Cross-Platform Considerations

The user intefaces for the Linux, Windows, and Macintosh versions of the iFolder client conform to interface conventions of their individual platforms. The way you perform common tasks is parallel in each platform, but you might observe slight differences in the buttons, the display area, function labels, the location of the desktop notification area, the start iFolder preference, and so on as you perform the tasks. Except where procedures differ explicitly, this guide provides instructions for only one of the three platforms.

The following table lists some typical differences in the client interface:

Task Linux Windows Macintosh

iFolder menu

Quit

Exit

Quit

iFolder Preferences > Accounts

Add and Remove buttons

New and Delete buttons

Plus (+) and Minus (-) buttons

Multiple locations

Close button

Actions are committed when you perform the action.

OK, Cancel, and Apply buttons

Actions are committed only when you click Apply or OK.

Close button

Actions are committed when you perform the action.

iFolder Preferences

Leave the iFolder client running when you shut down (and GNOME restarts it automatically on startup)

Enable Start iFolder on login

Add iFolder to the desktop's Startup items

Notification area

Notification area

Status and Notification area

Notification area