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 Below you will find some screenshots and information regarding each part of the Ashita launcher. //These features are subject to change without warning and these screenshots and information may not reflect the current version of the launcher.//
+**Main Screen**
+{{http://i.imgur.com/BfnwLmP.png}}
+  - Top-bar navigation shortcuts. Clicking these will open up various helpful websites regarding the Ashita project.
+      - Global: Opens the main Ashita homepage.
+      - Messages: Opens the Ashita forums homepage.
+      - Book: Opens this wiki documentation homepage.
+      - Bug: Opens the Ashita bug reports homepage.
+      - Minus: Minimizes Ashita.
+      - X (Close): Closes Ashita.
+  - The known configuration files that can be used to boot the game.
+  - The configuration play / launch button to run the selected configuration.
+  - The navigation system of the launcher to view the different parts of the launcher. (Configurations, Addons, Plugins, About, etc.)
+  - The selected configuration navigation shortcuts. Clicking these will affect the selected configuration.
+      - Plus: Creates a new configuration file.
+      - Pencil: Edits the current selected configuration file.
+      - Trashcan: Deletes the current selected configuration file.
+      - Arrows: Refreshes the configuration list to find and update the UI of new files that may have been edited or added.
+  - Creates a desktop shortcut to the selected configuration file on the users desktop.
+**Configuration Editor**
+{{http://i.imgur.com/xRmI61i.png}}
+  - The (optional) configuration name. Using this will override what shows in the main configuration list of Ashita.
+  - The boot configurations. This is how Ashita launches the game.
+      - File: The boot file to use when launching.
+          * Retail: Leave file blank while playing on retail.
+          * Private Servers: Set the file to the custom boot loader being used for what server you play on. Ashita comes with the default boot loader used on most private servers.
+      - Command: The command arguments passed to the  game when launched.
+          * Retail: To create the FFXI shortcut icon within PlayOnline, set this to: /game eAZcFcB
+          * Private Servers: This will usually contain the command line arguments to connect to a private server. Can also include your username and password to quick-login.
+      - Script: The default text script (located within the Ashita /scripts/ folder) to execute when Ashita launches.
+      - Test Server: (Deprecated) Used to toggle Ashita to work with Final Fantasy XI's official test server.
+      - Close Launcher On Boot: Toggles if Ashita should close itself after the game has been launched.
+  - The configuration navigation for the various options that can be altered within Ashita.
+  - The 'Save' icon to save the edits to the configuration file and return to the previous screen.
+{{http://i.imgur.com/YhhV0Sf.png}}
+  - General Window configurations that can be turned on and off.
+      - Windowed Mode: Toggles if the game should be ran in windowed mode or fullscreen mode.
+      - Show Border: Toggles if the window border should be shown while in windowed mode.
+      - Unhook Mouse: Toggles if Ashita should unhook mouse 'snapping' features that XI has with menus and such. (Prevents the game from moving your mouse itself.)
+  - Window Resolution configurations that alter how the window sizes are handled.
+      - Window Size: The X and Y resolutions of the overall game window.
+      - Startup Position: The X and Y screen offset of where FFXI should open initially. (Using -1 here will center the window on that axis.)
+      - Background Size: The X and Y background resolution size of FFXI. (Using -1 here will use the value currently in the system registry.)
+      - Menu Size: The X and Y menu resolution size of FFXI. (Using -1 here will use the value currently in the system registry.)
+{{http://i.imgur.com/G6GuVmX.png}}
+  - Language configurations to adjust how Ashita handles the games language.
+      - PlayOnline: The PlayOnline language that you have installed. (This does not alter how languages appear in-game. This is just used to locate the proper install path from the registry for the game.)
+      - Ashita Resources: The language that Ashita should default to when its resources are used within the addons and plugins.
+  - The level of debug logging that Ashita will use to help developers while debugging addons and plugins. (Logs are saved to the /logs/ folder.)
+  - Direct3D configurations for advanced users to tweak some specific device creation settings.
+      - Direct3D Buffer Count: The amount of buffers the game should make use of.
+      - Direct3D Swap Effect: The swap effect that the game should make use of. (Useful for enforcing vsync if needed.)
+{{http://i.imgur.com/u2jjxho.png}}
+  - Registry game settings that FFXI makes use of. Ashita can alter these settings directly within the launcher per-configuration.
+//The tooltips of these settings can help determine the best settings to use for maximum quality for those looking to make FFXI look better.//
+**Addons and Plugins**
+{{http://i.imgur.com/Eza0HjE.png}}
+  - The addon or plugin name and description explaining what the addon/plugin does.
+  - The installed flag if the addon/plugin has been installed.
+  - The download icon to download the addon/plugin.
+  - The addon/plugin support links for the projects homepage repository and bug reports.

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