Main Screen

Applies to Collaborator 13.5, last modified on December 21, 2021

Main Screen

The GUI Client's main screen contains a list of SCM configurations. Each SCM Configuration entry shows its SCM system, Configuration and Local Path (if any). Use the SCM Configuration buttons on the right side of the screen to add or modify an SCM Configuration. Use the Add to Review buttons on the bottom of the screen to upload review materials to the Collaborator Server.

GUI Client Main Screen
GUI Client Main Screen

Server Connection configuration

If you used the graphical installer, your connection to the Collaborator Server should be configured already. Otherwise, you will be prompted when you try to connect. You can also select File > Preferences in the system menu to open the Server Connection preferences page.

SCM Configuration buttons

The buttons on the right side of the main screen are used to add or modify an SCM Configuration in the SCM Configurations list.

  • Add adds a new SCM Configuration
  • Edit edits the selected SCM Configuration
  • Remove removes the selected SCM Configuration

Add to Review buttons

The buttons on the bottom of the main screen are used to upload materials to a new or existing Review on the Collaborator Server. The buttons available will depend upon the selected SCM Configuration. Different buttons are available for different SCM systems:

Keyboard Shortcuts

The GUI Client also offers keyboard shortcuts as follows:

File Menu

Alt + F = File menu

Alt + P = Preferences

Alt + X = Exit

Help Menu

Alt + H = Help menu

Alt + L = Capture Debugging Log

Alt + E = Email Support...

Alt + A = About Collaborator

Note: For Mac users, Alt should be replaced with Cmd.

Known Issues

Because of a technical issue with GTK3, GUI Client on Unix/Linux operating systems may fail to display table data on Add Changelists, Add Commits, Add Transactions and similar pages.

See Also

GUI Client

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