PAL 1.31 Copyright(c) 1996-1997, Dovcom All Rights Reserved Thank you for trying PAL. PAL is a powerful alternative to the built-in Applications screen, allowing categorization of applications for a much more logical navigation between applications. It is also shareware. The evaluation period is 30 days. If you continue to use it after 30 days, you are required to register. This version should properly install over the top of the previous version. For the latest version of this and other Pilot apps, visit the our web page at: http://www.dovcom.com/ ------------- Documentation ------------- Categories: In PAL you can create up to 15 different categories in which to file your applications. To edit the category list tap on the category selector at the bottom-right corner of the PAL screen and select "Edit Categories..." Assigning Apps: To assign applications to specific categories, select "Edit Apps" from the "Options" menu. You will be presented with a list of all of the Applications currently installed in PAL. To change the category for an application, tap on the application's name in the list on the left, then select the category from the category selector on the right. Repeat this until all of your applications have been assigned to the categories that you want, then click "Done." Adding/Deleting Applications: PAL does not know when you have added or delete applications on your Pilot. After you have added or delete an application, you will need to select "Update Apps" from the "Options" menu in PAL. PAL will remove the icons for any apps no longer found on your Pilot and will create Icons for any new apps in the Unfiled category. Status Bar: On the bottom of the PAL screen you will see a bar containing the current Date, Time, Battery Voltage. Tapping on the Time will launch your Pilot's Preferences application, allowing you to change the current date and time. Tapping on the voltage indicator will toggle between three different formats of voltage display. To change the display format of the date and time, select "Preferences" from the "Options" menu. Icon Buttons: These buttons display on your status bar and allow quick access to Reset(paper clip), Lock(padlock) and Power Off(sunburst). You can disable any or all of these buttons from the "Preferences" option on the "Options" menu. ------------ Registration ------------ The registration fee for PAL is $12(US). Registration entitles you to all future versions of PAL. There are several ways to register: First Virtual: If you have a first virtual account, you may register from the following web page: http://www.dovcom.com/register.html CompuServe: To register via CompuServe, go to the shareware registration database (GO:SWREG). The ID number for PAL is 13668. The $12 fee will be charged to your CompuServe account. Mail: To register by mail, send a check or money order for $12(US funds only) to: Dovcom P.O. Box 580 Provo, UT 84603-0580 NOTE: If you register via mail, you MUST include an email address or an additional $2 to cover the cost of the diskette and postage. ---------------- Revision History ---------------- 1.31 - Bugfix * Fixed lock bug - users with PalmPilot Personal or Professional can now use the lock icon button * Fixed category bug that could cause PalmPilots to lock when pressing up arrow button * Fixed a couple misc. issues where the All category was not properly skipped when scrolling through categories * Fixed bug introduced in last version that could cause a Fatal Error after selecting 'Update Apps' when apps have been deleted from the Pilot * Some minor fixes to improve category scrolling with hardware buttons on Pilot 1000/5000. Now correctly skips Unfiled and All 1.3 - Enhancement/Fixes for new OS(PalmPilot) * Updated docs/about screen/etc. for new web site * Icon buttons(Reset, Lock, PowerOff) now disappear when disabled * Fixed an elusive bug that could cause a fatal error when assigning categories to a lot of apps at once. * 'Update Apps' now has "Updating Apps" instead of "Adding Apps" * 'Update Apps' has nicer looking update text (in a small window) * 'Update Apps' reloads icons - for cases where a new version of an app is installed over a previous version * Skip All, Unfiled, and empty categories when hitting Applications button to move through categories * Moved voltage another pixel away from time for better distinction between the two. * Fixed bug in which selecting an empty category or unfiled from the category selector could cause a lock-up.(PalmPilot only) * Added some spacing to the menus for better display with new Grafiti character on PalmPilot * Added a "Welcome to PAL" screens that directs new users to 'Edit Apps' screen to categorize apps, as well as to this text file for further info - too many "How do I assign my apps? emails" 1.22 - Minor Bugfix * Fixed year display bug-PAL used to only display 1996 for the year, regardless of the actual current date. Now displays correct year, if other than 1996. * Fixed voltage display bug for voltage levels < 2.00. The percent bar and percent text now reflect 0% for any value lower than 2.00 volts. (2.00 volts is the recommended level at which to change your batteries) 1.21 - Minor Enhancement/Bugfix * Fixed bug in which application names in PAL could be corrupted or deleted after editing in PAL * Add toggles in the Preferences screen to allow Reset, Lock and Power icon buttons to be disabled 1.20 - Enhancement * Added two additional options for battery voltage display: percent and bar. Tap on voltage to toggle. * Now uses Pilot's built-in security feature, rather than the limited numeric-code security. * Automatically turns the Pilot off when locked. * Increased status bar to two rows allowing date, time and volate to display simultaneously. * Added an 'icon bar' for single-tap access to reset, lock and power functions * Now uses same application names as the built-in applications screen to save screen real-estate and provide better functionality on non- US Pilots * Added the ability to change the text associated with app icons * After starting PAL, additional taps on the Applications button will cycle through the app categories * Tapping on the time now launches the Prefs app for changing the date & time. * Fixed minor redraw bug when dragging from an app icon into an empty space 1.10 - Enhancement/Bugfix * Added a 'Lock Pilot' feature. * Made the category pop-up list size dynamically the number of items in the list. * Increased functionality of the hardware pageup/pagedown buttons. When at the top page of a category, pageup moves to previous category. When at the bottom page of a category, pagedown moves to next category. * Fixed update apps/edit apps memory bugs 1.01 - Bugfix * Fixed bug that disabled Find while in PAL * Fixed edit form memory error bug 1.0 - First non-beta release * Added PALHack HackMaster extension, so PAL can be launched with the Applications silk-screen button * Added Date/Time toggle to status bar - tap on date to display time, tap on time to display date * Added a "Import New Apps" menu option to load applications that were installed after PAL * Added a "Preferences" menu option that allows you to select which category to default to (a specified category, or the last one accessed) Options are also available to choose which format to display date/time in. * Edit app screen now displays information about each app, including size, number of records, etc. * Now automatically removes any applications which were deleted after installing PAL * Fixed bug that allowed you to scroll down past the last page in some situations * Fixed bug which could cause double entries for some apps * Fixed bug in which clicking on an icon for one app might launch another 0.7b - Initial beta release