Nxt client interface

General notes on working with the interface
The client window is organized into two main areas: Hovering over most areas in the interface will give you a small "tooltip" pop-up that describes it. Additionally, each panel in the display area has some common functions:
 * a menu bar
 * a display area

The Menu bar


The black bar at the top of the Nxt client interface is essentially a menu bar, with the following items available:



The "transactions" block
This area displays transaction information. When your account is unlocked, "My transactions" will display all of the transactions for your account.

The "Unconfirmed transactions" area displays information about all unconfirmed transactions on the network, including transactions that are not yours.

The "Double-spending transactions" area is still under development.

The "peers" block


This area displays information about other nodes on the network that are processing transactions. The "Active peers" area displays nodes that are currently active. The "Known peers" area displays nodes that your client is aware of, but that are not currently active. The "Blacklisted peers" area lists nodes that were recently online but have become unavailable (the term "blacklisted" may eventually be changed, as it is a little misleading).

The following icons and fields may be shown in this area:

The "blocks" block
This area displays information about the blockchain. The blockchain represents the full history of transactions on the Nxt network, and each block in the chain can contain up to 255 transactions. Nodes on the Nxt network compete to create these blocks through a process called "forging" (known in other crypto-currencies as "mining"), and once a block has been added to the blockchain it helps document and reinforce every transaction on the network. Blocks are forged once per minute.

The "recent blocks" area shows the most recently-forged blocks, with the newest ones at the top.

The "orphaned blocks" area lists blocks that were forged by nodes on the network but were not accepted as part of the official blockchain.

The following icons and fields may be shown in this area:

The "accounts" block
Features for this block have not yet been implemented.