Lottery
Manager
Menu: Lottery
Manager
Manager
of installed lotteries. Using this function you can setup new lotteries,
modify existing lotteries or surf to the Expert Lotto web site to download
additional lotteries. Here you can also define playslip layout and dimensions
for playslip printing.
Controls
Description
- Available lotteries - list of all installed
lotteries. The default lottery in the list is the lottery you are currently
working with. Select a lottery from the list to update the rest of the
controls in this window.
- Description - a brief description of the
selected lottery, size of the drawing pool, winning number combinations
etc.
- Origin - country or state where the lottery is operated.
- URL - a link to the official lottery web
site where you can find the latest winning numbers.
- Author - the author of the selected lottery.
- In folder - a folder where all lottery
related files are stored in. Delete this folder to uninstall the lottery,
it will not appear in the list of installed lotteries anymore after application
restart.
- Switch Lottery - the button is active only
when you select other lottery than the current one. Clicking this button
will restart the application so that you can start playing the selected
lottery.
- New Lottery - starts the Lottery
Wizard, where you can create and then play a new lottery which is
not in the list
- Edit Settings - starts the Lottery
Wizard, where you can change lottery settings, edit some default lottery
labels (e.g. prize labels) and also modify playslip-printing settings.
- Backup - creates a backup file for the
winning numbers database and settings of the selected lottery. To restore
a lottery you have to only copy the backup file to 'data' folder
in application's install folder.
Invoking this function first brings up a standard file chooser window
where you can browse the backup folder and enter backup file name.
- Restore / Install - installs lotteries
downloaded manually or lotteries backed up by the Backup button.
Clicking the button opens standard window for file selection where you
browse the saved lottery file.
- Delete - after confirmation removes the
selected lottery from application's install folder. The lottery will not
be included in the list of available lotteries in menu Lottery.
Attention: Removing a lottery also deletes all wheels and
other files stored in lottery's folder!
- Download
More - the application connects to server www.expertlotto.com
and attempts to download a list of new lotteries that you can install.
Internet connection is required to use this feature.
- Close - closes this window.