MageUI.exe supports the same functionality as the command-line tool Mage.exe, but with a Windows Forms-based user interface (UI). With this tool you can create, edit, and sign deployment and application manifests.
The following menu and toolbar items are available.
- Deployment Manifest
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Creates a new deployment manifest.
- Application Manifest
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Creates a new application manifest.
- Open
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Opens an existing deployment manifest, application manifest, or trust license for editing.
- Save
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Saves to disk the document which currently has user input focus.
- Save As
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Saves a file to disk, enabling you to supply a new file name and/or location.
- Save All
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Saves the changes made to all files currently open within MageUI.exe.
- Close
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Closes an open file.
If you modify a file before closing it, MageUI.exe prompts you to re-sign the file with a public key, key pair, or stored certificate.
- Exit
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Quits MageUI.exe.
- Cut
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Removes the currently selected text from the application and moves it to the system Clipboard.
- Copy
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Copies the currently selected text to the system Clipboard.
- Paste
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Pastes text from the system Clipboard into the currently active text element.
- Delete
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Deletes an element currently selected in a list, such as a trust license on the Deployment Manifest tab. For more information, see MageUI.exe Deployment Manifest Tab.
- Preferences
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Opens the Preferences dialog box. See the following section for details.
- Close All
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Closes all files currently open in MageUI.exe. If one or more files need saving, MageUI.exe prompts you to save them. MageUI.exe also prompts you to select a signing key for each unsigned or altered file.
- Contents
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Opens this Help documentation.
- About
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Displays version and copyright information regarding MageUI.exe.
Preferences Dialog Box
The Preferences dialog box contains the following elements.
- Sign on save
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Prompts you to sign a file whenever you save your modifications.
- Use default signing key
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Uses the key entered in the Key file text box to sign all files. This eliminates the signing prompt that typically appears when you save a file and Sign on Save is selected. Use the Browse button next to the Key file text box to select a key file.
Signing Options Dialog Box
The Signing Options dialog box appears when you save a manifest or trust license for the first time, or when you change a manifest or trust license. It only appears if the Sign Manifest on Save option in the Preferences dialog box is selected.
This dialog box contains the following elements.
- Sign with certificate file
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Signs the manifest with a digital certificate stored on the file system.
- File
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Provides an area to type the path to the .pfx file representing the certificate.
- ...
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Opens a Choose File dialog box for selecting an existing .pfx file.
- New
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Generates a new .pfx that is not verifiable through a Certificate Authority (CA). For more information about the types of certificates used for signing ClickOnce deployments, see Trusted Application Deployment Overview.
- Password
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Provides an area to type the password used for signing with this certificate. If not applicable, can be left blank.
- Sign with stored certificate
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Displays a selectable list of digital certificates stored in your computer's certificate store.
- TimeStamping URI
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Displays the Uniform Resource Locator (URI) for the time-stamping service that ClickOnce should use to verify the certificate's timeliness. For more information about time-stamping, see ClickOnce Deployment and Authenticode.
Tab and Panel Descriptions
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