Technical data

Customizing of categories (genres).
Files can be sorted out by genre in Zappiti. To have an access to genres, click on “Category” button on
Zappiti main page. By default, Zappiti uses 18 separate genres categories, but others can be added as
you will then linked to freely selected key words.
To add a new category, click on “New category” button on top of Zappiti interface.
A table will then display many settings options:
1. Enter here the required category; e.g. “Theater”.
2. Then enter a list of key words allowing movies to be linked to the selected category; e.g.
“Theatre; Theater, Opera…” Hyphens and capitals are not taken into account in this process.
E.g. “Science fiction” will refer to “Science Fiction” and to “science fiction” too.
3. Then link an icon to the new category. This can be done by clicking on link “Browse” under
the button.
4. Category button can be customized the same way...
5. ...same with the button active status.
6. Once category has been customized this way, click on “Validate” button to validate the new
category creation process. The new one will be displayed below category list file.
Order of categories can be modified, organized or sorted out in a very simple way. Click left on
required icon then, without releasing left button on mouse, slide mouse arrow to the fitting area.
Then release left button to set the new category on the fitting place.
Once categories have been created this way, they still can be either cancelled or edited. This can be
performed by moving mouse arrow above a given category then clicking on mouse right hand button.
A menu will be displayed with the following options: “Edit”, “Cancel”, “Reinitialize categories”. “Edit”