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CATC MERLIN MOBILE 1.00 CHAPTER 3

User’s Manual Merlin Mobile User Interface

DRAFT

• Display area: The display area is the main part of the application window. When files

are open, they are shown in the display area and the name of the active file is shown on

the title bar. Each file is contained in its own window within the display area.

• Status bar: The status bar is located at the bottom of the application window. The left

end of the status bar displays hints, if available, as you position the mouse pointer over

toolbar and menu items. The right end of the bar shows the current search direction set-

ting — Fwd (Forward) or Bwd (Backward). During a recording session, the middle por-

tion of the status bar displays information about the recording status.

3.2 Menus

The Merlin Mobile menu bar contains the following menus of pull-down commands:

Table 3-1: File Menu Commands

Command Function

Open Displays the Open dialog, from which you can select a file to open

Close Closes the active file

Save As Opens the Save As dialog, which is used to save the active file to a unique file

name

Print Opens a dialog that allows you to print all or part of the contents of the active

window

Print Preview Produces a one-page example of how the data will look when printed

Print Setup Opens the Print Setup dialog, which is used to set up the current or a new printer

Edit Comment Opens the Edit Trace File Comment dialog so that you can create or edit the

comment field in a Trace file

Export > Format Opens an Export dialog to set up export of packets or data from the active Trace

file

Exit Closes the Merlin Mobile application

Table 3-2: Setup Menu Commands

Command Function

Display Options Opens the Display Options dialog, which is used to customize display settings

Recording Options Opens the Recording Options dialog, which is used to customize recording

settings

Encryption Options Opens the Encryption Setup dialog, which is used to configure Merlin Mobile to

decipher encrypted traffic

Recording Wizard Opens the Recording Wizard, an interactive utility for configuring a recording

session

Analyzer Opens the Analyzer Setup dialog, which can be used to update the BusEngine and

firmware