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Interface and Navigation

Layout​

The Files Downloader tab uses a three-zone layout:

  1. Left: Operation Rail — a narrow vertical list of operations (Manual Download, Scheduled Downloads, Price Aggregation, Generation Aggregation)
  2. Centre/Right: Operation Area — the panel for the active operation fills this area
  3. Bottom: Activity Dock — a persistent progress log visible regardless of which operation is active

Operation Rail​

The operation rail lists four always-visible operations:

  • Manual Download
  • Scheduled Downloads
  • Price Aggregation
  • Generation Aggregation

The currently active operation is highlighted with a visual indicator.

Manual Download is the default active operation when the tab first opens.

The rail is a navigation element labelled "Files Downloader operations" for screen readers.

Depending on your license tier, a fifth item (Weather) may appear at the bottom of the rail.

The bottom of the rail contains two additional buttons:

  • Open download folder — opens the OS file explorer at the last-known download folder.
  • Settings — present in the interface but permanently disabled; this feature is not yet implemented.
note

The Settings button is currently disabled and has no function. It is reserved for a future release.

Activity Dock​

The Activity Dock is a permanent component at the bottom of the main area. It is always visible regardless of which operation panel is active.

The dock contains:

  • Title: "Activity"
  • Status indicator: shows "running" (with an amber animation during active operations) or "idle"
  • Progress bar: a horizontal fill bar from 0 to 100%
  • Log: a timestamped list of activity entries, each tagged info, success, warning, or error for colour coding
    • Entry format: [HH:MM:SS] message
    • The log auto-scrolls to the newest entry
    • Shows "No downloads yet" when empty
    • Capped at 500 entries; when the cap is reached, the oldest 100 entries are dropped
  • Stub buttons (Pause, Cancel, Export log) — disabled; not yet implemented

Keyboard Shortcut​

ShortcutAction
Ctrl+6Switch to the Files Downloader tab
note

The Ctrl+6 shortcut fires only when keyboard focus is not inside a text input, grid cell, or ARIA widget.

Panel Keep-Mount Behaviour​

Once an operation panel is first opened, it remains mounted in memory for the lifetime of the tab session. This means in-progress downloads are not interrupted when switching between operations. Panels are hidden and shown using v-show rather than being destroyed and recreated.