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VirtualZones status and error messages explained

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Message Meaning What to do
Active: fullscreen/maximize snaps to zones; Shift-drag to snap. Confinement is running Nothing
Idle Confinement is stopped Press Start or Ctrl+Alt+R
No layouts yet - click Add to create one. The selected screen has no layouts Click Add, or Restore Defaults in the editor
No layouts (in the dropdown) Same as above Same as above
Trial: N day(s) left. Trial days remaining Buy a license any time
Trial expired - click License to activate The trial is over and no license is active, so confinement is disabled Activate a license
Licensed to {name} / Licensed. A valid license is active Nothing
Message Meaning What to do
Activation requires an internet connection. Informational
Please enter a license key. The key field is empty Paste your key from the purchase email
Verifying license with Lemon Squeezy… Contacting the license server Wait a few seconds
License activated. Thank you for supporting VirtualZones! Success The dialog closes by itself
That license key isn't valid. The server didn’t recognize the key Check for missing characters or extra spaces, and copy it again from the email
This license key isn't for VirtualZones. The key belongs to a different product Check you’re using the VirtualZones key, or contact support
An activation-limit message from the server The key is already active on its maximum number of devices Since 1.3.16 you’re offered to move the license to this computer. See Move a license
Couldn't reach the license server ({reason}). Check your internet connection and try again. Network problem. Nothing was changed Check your connection, proxy or firewall for api.lemonsqueezy.com
Deactivating this device… Contacting the license server Wait
This device has been deactivated. You can now activate your license on another computer. Success Activate on the new PC
Couldn't deactivate this device ({reason}). Check your internet connection and try again. Network problem. The license is still active here Try again when online

The {reason} in network errors is one of: could not open a network session, could not reach api.lemonsqueezy.com, could not open the request, could not send the request (are you offline?) or no response from the server.

Message Meaning
Press keys… Waiting for you to press the new combination (Esc cancels)
Unbound No hotkey assigned
Hotkeys need at least one modifier key (Ctrl/Alt/Shift/Win). Add Ctrl, Alt or Shift
That combo is reserved by Windows. Choose another combination. Anything with the Windows key is reserved
Already used by {action}. Another VirtualZones action uses it
Already in use by another app. Another running app registered it first
Message Meaning
Please enter a name for this layout. Type a name before saving
Layout names can't contain ", \, {, }, [, or ]. Remove those characters
No custom layouts yet - click Add to create one, or Restore Defaults. The screen has no layouts
Click a zone to split it (Shift = horizontal) / Click a shared border to merge Canvas hints

VirtualZones {version} is available: see Updates.