The Confidence test panel displays icons for all of the devices that are properly installed on and configured for the system. If the Confidence test panel is executed from a remote system and displayed to your local workstation, icons appear only for the devices that reside on the remote system, with the exception of the devices that communicate directly with the X server. The devices that communicate through the X server are the monitor, mouse, keyboard, dials and buttons, tablet, spaceball, and presenter. All of the devices that communicate through the X server test the functionality of the local workstation (the system to which the DISPLAY environment variable is set). The other devices, such as CD-ROM, audio, tape, floppy, ISDN, and video, display icons. However, the test executes on the server (the system to which you are remotely logged on) and not on the local workstation.

A text-based status area for results is below the icons for the devices. The test results are highlighted in the text output window. When the test detects a failure, you can click on the Help button for suggestions and tips on resolving the detected problem. The Confidence test results can be stored in a log file. By default, if you select Save from the File menu, the Confidence test results will be stored in /usr/tmp/Confidence.log. You can also select an alternate filename and location by selecting Save As in the File menu. The contents of the log file are stored in ASCII format and therefore, the file can be viewed, printed, or sent to an administrator or local support provider, if additional assistance is required.

The Confidence test panel includes these menu items: