Mobile Checklist(TM) and Mobile Checklist Lite(TM)
Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Mobile Generation Software
All Rights Reserved

1.  Mobile CheckList Lite Overview
        Features
        Limitations
        Known Bugs

    System Requirements
    How to install Mobile Checklist Lite

2.  Usage
        Start Up
        List of Checklists
        Checklist View
        Import/Export Checklists

3.  Version Modifications

Other Information

4.  Support

5.  License

6.  Company Information
 
 

Mobile Checklist Lite Overview

Mobile Checklist Lite, originally developed by Andreas Hofer (as Checklist or CheckIt), was aquired by Mobile Generation Software in order for MGS to continue to development and support of the Palm checklist concept. The original application was renamed to Mobile Checklist Lite in order to differentiate it with Mobile Checklist, a future version of the application that will contain much more functionality. Mobile Checklist Lite will continue to be freeware.

Mobile Checklist Lite allows users to manage checklists for jobs they perform repeatedly such as grocery shopping, packing for a trip, weekly chores arounf the house, etc.. Once a user has defined a checklist, they can use it again and again by selecting the list and checking off the items that have been completed. Users can add, edit and delete checklist items and even add a note to each item. Checklist Lite utilizes the built-in Palm category functionality to assign a category to each checklist. Its look & feel is like that of the built-in Palm applications that users are already familiar with.

Features

• Create, delete, rename, and categorize a virtually unlimited number of checklists
• Sort the list of checklists by "dragging and dropping"
• Add, delete, and modify checklist items
• Add a note to a checklist or a checklist item
• Prioritize checklist items
• Purge completed checklist items
• Show all the items in the checklist or just the "unchecked" items
• Import and Export checklists to a memo for editing on the PC
• Copy a checklist
• System display of # checked vs. total # of items in a checklist

Limitations

No known limitation

Known Bugs

System Requirements

How to Install Mobile Checklist Lite

Usage

Start up

List of Checklists View

The list of checklists view (entitled "CheckList Lite") allows you to select or create a new checklist. The number in parentheses besides each list title shows how many items are unchecked in the list.

To select a checklist, simply tap the checklist name in the list.  This will launch the checklist and you will see the checklist view with the checklist name at the top of the window.

To create a new checklist, tap the 'New' button from the list of checklist view, enter the desired checklist name, and tap 'OK'. 

To view only the checklists of a single category, select the category on the top right.

You may select the "Import List" to import an entire list from the memopad. For more information on the "Import List" functionality, please see the Import List section.

You can also modify the preferences from the "Info" menu item by selecting "Preferences". The preferences will allow you to set the default to show the priorties of the items in the checklist item view and toggle between showing all the items or just showing the completed items in the checklist items view.
 

Checklist View

Once you have selected (or created) a list from the "List of Checklists" view then you will be able to edit the checklist from this Checklist View. The title bar shows the number of completed items and the total number of items.

Checklist Functions

You can add a note to the checklist by tapping on the note symbol to the right of the checlist title. You can also change the name of the checklist by simply selecting the name of the checklist.

• To add a new item to the checklist, tap on the "New" button and enter the text description of the item. By default the items will be added to the end of the checklist. To insert an item after another one select the item where it should be inserted after and then tap on the "New" button.
• To delete the entire checklist select "Delete list" from the menu.
• To make a copy of the list select "Copy list" from the menu.
• To set the category of the list select the category at the top right.
• To remove all completed items permanently select "Purge" from the menu.
• To sort the items according to their priority select "Sort by priority" from the menu.
• To show or hide the priority column select "Preferences" from the menu and check or uncheck the "Show Priorities" checkbox.
• To make completed items disappear select "Preferences" from the menu and uncheck the "Show Completed" checkbox or use the button at the lower right.
  

Checklist Item Functions

• To edit the text of an item tap on the text.
• To delete an item select, select an item by tapping on the description the item and then select "Delete Item" from the menu.
• To add a note to an item select an item and then select "Attach Note" from the menu.
• To edit an existing note tap on the note symbol. To delete a note select the item and then select "Delete Note" from the menu.
• To move an item up or down in the list use the two lower left sort buttons (^)(v).

Import & Export from/to the MemoPad

Cheklist also contains the functionalty to import and export of checklists from and to the MemoPad. Checklists can then be edited and archived on the PC or shared with other CheckList users. Please Note: If you only want to backup your lists, not edit them on the PC, just use the normal hotsync procedure. This will create a file named CheckItDB.PDB in your backup directory on the PC. This file can be reinstalled on the Palm like any other Palm application or database file in case of a data loss.

Export a Checklist
To export a checklist to the MemoPad, select the list and then select "Export" from the menu. This will create a note in MemoPad in the category "unfiled" with the same title as the exported checklist. The syntax of the note is as follows:

Title|note for the list
[ ] 1 an unchecked item
[ ] 1 another unchecked item
[╖] 1 a checked item
[ ] 1 an unchecked item|with a note text
[ ] 2 an unchecked item with another priority
[ ] 1 an unchecked item that
spans several lines|and also
has a note with more
than one line.
[ ] 1 an unchecked item

note that the "[ ]" is used as a checkbox in the memopad since there is no character for a checkbox. You can now edit this memo in your Palm application on your PC and check items by adding a "╖" between the brackets.

Import
Import can be done in two ways: You can import a list as a whole (in the main view select "Import list" from the menu) or the imported items can be added to an existing list (in the checklist view select "Import items" from the menu).
After selecting one of the two import commands above, a list of all Memos appears. Select one and tap "Import".

The export-syntax should be kept when editing lists on the PC. However, the Import feature is quite flexible to correctly read in other syntaxes, too:

Checklist name|note for the list
╖ Item|note
╖ another item|another note
╖ an item without note
╖ an item
that spans
several lines|and also
has a note with more than one line.
╖ an item

You could also use "-" to mark the items:

Checklist name|note for the list
- Item|note
- another item|another note
- an item without note
- an item
that spans
several lines|and also
has a note with more than one line.
- an item

You can also omit any mark for the items. In this case, however, you cannot have items with more than one line and you can't have a note for the list. The first line will be taken as the title of the checklist.

Checklist name Item|note
another item|another note
an item without note
an item that spans several lines is NOT possible here
an item

Release Information

Version 1.5

Support

License

Mobile Checklist Lite (TM)
Freeware
Copyright (C) 1998, 1999, 2000 Mobile Generation Software
All Rights Reserved

License Agreement

Mobile Checklist Lite is Freeware subject to the license agreement below. You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software.  Unless you have a different license agreement signed by Mobile Generation Software, your use of this software indicates your acceptance of this license agreement and warranty.

Governing Law

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.

Disclaimer of Warranty

THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  Because of the various hardware and software environments in which MobileDB or MobileDB Lite may be utilized, NO WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IS OFFERED.

Good data processing procedure dictates that any program be thoroughly tested with non-critical data before relying on it.  The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.  ANY LIABILITY OF THE SELLER WILL BE LIMITED EXCLUSIVELY TO PRODUCT REPLACEMENT OR REFUND OF PURCHASE PRICE.

Evaluation and Registration
Mobile Checklist Lite is free software for general distribution.  Please see the distribution information below in the 'distribution' section.

Distribution

You are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original version to anyone; and distribute the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.  All the original documents and files must remain intact and unchanged.  There is no charge for any of the above.

You are specifically prohibited from charging, or requesting donations, for any such copies, however made; and from distributing the  software and/or documentation with other products (commercial or otherwise) without prior written permission from Mobile Generation Software.

Company Information

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