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3. The UI explained

3.3 Skyrim savegame panel

Every operation performed here relates to Skyrim's savegames. This panel is divided into three areas: On the left, you see the list of characters and the buttons for manipulating them. In the middle, there is the savegame table with its buttons, and to the right, there is the thumbnail display area.

Skyrim folder panel

3.3.1 Character list

Whenever you click on a character, the corresponding savegames are shown in the table in the middle of the zone. Please note that the savegame table's contents are displayed only if there is no multiselection active in the character list. Clicking on a savegame triggers the display of the savegame's screenshot thumbnail in the right area. You also need to select savegames in order to accessing the buttons below.

Character list

Launch button Launch. When you click on this button, Skyrim will be launched for just the currently selected character. To achieve this, any savegame not belonging to this character is moved to the backup folder. Then, Skyrim is launched. Depending on your settings, this may trigger confirmation requests before the process starts. Please keep in mind that Launch always moves files, independently from the File mode settings. May require a valid and scanned backup savegame folder. Requires a valid savegame prefix.
Clear button Clear. Be careful with this one, it completely clears the list. Because it deletes every player, this also means that every single savegame in Skyrim's savegame folder will be deleted. Depending on your settings, this may trigger a confirmation request before the clear process starts.
Delete button Delete. Deletes the currently selected character. Warning: This will delete every single savegame which belongs to this character! Depending on your settings, a confirmation request may pop up before the delete process starts.
Backup button Backup. When you click on this button, the currently selected character is copied to the backup folder. If you chose Move as File mode, then the savegames of this character will be erased after copying. Depending again on your settings, this may trigger a confirmation request before the restore process starts. Requires a valid and scanned backup savegame folder.

3.3.2 Savegame table

Whenever you click on a savegame, the corresponding screenshot thumbnail is shown to the right (unless you multi-select several savegames). Below the table, the amount of savegames contained in the table in respect with the total amount of savegames is shown. This number changes, if there is a multiselection of characters: In this case, the amount of savegames belonging to the selection in respect with the total amount of savegames is displayed. The buttons to the left below the savegame table let you define Skyrim's savegame folder and force a rescan of this folder. The buttons to the right refer to the currently active selection of savegames.

For every savegame, its location, date, player level and filename are displayed in separate columns. Clicking on a column header flips the sort order. Columns can be resized, they can also be rearranged by dragging. SkyrimCharacterHelper will memorize these settings as well as the active sort column.

Attention: If the Skyrim savegame folder was not scanned or if the scan was interrupted, the path (if defined) is displayed in red and you will not be able to access functions requiring this folder. To change this, you can invoke the scan manually by hitting the Rescan button. A successful scan is indicated by the path being displayed in black.

Savegame table

Rescan button Rescan. Clicking this button causes SkyrimCharacterHelper to rescan Skyrim's savegame folder. After finishing the rescan, the savegame table and the player list are updated accordingly.
Directory button Directory. Opens a filechooser to let you select Skyrim's savegame folder. The path is shown in the textfield to the right of this button. Setting a path causes SkyrimCharacterHelper to scan this path for savegames.
Launch button Launch. When you click on this button, Skyrim will be launched for just the currently selected savegame. To achieve this, any savegame except the selected one is is moved to the backup folder, before the launch target is invoked. Depending on your settings, this may trigger confirmation requests before the process starts. Please keep in mind that Launch always moves files, independently from the File mode settings. Requires a valid and scanned Skyrim savegame folder. Requires a valid savegame prefix.
Delete button Delete. Deletes the currently selected savegames. Depending on your settings, a confirmation request may pop up before the delete process starts. Be aware that whenever a character runs out of savegames, it is removed from the character list.
Backup button Backup. When you click on this button, the currently selected character's savegames are copied to the backup folder. If you chose Move as File mode, then the savegames of this character are deleted after copying. Depending on your settings, this may trigger a confirmation request before the restore process starts. Requires a valid and scanned backup savegame folder.
Copy thumbnail  button Copy thumbnail. Copies the screenshot thumbnail of the currently selected savegame to the system clipboard.


3.3.3 Screenshot thumbnail

Screenshot thumbnail

Unless there is a multiselection of savegames active, this area displays the screenshot thumbnail of the currently selected savegame.

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