Start DOCit.exe, a Wizard will help you setting the configuration.
Usage
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To edit a file double-click it or select "Edit" from the file menu.
Before every file is a little status icon:
Green : File will not sync.
Yellow : File will be transferred on next hotsync.
Red : File currently open in editor.
After closing the editor the file gets reconverted to DOC and copied to the install directory (if the install option is enabled).
File menu
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The file menu shows different options if a open file is selected in the list or not.
* New : Creates a new empty DOC file and opens the editor.
* Create from TXT: Creates a new DOC file from a existing TXT file. The name of the DOC is the filename.
* Edit : Unpacks the DOC file and opens it in the editor.
* Delete : Deletes the DOC file from the "DOC source" directory. To delete the file from your Palm you have to use the delete option of your DOC reader.
* Rename : Rename the DOC file.
* Install : Copies the selected file to the install directory.
* End edit : Ends editing of a open file. The DOC gets reconverted and installed.
(normally you should just close the editor instead of this command)
* Cancel edit : Cancels editing of the file. The DOC file stays unchanged.
(use this *before* closing the editor to cancel any changes on the file)
* Update : Scans the "DOC source" directory for new files and changes.
View menu
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Uses this to change between two display modes.
Options menu
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* Preferences : Opens the preferences dialog. Press the "Wizard" button if you need help.
* Quickview : Switches the Quickview display.
* Stay on top : If enabled DOCit is displayed always above all other windows.
* Correct UNIX...: If the DOC file was compressed from a unix textfile it contains different returns. Visible as black squares in some editors. If you have such a file enable the option the first time you edit it. Normally you should keep this disabled because it slows down the opening of the file.
How DOCit works in detail
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(not required to read for using docit)
Editing:
- Start of converter selected in the preferences with the backup directory as TXT target
- If "Correct UNIX returns" is enabled the TXT file is loaded and scanned for the returns
- Start of the editor with the unpacked TXT file as parameter
- DOCit waits till the editor is closed
- After closing the editor the file (or all files, if multiple files is enabled) get reconverted to DOC in the backup directory
- If everything worked the pdb file gets copied to the source dir and deleted from the backup directory
- If "keep TXT" is disabled the TXT file gets deleted from the backup directory
- If install is enabled the file gets copied to the install directory of the user and the sync-flag is set
Renaming:
- DOCit changes the name directly in the DOC file
- DOCit renames the filename to the new name (replacing all special chars with _ )
- If install is enabled the file gets copied to the install directory of the user and the sync-flag is set
Makedoc
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DOCit uses a external program for DOC conversion. The free tool "makedoc" from Pat Beirne is included in this zip file.
Look at the readme of makedoc (in the makedoc.zip) for details on how to use it.
If you have any questions about DOCit not answered here please e-mail me.
