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Digitoxin edited this page Dec 22, 2025 · 5 revisions

User Interface Overview

This page provides a high-level overview of the DiskImageTool user interface and explains the purpose of each major screen area.

It is intended to help users understand how the interface is structured before diving into detailed feature documentation.

Main Application Window

DiskImageTool Main Window

The main window is divided into several functional areas:

  1. Menu Bar
    Provides access to all major application features.

    See Menu Bar for full details.

  2. Toolbar
    Provides quick access to commonly used actions.

    See Toolbar for details.

  3. Image Selection Dropdown
    Displays a list of all currently loaded images and allows selection of the active image.
    The contents of the list reflect the current filter state.

    See Image Selection Dropdown for details.

    Images can be opened using File → Open, or by dragging and dropping supported image files directly onto the application window.

  4. Summary and Checksums Panels
    Displays identification, structural details, and verification data for the active image.
    Information is organized into sections such as Title, Disk, Boot Record, File System, Bootstrap, and Checksums.

    See Summary Panel and Checksums Panel for details.

  5. Directory and File Panel
    Displays the contents of the active image’s filesystem in a grouped, sortable view. Files are organized by directory, with the root always shown as (Root) and subdirectories listed in their on-disk enumeration order.

    The view provides visual indicators for modified files, filesystem anomalies, and special conditions such as additional non-filesystem data or embedded boot sector copies. Column visibility adapts automatically based on filesystem features present in the image.

    A Reset Sort button is located above the file list, next to the image selection control. This button restores the file view to its default sort order after columns have been sorted.

    See Directory and File Panel for details.

  6. Status Bar
    Displays real-time information about the active image, file selection, and workspace state. The status bar reports image status, modification state, file and image counts, and contextual location details such as starting sector or track when a single file is selected.

    See Status Bar for details.

Active Image Concept

DiskImageTool supports multiple open images simultaneously.

At any time:

  • One image is designated as the active image
  • Most UI actions operate on the active image
  • The active image can be changed using the image selection combo box

Navigation

Detailed documentation for each UI area is available:

DiskImageTool

Core UI

Dialogs

Disk Images

Files and Directories

Flux

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