s) for you and transfer the compressed files for you.
The advantage is that Mac OS resource forks are being preserved and that the amount of data to be transferred is smaller. The disadvantage, however, is that if you cancel a transfer, none of the data transferred so far can be used by the recepient. If transferring uncompressed files, the recipient will be able to use the files completely transferred up to that point.
In general, it is a good idea to leave the compression on.
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Feel free to re-distribute this widget as long as it stays in this (unaltered) form and as long as you don't charge for it.
