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<h3 class="top">Error correction file selection</h3>
The error correction file contains information for reconstructing unreadable
sectors from a defective medium. It can also be used to check a medium for
damaged or altered sectors. The default file extension is ".ecc".<p>
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There are two ways of choosing the error correction file:
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<li>using a <a href="howtosa3_expand=1.html#filechooser">file chooser dialog</a> (button marked green), or</li>
<li>by directly entering the error correction file location (text entry field marked blue).</li>
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The direct entry is helpful when you are going to create several error correction
files in the same directory. In that case simply change the file name
in the text field.<p>
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<b>Notes for using the file chooser under Windows and Mac OS X</b><p>
dvdisaster uses the <a href="http://www.gtk.org">GTK+</a> user interface toolkit
which makes sure that it runs on many different operating systems. Since the
GTK+ file chooser behaves differently from its Windows and Mac OS X counterparts (which we
can't use), a small introduction is included further down this page.
Please note that creating the Windows or Mac OS X version would have required
a huge effort without GTK+ - we would probably just have concentrated
on doing the GNU/Linux version instead ;-)<p>
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<b>Choosing existing files.</b>
The areas marked <span class="green">green</span> are used for choosing existing files.
Directories are picked and navigated in the left half of the dialog; the files
contained are shown and selectable in the right half.<p>
<b>Choosing a name and location for new files.</b>
First choose a directory for the new file using the
<span class="green">green</span> area in the left half of the dialog.
Then enter the name for the new file in the
text field marked <span class="blue">blue</span>.
To double check that you are creating the file in the right place please review
the "Selection:" caption of the <span class="blue">blue</span> field; it contains the
drive letter and directory path under which the new file will be created.<p>
<b>Switching between partitions ("drive letters").</b>
The available partitions are listed in
the <span class="yellow">yellow</span> marked area. If the currently selected drive
contains lots of subdirectories you might have to scroll down to see the
drive letters.<p>
<b>Going back to the parent directory.</b>
Click on the two dots (..) marked <span class="red">red</span>
to go back one directory level. All directories leading up to the current one
are contained in the drop down menu centered at the top of the dialog
(also marked <span class="red">red</span>).
Note that this drop down menu is <i>not</i> used for switching drive letters;
please use the <span class="yellow">yellow</span> part of the selection for that.
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<i> Copyright 2004-2012 Carsten Gnörlich.<br>
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