Interface

The Encryption Wizard interface has 3 main components:

  1. The menubar
  2. The file listing
  3. The control area

Most Encryption Wizard actions can be completed using hotkeys. Check here for a full listing of the available hotkeys.

Menus

The menubar follows common application menu conventions.

File

The File menu has commands for adding and removing files from Encryption Wizard's file listing.

Options

The Options menu contains general interface options, such as the File list shows: option, which displays or hides relative file paths in the file listing.

Tools

The Tools menu provides desktop-related functions. The Install option will associate Encryption Wizard with the .wzd and .wza extensions and store a copy of Encryption Wizard on a user's system, while the Uninstall option will remove the files and associations. The Export CAC menu item allows the user to export public certificates from a CAC card to the filesystem.

File Listing

The file list is the most prominent feature of Encryption Wizard. This component displays a list of the files that Encryption Wizard is currently operating on. The easiest way to add files to the list is to simply drag them into the Wizard window. Files may also be added using the File menu or the "a" hotkey.

Files may be removed from the file listing by selecting them, singly or in groups, and pressing Delete key. Removing a file from the file listing has no effect on the file itself.

Files in the file listing are normally displayed as relative paths, showing only the partial path relative to what the user added (e.g., what the user was dragging into the Encryption Wizard window). If the display style is changed to File list shows: Full path then all files will be shown with their complete path, with the (otherwise unused) "higher" path information shown in a greenish shade.

The file listing uses common keybindings for hotkeys. Holding SHIFT while clicking will allow continuous blocks of files to be selected. Holding CTRL while clicking will allow non-contiguous sets of files to be selected. Pressing CTRL-A will select all the files in the listing, and pressing ESCAPE will deselect all files.

Control Area

The control area contains buttons for performing the basic functions of Encryption Wizard. Buttons are enabled and disabled dynamically based on the contents of the file listing, so that buttons are only enabled when they can perform a meaningful function.