dvdisaster uses the GTK+ user interface toolkit which makes sure that it runs on many different operating systems. Since the GTK+ file chooser behaves differently from its Windows and Mac OS X counterparts (which we can't use), a small introduction is included further down this page. Please note that creating the Windows or Mac OS X version would have required a huge effort without GTK+ - we would probably just have concentrated on doing the GNU/Linux version instead ;-)

Choosing existing files. The areas marked green are used for choosing existing files. Directories are picked and navigated in the left half of the dialog; the files contained are shown and selectable in the right half.

Choosing a name and location for new files. First choose a directory for the new file using the green area in the left half of the dialog. Then enter the name for the new file in the text field marked blue. To double check that you are creating the file in the right place please review the "Selection:" caption of the blue field; it contains the drive letter and directory path under which the new file will be created.

Switching between partitions ("drive letters"). The available partitions are listed in the yellow marked area. If the currently selected drive contains lots of subdirectories you might have to scroll down to see the drive letters.

Going back to the parent directory. Click on the two dots (..) marked red to go back one directory level. All directories leading up to the current one are contained in the drop down menu centered at the top of the dialog (also marked red). Note that this drop down menu is not used for switching drive letters; please use the yellow part of the selection for that.