TealScan User's Manual

Introduction

Description

Thank you for trying TealWheel.

Contents

This archive contains the following files:

Program files:

TEALWHL.PRC The TealWheel program file

TPSETUP.EXE Windows easy-installer

Document files:

WHLDOC.PDF This document in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format

WHLDOC.HTM This document in HTML format (sans images)

WHLDOC.PRC This document in TealDoc format

Installing

Windows Install

Under Windows, run TPSETUP.EXE and follow the on-screen prompts

Manual Install

Use the Palm Install Tool (“Quick Install”) to install the file:

· TEALWHL.PRC

The Palm Install Tool comes installed on your desktop computer as part of your original software package, and is accessible from the Palm Desktop program as an icon on the left hand side.

This document also comes as a Palm document file WHLDOC.PRC, which you can optionally install and view with our document reader TealDoc.

Terminology

This manual uses the following terminology:

buttons

Rounded, rectangular areas on the Palm display screen that you can tap on with a stylus.

hardware buttons

Physical pushbuttons on you device/phone case that you can depress with your finger

application buttons

The row of two or four hardware buttons that are typically configured to launch frequently used applications

5-way control

The directional rocker switch located below the device display

silkscreen buttons

Buttons located in a physical or virtual graffiti text entry area, if present

non-volatile memory

A memory technology that does not lose data even after complete power loss. In modern PalmOS handhelds, NAND flash memory chips are used.

NVFS

Palm’s non-volatile file system, the part of PalmOS which uses a fixed block of normal RAM memory to speed up access to data stored in NAND flash memory.

DBCache

The fixed block of normal RAM memory used by NVFS to speed up file access.

Taking pop-up launchers like the TealOS wave launcher one step further, TealWheel gives you instant access to your applications. Sporting a powerful yet intuitive interface, TealWheel can pop up while you’re still inside another application, providing access to numerous applications, preview images, and even useful functions like copy, paste, and global find.

The Icon Wheel

The main TealWheel interface consists of a circular wheel of 12 icons, each of which can be mapped to an application, function, or navigation command. The wheel will open from within any application at the press of a button.

You can create up to five independent named wheels, and switch between them to find the app you want.

The Configuration Screen

To select applications or commands for each wheel icon, run the main TealWheel program to bring up the Configuration Screen. Select any icon to choose a new function for that icon.

Chapter 2 – The Icon Wheel

When you run the main TealWheel program for the first time, TealWheel enables Icon Wheel, and maps it to open by default when you press the Home button on your device.

Overview

Icons

The Icon Wheel consists of twelve icons arranged in a circle. Each icon represents a launchable application or special command.

Central Hub

In the middle of the circle, the central hub will display a preview image of a selected application, or if no preview is available, it will display the current time, wheel name, and the name of a selected app for function.

Home Icon

In the upper left corner of the wheel, a small home icon is displayed. Tapping on this icon opens the standard application launcher. The home icon is particularly useful in case you map TealWheel to you device home button and have not mapped the launcher app to any icons in the Icon Wheel.

Navigation (5-way)

By default, the central hub is highlighted when you first open the Icon Wheel. To change the selection, use the 5-way navigator to move the current selection up, down, left for right. This will highlight the four corresponding “compass” icons in the wheel.

Once an icon is highlighted, you can move the highlight inward to move back to the center hub, or tangential to the wheel to rotate it to the next icon. For instance, if you highlight the leftmost icon, moving down will rotate the wheel clockwise, and moving up will rotate it counter-clockwise. Select the icon with the 5-way select button to execute the mapped function or open the corresponding app.

A special function can be executed if you move the highlight outwards from the wheel edge. Each of the four compass directions can be programmed to c lose the wheel, to change to another wheel, or to rotate the wheel in either direction. By default, moving right from the rightmost (3-o’clock) wheel switches to the next wheel, while moving left from the leftmost (9-o’clock) icon switches to the previous wheel in the wheel list. The specific command executed can be adjusted in the Navigation Prefs screen described in the Settings and Options chapter.

Navigation (stylus)

Alternatively, you can operate the Icon Wheel with a finger or stylus. Tap on icon to activate it, or use a circular gesture to rotate the wheel in either direction.

When the wheel is rotated, the icon highlight moves so that an icon in roughly the same location on the wheel (e.g. “9-o’clock” or “12-o’clock”, etc) is kept highlighted. This lets you preview the contents of different icons while you rotate the wheel.

To easily change wheels, tap on either of two arrows that appear on the central hub. These move to the previous or next wheel. Alternatively, you can tap on the current wheel name to bring up the popup wheel list.

Chapter 3 – The Configuration Screen

The configuration screen opens whenever you run the main TealWheel program. On it, twelve buttons represent each of the 12 icons in the Icon Wheel, and five boxes labeled “A” through “E” represent each of five separate wheel configurations.

Mapping Icons

To choose an action for an icon, select its button to bring up the Icon Mapping screen. You can choose from the following mappings:

None

The icon is left blank and performs no action when selected.

History

The icon is automatically mapped to one of the 12 most recently run applications. A preview image is stored for each application in the history list.

By default, history icons are filled in clockwise order starting with the bottom-most (6-o’clock) icon, so if the 6-o’clock icon will contain the last app run if mapped to the History action, 7-o’clock will contain the last app before that, etc.

Applications

Icons can be mapped to a specific application in main memory or on an SD card. For apps on a card, a number in parentheses--indicating the volume number where the app resides--follows the app name. On most devices, apps on an external card are followed by “(2)”, and apps on an internal storage (USB) volume are followed by “(1)”.

Function – Brightness

Brings up the PalmOS brightness adjustment slider

Function – Find

Initiates a PalmOS Global Find operation.

Function – Home

Launches the full system launcher application

Function – Lock and Off

Locks the handheld and turns it off

Function – Power Off

Turns off the handheld

Function – Toggle Radio

Toggles a Palm Treo or Centro radio on or off

Function – Cut

Performs a PalmOS cut operation on an active text field

Function – Copy

Performs a PalmOS copy operation on an active text field

Function – Paste

Performs a PalmOS paste operation on an active text field

Function – Undo

Performs a PalmOS undo operation on an active text field

Navigation – Wheel List

Brings up popup list to select a new wheel by name

Navigation – Previous Wheel

Selects the previous wheel (by letter)

Navigation – Next Wheel

Selects the next wheel (by letter)

Navigation – Wheel A-E

Selects a specific wheel by letter

Chapter 4 – Settings and Options

Adjust preferences in TealWheel in the following menus:

Activation Prefs

Use the Activation Prefs screen to set which button presses are used to open the Icon Wheel:

Hardware Button / Button Hold

Most devices have four hardware application buttons that are mapped to applications. Use this option to map a press of the button or a long press (hold) to TealWheel instead.

NOTE: On the Treo 650, Hardware buttons 1 and 4 are respectively used for dialing and power buttons. On the Palm Centro, the four hardware buttons are arranged in a “U” order with (1) in the upper left and (4) in the upper right. Button 4 is mapped by default as a home button. Devices like the LifeDrive and Palm TX without a separate dedicated home button typically use Hardware button 1 or 4 as a home button.

Other Home Button

Use this option to map a press of a dedicated home button or software home icon to TealWheel. Devices with dedicated home buttons also have four separate application buttons.

Opt + Hard Button

On a Palm Centro or Treo, use this option to map TealWheel to a press of a hardware button while holding down the option shift.

Favorites/ Voice

On other devices, a Favorites button (Tungsten E) or Voice Dial button (Tungsten T) can be mapped to TealWheel using this option. The favorites button generates the same key code as Opt+1 on a Treo/Centro.

Aux Button / Hold

Maps TealWheel respectively to a short or long press of the extra side button on a newer Treo or Centro.

Navigation Prefs

Sets the following options:

When trying to move beyond the wheel edge

This option determines what action is performed when the 5-way navigator is used to move the highlighted square outward (away from center) past the wheel edge in each of the 4 compass directions. Choices include:

Rotate CCW

Rotate counter-clockwise

Rotate CW

Rotate clockwise

Close Wheel

Close the wheel with no further action

Previous Wheel

Open the previous wheel in the wheel list

Next Wheel

Open the next wheel in the wheel list

Wheel List

Open a list of wheels to select one by name

Initial highlight position

Determines which icon, if any, is automatically highlighted when the Icon Wheel is first opened.

History Prefs

The following options determine the order and direction in which a wheel’s history icons (if any) are filled.

History icons start at

Selects the first history icon (top, bottom, left, or right). This icon holds the last application visited.

Initial highlight position

Determines the direction (clockwise our counter-clockwise) in which the history icons are filled (from most recent to least recent).

Special Prefs

Sets the following special options:

Pass through activation app buttons

When this option is enabled and the Icon Wheel is open, if you press a hardware button that is mapped as an activation button, the button press will be passed on to the application underneath.

If this option is unchecked, pressing an activation button a second time will close the wheel with no action.

Show preview panel

When this option is checked, a thumbnail screen image will be saved for every application when it is placed in the application history. When a corresponding history icon is selected, the preview image is shown in the center hub.

Show preview panel in front

If checked, the preview panel is shown in front of icons instead of behind.

Show app name if no preview

When this option is checked, the name of the selected icon’s application or function is shown in the center hub if not preview is available.

Show background panel

Use this option to reduce screen “flashing” when changing selected icons. When enabled, add a blank preview panel is added underneath the center hub if no preview is available.

Show icon containers

Uncheck this option to show bare icons alone without their “container” rectangles.

Save rotation between sessions

When this option is checked, the wheel rotation is kept between times you popup Icon Wheel. Otherwise, the wheel is reset to its initial position when the wheel is opened.

Save rotation between wheel changes

When this option is checked, the wheel rotation is kept when you change to another wheel. Otherwise, the wheel is reset to its initial position when switching to a new wheel.

Wheel Prefs

Sets the following special options:

Open with…

Selects a specific starting wheel to open each session or restores the last wheel open.

Wheel Visibility / Names

Allows you to select which wheels are enabled and to choose a custom name for each wheel.

Activation Apps List

The Activation Apps List lets you limit which apps support the Icon Wheel. Use it to restrict the wheel from apps that use incompatible display modes or use the activation button for a custom purpose.

Select the Add button to add applications, or the Rem button to remove a selected app from the list. When the Unlisted Apps box is selected, the Icon Wheel is disabled within apps on the list. When Listed Apps is selected, the Icon Wheel is supported only in the indicated apps.

History Apps List

The History Apps List lets you restrict which apps get added to the history of recently- run applications. Similar to their counterparts on the Activation Apps List, the Unlisted Apps and Listed Apps buttons respectively exclude apps from the history list or limit history only to the selected apps.

Card App Folders

TealWheel supports applications stored on external storage cards and internal storage (USB) volumes. By default, the program searches in the “/PALM/Launcher” folder, which is the location used by the standard Palm Launcher. Using the Card App Folders screen, however, you can specify additional folders where application files may be stored.

Appendix A – Revision History

Version 1.00 – April 25, 2009

First debut on beta test page

Appendix B – Contact Info

TealWheel by TealPoint Software

TealPoint Software

454 Las Gallinas Ave #318

San Rafael, CA 94903-3618

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please visit us at www.tealpoint.com, or email us at contact@tealpoint.com.

Appendix C – Registering

Registering allows you to use the program past the 30-day expiration period and turns off registration reminders.

Currently, you may register by snail mail or online with a credit card and a secured server from the store where you downloaded the software. For the first option, send the following information on a sheet of paper separate from your payment.

· Product Name

· E-Mail Address (write clearly)

· HotSync User ID (Pilot Name Required for Passkey generation. It can be found on the main screen of the HotSync application on the Pilot as "Welcome ________" or in the corner on a PalmIII or higher)

· Check (drawn off a US Bank) or Money Order for ($19.95 US). No international checks or money orders please.

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Appendix E – Legal Notice

We at TealPoint Software are committed to providing quality, easy-to-use software. However, this product is provided without warranty and the user accepts full responsibility for any damages, consequential or otherwise, resulting from its use.

This archive is freely redistributable, provided it is made available only in its complete, unmodified form with no additional files and for noncommercial purposes only. Any other use must have prior written authorization from TealPoint Software.

Unauthorized commercial use includes, but is not limited to:

§ A product for sale.

§ Accompanying a product for sale.

§ Accompanying a magazine, book or other publication for sale.

§ Distribution with "Media", "Copying" or other incidental costs.

§ Available for download with access or download fees.

This program may be used on a trial basis for 30 days. The program will continue to function afterwards. However, if after this time you wish to continue using it, please register with us for the nominal fee listed in the program.

Thank you.

CUSTOMER LICENSE AGREEMENT

YOU ARE ABOUT TO DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, OPEN OR USE PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE OWNED BY TEALPOINT SOFTWARE, INC. CAREFULLY READ THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS END USER LICENSE BEFORE DOING SO, AND CLICK BELOW THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS.

1. License. You are authorized to use the Software Product owned and developed by TealPoint Software, Inc. on a single hand-held computing device on a trial basis for thirty (30) days. If after 30 days you wish to continue using it, you are required to register with TealPoint and pay the specified fee. This license is not exclusive and may not be transferred. You may make one copy of the Software for back-up and archival purposes only.

2. Ownership. You acknowledge that the Software Product is the exclusive property of TealPoint Software, Inc, which owns all copyright, trade secret, patent and other proprietary rights in the Software Product.

3. Restrictions. You may NOT: (a) decompile or reverse engineer the Software Product; (b) copy (except as provided in 1 above) sell, distribute or commercially exploit the Software product; or (c) transfer, assign or sublicense this license.

4. Disclaimer of Warranty and Liability. TEALPOINT MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR FUNCTIONING OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ALL OF WHICH TEALPOINT DISCLAIMS. ALL LIABILITY IS DISCLAIMED AND TEALPOINT ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCIDENTIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL, ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.

5. Termination. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by destroying your copy(ies) of the Software Product. The Agreement will also terminate if you do not comply with any of its terms and conditions, at which time you are required to destroy your copy(ies) of the Software Product and cease all use.

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