MegaDoc v.1.5

Megasoft2000 Ltd.

Palm Software Division (PSD).
Ulyanovsk,
Russia.

Platform: Palm OS 3.0, 3.1, 3.3, 3.5 (B/W), 3.5 (Color)

Contents:

System description

Installation

MegaDoc Manager

File Manager

Icons association for documents extension

Viewing and editing window

Full screen editing mode

Bookmarks manager

Preferences

Virtual keyboard call

Graffiti Command strokes and Keyboard Shortcuts

 

System description:

MegaDoc is a multifunctional program which is intended for viewing and editing main formats: .txt, .rtf, .doc, .html/htm, .pdb (Palm doc) and Memo (records of  Memo Pad application). With this powerful program you gain control over desktop-like text formatting and editing features. It includes fonts and alignments selection, Undo/Redo operations and more.
MegaDoc Manager allows to convert these formats in the PC and to transfer them via its conduit direct to the Palm device. After viewing and editing the selected documents can be synchronized to the PC.

For news in v1.5 please refer to WhatsNew.htm

Installation:

  1. Uninstall previous version of MegaDoc Manager from your PC and fully delete previous version of MegaDoc form your handheld.
  2. Make sure the date on your Palm device is valid (use Preferences application).
  3. Run Setup.exe

MegaDoc Manager:

In order to start MegaDoc Manager: Start/Programs/MegaDoc/MegaDoc Manager

Select documents and files to be converted with the help of the "Add" button. In order to delete a document or a file from the list you should mark it and then press the "Delete" button. To accept the selected list press the "Done" button, set your Palm device to the cradle and press the "Synchronization" button, as result all selected files will be transferred to the Palm device.

 

The folders are automatically preset for receiving and transferring documents, but you can replace them by the folders which are more suitable for you.

Base font selection .  This function is intended for selecting the Base font for generating DOC/RTF/HTM documents being transferred from Palm to PC.  The selected font is considered to be the standard Palm OS font. The extra bold and large fonts are selected in accordance with the Base font. The font size selection is available only for DOC/RTF documents.

File Manager:

After starting "MegaDoc.prc" the "File - Manager" window opens.

  1. Filter for documents selection. You can specify what document's type you want do display.
  2. Creation of a new document. You can specify document type (txt, doc, rtf, html, Pdoc or Memo) and must enter document name (it must be unique name for each group of document's type). Pdoc (Palm DOC) documents are not support any text formatting capabilities. It is recommended to create doc, rtf or html documents. After new document creating it's open for editing.
  3. Document search (see below about quick search feature).
  4. Document rename (Drag and Drop - Pull the document to this symbol). By renaming document you also can change it's type.
  5. Document deletion (Drag and Drop - Pull the document to this symbol).
  6. Beam (Drag and Drop - pull the document to this symbol).
  7. Scroll the whole page upward.
  8. Scroller.
  9. Scroll the whole page downward.
  10. Sort type selector. You can sort your documents by type, name, size or modification date.
  11. "About" and registration.
  12. Current date (month/day/year).
  13. Total number of documents (total amount even if you specified documents filter).
  14. Marker. After marker setting the document is transferred to PC during the first synchronization. You can not sync Pdoc documents. It is clear marker.
  15. Checked marker. This document will be transferred to PC during next hotsync.

It is enable to use quick document search function. Just enter any letter while in File manager screen. It will sort documents by name and scroll to first document which name start with entered letter.

Icons association for documents extension:

.RTF

.HTM,HTML

.DOC

.TXT

.PDB (Palm doc)

Memo (Memo Pad)

Viewing and editing window:  

Аppears after starting of any document.

  1. Return to "File - Manager". If there are unsaved changes in document you will be asked to save it.
  2. Save document changes
  3. Searching of text in the document.
  4. Full screen editing mode.
  5. 5. Cut/Copy/Paste operations (before these operations the required text fragment is to be selected).
  6. Background color/Text color (before this operation the required text fragment is to be selected).
  7. The MegaDoc program allows to view or to edit two documents simultaneously. Use this buttons to switch among them.
  8. Scrolling.
  9. One page up/down scrolling.
  10. Smooth automatic scrolling. For scrolling speed selection press and hold this button until the menu appears on the screen. In order to stop scrolling tap screen once.
  11. Keyboard layout switching (in this version the keyboard supports only the english letters!!).
  12. Current line number/Total number of lines (available only for TXT, DOC, RTF and HTM formats).
  13. Name of current document.
  14. Undo/Redo operations. This features is only one-step depth.
  15. Font selection.
  16. Text alignment 
  17. Bookmarks manager (not available for Memo records)

Full screen editing mode:

Full screen mode selecting icon

You can use the full screen mode for obtaining the maximum screen area while editing. The upper and lower tool bars are called by buttons (1) and (2) as shown in the figure.

Bookmarks manager:

The Bookmarks are available for  TXT, DOC, RTF, HTM and PDoc  documents. They are intended to provide an easy access to the certain places of a document. On transferring the documents to PC the Bookmarks are not saved. The Bookmarks can be given only for the beginning of paragraphs. Each document may have up to 127 Bookmarks. The inscription on a Bookmark  is limited by 15 symbols.  When starting the Bookmark Manager the screen displays the document on the line under the cursor and opens the dialogue window from which the Bookmarks are controlled. In case if the cursor is on the paragraph marked by the Bookmark, this Bookmark is marked out in the list. In case when the text in the document is changed, the  Bookmarks are automatically rescanned.

Go - change over to the selected Bookmark. The required Bookmark is to be selected in the list. The Bookmark Manager gets closed. All changes will be applied.

Add - addition of a Bookmark. The Bookmark is given to the paragraph under the cursor.

Del  - deletion of the Bookmark selected in the list.

Edit - change of the name for the Bookmark selected in the list.

OK  - close manager and apply changes.  

Esc - cancel all changes and close the manager.

Preferences:

New Document screen layout - selection of the editor view at the initial start of a document.

On document close - selection of action when closing the document. The selected "Auto Save changes" can reduce the document loading time twice (with the exception of  Pdoc and Memo).

Autoscroll speed - selection of the base autoscrolling speed.

Autoscroll type - selection of the autoscrolling type: smooth or line scrolling.

Memo records - adjustment of Memo records display.  When selecting "Don't show" you can disconnect the access to the Memo records. When selecting "Show" you can make only the non-private records available. The selection of "Show all" provides the access to all records including  the information marked as private. If there is a security password in the system, you should enter it in order to activate this item. All adjustments will come in force only after restarting MegaDoc.

Virtual keyboard call :

The text can be typed either in the Graffiti area or by the virtual keyboard, which can be switched on and off by using the "abc" and "1,2,3" symbols.

Graffiti Command strokes and Keyboard Shortcuts:

Graffiti command strokes is similar to the keyboard shortcuts used to execute commands on computers. Draw the Command stroke anywhere in the Graffiti area, and then write the corresponding command letter in the Graffiti area. When you draw the Command stroke, the message box "Entering command…" appears just above the Graffiti writing area to indicate that you are in Command mode. 
If you use Palm Portable Keyboard you are able to call keyboard shortcuts by pressing combination of "Cmd" button and corresponding command letter.

For command letters please refer to Commands.htm

 

Palm Portable Keyboard support:

Palm Portable Keyboard cursor movement combinations  

 

  Arrows  
Up   Down   Left   Right  
Modifiers   Shift   Select previous line   Select next line   Select previous character   Select next character  
Ctrl   - - Go to previous word Go to next word  
Shift + Ctrl   - - Select previous word   Select next word  
Cmd   Page Up   Page Down   Go to line start   Go to line end  
Fn   Go to document start   Go to document end   -   -  

 


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http://www.megasoft2000.com

We will appreciate all your remarks and comments which can be addressed to:

support@megasoft2000.com

This program was written by : Boris WM Sozin, Alex Yukin and Arthur Asloyan.

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