pToolSet Manual

NOTE. This very same manual can be found online here (HTML) and here (text). You can also download them from here (HTML) and here (text).

NOTE.If your Palm OS is 4.x or older, then please read 00README_preOS5.txt and 00README_pToolButtonsPro.txt which are included in the pToolSet distribution.

NOTE. If you run Palm OS 5.0+, then please read 00README_OS5.txt and 00README_pToolButtonsPro.txt which are included in the pToolSet distribution.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Downloading pToolSet
  • pToolSet vs. pToolSet demo
• Version Information and Recent Changes
• Installation
• Registering pToolSet
• Technical Support
• Troubleshooting
• Spelling pToolSet
• Online Help in pToolSet
• Using pToolSet
  • pToolOn
  • pToolOff
  • pToolZapper
  • pToolButtons
  • pMasterTool
  • pAddressTool
  • pDateTool
  • pFindTool
  • pInfoTool
  • pLaunchTool
  • pPointerTool and pGraffitiTool
  • pRotatorTool
  • pScriptTool and pScriptEngine1
  • pSearchTool and pReplaceTool
  • pTipsTool
  • pToDoTool
  • pTextTool
    • pTextEngine1
    • pEditTool
    • pMagiPad
    • pScriptPad
    • pSortTool
    • pWordCountTool
• External Keyboards
• List Navigation
• Compatibility Issues
• Known Bugs
• Fixed Bugs
• Unknown Bugs
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Disclaimer and Legal Statement
• Acknowledgement
• Closure
• More from PaulComputing
• Development History

Introduction

pToolSet is a collection of tools for all Palm Powered handhelds which are at your disposal without quitting your current application.

For instance, pToolSet allows you to find out essential data such as date, time, and battery status with a stroke of the stylus. It also allows you to create DateBook and ToDo items on-the-fly. You can use pToolSet's powerful text editing capabilities in any application which uses text, including all the built-in ones.

The following screen shoots give a few illustrations of what pToolSet can be used for.

pToolSet is the OS 3.5+ equivalent of HackMaster extensions. The latter are going to be no longer available under the upcoming OS 5 whereas pToolSet will exploit the power of the Palm OS for years to come. Whether you are a "newbie" or and "expert", you will soon find out that pToolSet is one of the most useful pieces of software ever written for Palm Powered handhelds.

Downloading pToolSet

You can download the demo version of pToolSet via PaulComputing's web page [this is it]. The demo version is also included in PaulComputing's master package.

You can't directly download the registered version of pToolSet. However, all registered users will always be given instructions how to obtain the latest registered version.

pToolSet vs. pToolSet demo

The demo version of pToolSet is almost fully functional except that it has the following additional features. Most of the modules work perfectly as applications but, if they are used as Operating System Extensions, then occasionally they put up a friendly message on the screen reminding you to register pToolSet. Once you see this message, the current operation may be aborted. Moreover, some functions of pToolSet are missing from the demo version. Such functions include, but are not limited to, encryption/decryption of text in all of your Palm applications. The registered version of pToolSet does not have such limitations. In addition, registered users will always get notified of the latest releases which are expected to happen quite frequently.

Installing the demo version over a registered version will delete the latter and vice versa.

Version Information and Recent Changes

Information on PaulComputing's software versions is here and on recent changes is here.

Installation

pToolSet runs on all Palm Powered handhelds with operating systems [OS] at least 3.5, and they are not compatible with OSs older than 3.1. Certain components of pToolSet are usable with OSs 3.1+ although their full potential is not going to be seen with OSs under 3.5.

pToolSet is a collection of applications consisting of pToolOn (aka pToolSetOn), pToolOff (aka pToolSet0ff), pToolZapper (aka pToolSetZapper), a special database called pToolButtons, and other components called "modules". The latter may be be self-contained applications such as pInfoTool or just pieces of codes such as pEditTool which are a part of one of the self-contained applications. To install all the components of pToolSet, just use the regular Palm installation process via HotSync. However, please read the section on using pToolSet for certain caveats and for more details.

NOTE. It is not necessary to install all modules. Just pick those which you want to use. However, always install the latest version of pToolOn, pToolOff, and pToolButtons. In addition, please use the latest versions of all modules as well. All components of pToolSet interact with each other. Therefore, they all need to have the same version number and compilation time'n'date.

NOTE. The installation of pToolZapper is purely optional. However, please keep it handy all the time since it allows you to delete individual pToolSet components with the least amount of hassle and inconvenience.

NOTE. The applications pToolsOn, pToolsOff, and DateVolt have been replaced by pToolOn [no "s", aka pToolSetOn], pToolOff [no "s", aka pToolSetOn], and pInfoTool, respectively. If you still have any of the obsolete pToolsOn, pToolsOff, and pDateVolt on your Palm Powered handheld, then, prior to installing the latest pToolSet, you should install pToolZapper all by itself [it is part of the latest pToolSet package], and run it with the delete all pToolSet modules box checked and the delete saved preferences too box unchecked. This will delete all your pToolSet modules but it will leave your saved pToolSet preferences untouched.

WARNING. If you use version 7.xx or newer of any of the pedits, LapTopHack, or pToolSet, then all your pedits, LapTopHack, and pToolSet must be 7.xx or newer since they are not compatible with version 6.xx or older.

NOTE. I suggest that you keep a backup copy of your peditDB.pdb which is somewhere in your HotSync backup directory on your desktop computer since you may need it in the highly unlikely event that you decide go back to versions 6.xx of pedit, pToolSet, and LapTopHack.

Registering pToolSet

The demo version of pToolSet is free and requires no registration.

The registration fee for the registered version of pToolSet is US$14.00.

Occasionally you may get a discount if you register it via PaulComputing's website.

Registered users will always get notified of the latest releases which are expected to happen quite frequently.

If you honestly cannot afford the registration fee but you must have my Palm products anyway, then please contact me for discount rates.

PayPal is the strongly preferred, easiest, and fastest way to register pToolSet. Please register

at PayPal right now.

A working alternative is to mail a check for US$14.00 to Paul Nevai, 3346 Mansion Way, Columbus OH 43221-1573, USA. Please include your e-mail or your mailing address if you have no e-mail.

You can also register pToolSet at eSellerate: browse all, pToolSet.

Technical Support

First, please read the section about troubleshooting.

Second, if the advice given in the section on troubleshooting did not solve your problem, then please contact me.

Please state clearly the version number and compilation time'n'date of your pToolSet, the exact name of your Palm Powered handheld hardware, the version number of you Palm operating system, and please describe the problem you have experienced.

If you live in North America, please provide your phone number, your time zone, and the times which are convenient for you.

Please note that you can also obtain help by contacting the peditors Forum. In fact, as it turns out, the collective mind of all peditors works better than mine alone. Therefore, in most if not all cases, it makes sense to e-mail to the peditors Forum prior to contacting me.

On the advice of JohnH, I recommend that you use the following template when contacting me.

DO: Your Name (yourname@yourisp.com) year/month/day [such as 2001/09/11]
Short description of the problem such as "I start up peditPro and my Palm crashes."
Application: [LapTopHack | peditPro | pToolSet etc.]
Version: [such as 6.02]
Compilation time'n'date: [11:01:43 EST on Jan 19 2002]
Handheld hardware: [such as TRGPro]
PalmOS version: [such as 3.5.1]
Other hardware (keyboard, expansion memory, etc.):
Free memory: [such as 2Mb]
Other HackMaster extensions active: [such as FitalyStamp]
Other OS patching applications: [such as QuickBits]
Steps to reproduce: [you must include the settings of all check boxes and selection triggers]
Debug message: [see below]
Other comments: [such as "I love your stuff"]

You can find out the version number and the compilation time'n'date by bringing up the version info dialog. You do the latter by selecting the Version Info... command in the Options menu, or by entering "V" [upper case "V"].

Troubleshooting

First, please read the section about compatibility issues.

Second, turn off all your other HackMaster extensions and see if the problem goes away. If it did, then turn on your HackMaster extensions one by one and isolate the problem. Once you identified the guilty party, please contact their technical support and explain the problem. I know from personal experience that most Palm developers provide superior support.

However, there are some exceptions. If you happen to experience the latter, then please be persistent. It may help your case if you send a copy of your correspondence to the peditors Forum and to some of the Palm related newsgroups such as comp.sys.palmtops.pilot and alt.comp.sys.palmtops.pilot.

You may also try Calvin's PGHQ FAQ. Much of my Palm knowledge comes from studying this FAQ database.

Next, check out the peditors Forum or write to peditors Forum since, as I mentioned it already, the collective mind of all peditors works better than mine alone.

If the problem still persists then contact pToolSet's technical support.

QUESTION. In some applications I get crashes. What is going on?

ANSWER. Most likely you are facing a stack overflow problem as a result of too many things being done at the same time. I suggest that you contact the developers of the software under consideration and explain them the situation. Most likely the software is either not managing memory properly or the stack is too small [or both]. If the problem originates from an application and not from a HackMaster extension or an Operating System Extension, then your developer can easily fix the problem by adding a proper 'pref' resource with the right setting to the application. In addition, TealMemBrain can also salvage the situation most of the time so that you don't need to depend on your developer's time schedule.

HINT. Use pInfoTool or TealMemBrain to check the free/used/total stack space in your application. I recommend that you set the size of your problematic application's stack space to 8K which is equal to 8,192 bytes [0x2000]. This advice works only if your Palm OS is at least 3.0. However, I have yet to see a non-newbie Palm user with a Palm OS under 3.0 on her primary Palm Powered handheld.

QUESTION. What is a stack anyway?

ANSWER. Excellent question. First, "officially" it is called "application stack space". Second, you could start, for instance, with the manual of TealMemBrain, and then move to here or here. In short, it is a small portion of your regular RAM where many of the computations take place.

QUESTION. My command toolbar icon is not showing up. What happened and how can I fix it?

ANSWER. Most likely you forgot to read 00README_1st.txt, and, therefore, you have not followed these instructions. The solution is very easy, First, run pToolZapper with the delete all pToolSet modules box checked and the delete saved preferences too box unchecked. Second, perform a soft [pin] reset of your Palm Powered handheld. Third, repeat the first step two more times. Fourth, reinstall the latest version of pToolSet.

Spelling pToolSet

pToolSet (cf. here).

Online Help in pToolSet

In almost every dialog online help is available via the Help and/or i-Tips buttons and/or by typing "?" and/or "ESC ?" and/or "H" and/or by pressing the Help list item, depending on the individual circumstances.

If pTipsTool and pToolButtonsPro are installed, then in almost every online help dialog there is incremental, forward, and backward case-blind search capability, full keyboard and Graffiti support, and other useful features. Please see pTipsTool for the details.

Using pToolSet

pToolSet is a collection of applications consisting of pToolOn (aka pToolSetOn), pToolOff (aka pToolSet0ff), pToolZapper (aka pToolSetZapper), a special database called pToolButtons, and other components called "modules". The latter may be be self-contained applications such as pInfoTool or just pieces of codes such as pEditTool which are a part of one of the self-contained applications.

Most of the modules have a double duty life. They can act as regular applications or as Operating System Extensions.

• pToolOn turns on pToolSet's modules. Under normal circumstances you never need to use pToolOn. It should run automatically after each reset and HotSync. However, if you use third party tools to install your files, then you may need to run pToolOn to turn on the modules of pToolSet. For instance, if you play with pToolSet on POSE [Palm Operating System Emulator], then you need to run pToolOn after you installed any pToolSet module.
• pToolOff turns off all pToolSet modules, including pToolOn. While a pToolSet module is turned on, you can't delete it. Hence, if you wish to delete a pToolSet module, you must run pToolOff prior to deleting the module. After you deleted the selected pToolSet module, you need to run pToolOn manually to turn on the remaining pToolSet modules.

• pToolZapper allows you to delete individual pToolSet components with the least amount of hassle and inconvenience. Although you can delete any of the pToolSet components manually if you follow the rules below, I still recommend that you use pToolZapper since then the probability of making mistakes is reduced to zero for all practical purposes.
  • I recommend that you leave the delete saved preferences too box unchecked unless you are about to delete all components of pToolSet.
  • Don't forget to explore pToolZapper's menu commands.
  • Please use the Help or the i-Tips button for additional advice on using pToolZapper [see here].
  NOTE. Since pToolSet constantly evolves, so does pToolZapper. Therefore, the above picture may not be up-to-date.
• pToolButtons is a necessary [silent] component of pToolSet. You don't need to worry about it except that you must install it alongside with the other modules.
  NOTE. Regarding pToolButtonsPro, please see 00README_pToolButtonsPro.txt and 00README_preOS5.txt and/or 00README_OS5.txt. You must install only one of pToolButtons and pToolButtonsPro and not both.
  • In order to delete pToolOn and pToolButtons, you must run pToolOff first.
  • pToolOff may be deleted without running pToolOff first. However, I recommend to keep them on your Palm Powered handheld unless you want to delete all pToolSet modules.
  • pToolOn and pToolButtons must reside in your regular RAM or flash ROM and should not be placed on an external card.
  • pToolOff may be kept on an external card although it is such a small application that there will not be much memory gain by doing so. I suggest keeping it in the regular RAM or flash ROM. If you choose the latter, then please do not forget to delete it prior to installing a fresh copy of pToolOff. Hence, the safest bet is to keep pToolOff in the regular RAM.
  • Each module has its own rules as to whether it is external card compatible. However, even in case of compatibility, there will be a significant performance degradation if kept on an external card.

• pMasterTool is a pToolSet module. It is the launching pad of all other pToolSet modules. In order to use pMasterTool, your Palm's OS must be at least 3.5.
  • You can use pMasterTool as a regular application if your Palm OS is at least 3.1.
    • As an application, pMasterTool can be used to set all the pToolSet preferences, and it is equivalent to the "pToolSet Prefs" command of pMasterTool when used as an Operating System Extension.
    • Use the pToolSet preferences to set various optional features of pToolSet which are operational only if pToolButtonsPro.prc has been installed on your Palm Powered handheld.
    • Here is a partial list of special actions which can be assigned to various buttons and/or strokes and/or taps: no special action, disable all action, current pMasterTool, built-in pMasterTool, pAddressTool, pDateTool, pEditTool, pFindTool, pInfoTool, pSearchTool, pSortTool, pTextTool, pTodoTool, pMagiPad, pScriptPad, Calendar, Palm Prefs, Palm Sound Prefs, copy text [32K], cut text [32K], paste text, select all text, paste date, paste time, paste date'n'time, change case, rotate case, insert char, rotate font, toggle ruler, rotate ruler, word count, pScriptRunner, pScriptButtons, Power Off, tap HOME button, tap MENU button, tap CALC button, tap FIND button, tap ABC button, tap 123 button, tap CLOCK button, toggle BackLight, adjust brightness, adjust contrast, run pScript_XX, pMasterTool #X, pScriptTool #X, and so forth.
    • Please see here and here for the details.
    • In particular,
      • The difference between the current pMasterT and the built-in pMasterT special actions is that the latter brings up the default pMasterTool which is built into pToolSet no matter which customized pMasterTool was last selected.
      • If you assign the special action Power Off to a button in the "press only" mode, then you will not be able to turn on your Palm Powered handheld using that button since it will turn itself off immediately.
      • The special action run pScript_XX performs the first pScript which is located after the tag [bookmark] pScript_XX in pScriptPad.
        EXAMPLE. ... pScript_08 blahblah {mess::/&mess@[@@pScript_08@@,,]}
        Please see pedit's manual [see here online] for details on pScripting.
  • You can activate pMasterTool as an Operating System Extension via the command toolbar.
    • You can bring up the command toolbar by a Graffiti stroke which is similar to a forward slash "/" starting at the bottom of "/".
    • The button in the command toolbar with a "P" and a "house" [home] symbol on it is the pMasterTool activator button. It is usually located at the very right position of the command toolbar.
  • You can also activate pMasterTool via LapTopHack either by entering "ESC S" [upper case "S"] or by tapping the tap firmly on the very right edge in the middle third of your Palm's Graffiti area, just to the right from [and between] the "CALC" and "FIND" SilkScreen buttons [see the "Graffiti area hot spots" and the "undocumented features" sections in LapTopHack's manual]. This is especially useful when the command toolbar is not available such as the "Prefs" [Preferences] application.
  • Please use the help command for advice on using pMasterTool.
  • In particular...
    • In addition to the standard tapping and dragging technique, you can also use the space, delete [backspace], up/down and left/right arrows, and previous/next field keys to navigate the pMasterTool list.
    • Use the page up/down [or the 5-way navigator] buttons to scroll the list.
    • Tap the "ABC" and "123" SilkScreen buttons to scroll the list up/down. This is even more convenient than using the page up/down keys.
    • Enter "^" [caret] to select the first item.
    • Enter "$" to select the last item.
    • Enter "[" to select the first item on the top of the current page.
    • Enter "]" to select the last item on the bottom of the current page.
    • Enter "@" scroll to currently selected item.
    • Enter "," [comma] to toggle incremental search mode on and off. Incremental search is off by default.
    • If you are in regular search mode and you have "x: command name", then entering the case-significant "x" selects and activates the item.
    • If you are in regular search mode and you have "x: command name" or simply "command name", then entering the lower cased version of the first letter of the command name selects the item but does not activate it.
    • If you are in regular search mode, then typing, "=" finds the next item whose command name starts with the for first letter of the currently selected command.
    • If you are in incremental search mode, then typing, say, "abc" finds the first item whose command name starts with "abc". You can use up to 31 letters in your search string.
    • If you are in incremental search mode, then typing, "=" finds the next item whose command name starts with the current search string.
    • If you are in incremental search mode, then typing, "delete" [backspace] deletes the last letter of the current search string and searches backward.
    • Both search modes are case-blind so that both lower cased and upper cased choices work.
    • The RETURN and the 5-way navigator SELECT keys activate the currently selected item.
    • You can cancel pMasterTool by tapping on the screen outside the dialog or by entering "." [period].
    • Enter "V" [upper case] to see the version number and the compilation time'n'date of pMasterTool.
    • In addition...
      • The Calendar command allows you to browse your Palm Powered handheld's built-in calendar. Unless you quit via the "Cancel" button, the picked day's datestamp will be either pasted into your current editable text field at the current cursor position or text selection if such a text field exists, or else it will be placed onto the ClipBoard. If you pick today, then the datestamp includes the current time too as in "2002/07/15 10:11:27" [date'n'time], whereas otherwise it consists of the date only as in "2002/07/15". The datestamp uses the preferences set in the "Formats" Preference Panel.
      • The Data LookUp command allows you to add phone numbers and similar information from your Address (aka Address Book) database to your currently focused and editable text field.
        NOTE. The Data LookUp command cannot be used if the current application has already opened up the Address database with write access. Examples of such applications include "DateBk3", "DateBk4", "DateBk5", and even the built-in "Address".
      • For the "pScriptRunner" and "pScriptButtons" commands you need LapTopHack installed and activated on your Palm Powered handheld.
      • The Toggle BackLight command turns on and off the backlight on some but not all Palm Powered handhelds.
      • The Invert BackLight command inverts [reverses] the backlight on some but not all Palm Powered handhelds. It is equivalent to the "shortcut .8" command. You will see the change the next time you turn on the backlight.
      • The switch pMasterT command displays the built-in pMasterTool and all customizable pMasterTool lists whether or not they have already been customized unless their names have not yet been changed from their built-in default "pMasterTool - #X" or they start with "." [period]. The latter two types are hidden although they can be fully accessed via the pMasterT Prefs command where they can be both customized and renamed.
      • In addition...
        • The "pMasterTool #X" special actions allow to start up pMasterTool using buttons/strokes/taps with the customizable pMasterTool #X loaded.
        • The "current pMasterT" special action allows to start up pMasterTool using buttons/strokes/taps with the last used customizable pMasterTool loaded.
        • The "built-in pMasterT" special action allows to start up pMasterTool using buttons/strokes/taps with the default pMasterTool loaded.
      • The pMasterT on left, pMasterT centered, and pMasterT on right commands allow you to display pMasterTool on the left/center/right portionof the screen of your Palm Powered handheld. pMasterTool remembers the position you last selected.
      • For the pMagiPad [aka magiPad] and pScriptPad [aka scriptPad] commands you need to have one of the pedits installed on your Palm Powered handheld. Please read about pMagiPad and pScriptPad in pedit's manual [see here online and here online].
        NOTE. The "Copy'n'Paste" command ["QopyPaste" button] a la pedit and LapTopHack works in pMagiPad and pScriptPad only and not in pEditTool, and only if there is a current text selection. It copies the current text selection to the ClipBoard, exits pMagiPad or pScriptPad, and then either replaces the current text selection by the contents of the ClipBoard, or, if there is no such text selection, then pastes the contents of the ClipBoard at the current cursor position. These actions take place in the currently focused and editable text field in the current dialog, provided that such a text field exists.
        NOTE. Certain pEditTool operations such as Save Text and Restore Text are not available in pMagiPad and pScriptPad.
    • In Palm OS 5+, as an optional feature, after 15 seconds of inactivity, pMasterTool quits on its own.
    • Please see here, here, and here for more details.

• pAddressTool is under construction...

• pDateTool is a pToolSet module which can create DateBook [aka appointment] items in Palm's built-in "Date Book" application without quitting your current application. In addition, pDateTool provides many more options than the "Date Book" application.
  • You can use pDateTool as a regular application if your Palm OS is at least 3.1.
  • You can activate pDateTool as an Operating System Extension via pMasterTool if your Palm OS is at least 3.5.
    • You can bring up the command toolbar by a Graffiti stroke which is similar to a forward slash "/" starting at the bottom of "/".
    • The button in the command toolbar with a "P" and a "house" [home] symbol on it is the pMasterTool activator button. It is usually located at the very right position of the command toolbar.
  • Don't forget to explore pDateTool's menu commands.
  • The Toggle AddMode menu command allows you to switch between the "Add New Item and Stay in pDateTool" and "Add New Item and Exit" modes. pDateTool remembers the settings of the current AddMode.
  • If you are in the "Add New Item and Stay..." mode, after you successfully added a new item, the item field becomes focused and the current text gets highlighted. This facilitates creating another item.
  • Please use the i-Tips button for additional advice on using pDateTool [see here and here].
  • The Start: and Length: labels are, in fact, buttons. Try them out and see the i-Tips button for an explanation.
  • pDateTool uses the same ESC key concept as pedit and LapTopHack except that pDateTool's ESC key can be configured on the fly and there is a visual feedback mechanism.
  • pDateTool cannot be used if the current application has already opened up the "Date Book" database with write access. Examples of such applications include "DateBk3", "DateBk4", "DateBk5", and even the built-in "Date Book".
    NOTE. I was told that some of the older versions of "DateBk" open up the "Date Book" database with some delay so that you may be able to open up pDateTool in them. However, such an action may lead to a spectacular albeit innocent crash.
  • pDateTool may be deleted without running pToolOff first.
  • pDateTool must reside in your regular RAM or flash ROM. If you choose the latter, then please do not forget to delete it prior to installing a fresh copy of pDateTool. Hence, the safest bet is to keep pDateTool in the regular RAM.

• pFindTool is a pToolSet module which is an OS 5+ compatible cousin, and, in a sense, advanced version, of superFinderHack. pFindTool is a replacement for the Palm OS built-in SilkScreen "FIND" command, and, compared to the SilkScreen "FIND" command, it is certainly "feature rich".
  NOTE. pFindTool is an intelligent front-end for the built-in SilkScreen "FIND" command [or superFinderHack, if installed]. pFindTool simply passes on the search string to the currently active "FIND" command, and the actual search is performed by the latter.
  NOTE. If your Palm Powered handheld's OS version is older than 5.0, then I recommend that you use superFinderHack in addition to pFindTool since the former is much more powerful. pFindTool implements as many of superFinderHack's features as it is possible in Palm OS 5+. I can assure you that superFinderHack and pFindTool can happily co-exist.
  • You can use pFindTool as a regular application if your Palm OS is at least 3.1 but then it is only partially useful.
  • You can activate pFindTool as an Operating System Extension via pMasterTool if your Palm OS is at least 3.5.
    • You can bring up the command toolbar by a Graffiti stroke which is similar to a forward slash "/" starting at the bottom of "/".
    • The button in the command toolbar with a "P" and a "house" [home] symbol on it is the pMasterTool activator button. It is usually located at the very right position of the command toolbar.
  • Don't forget to explore pFindTool's menu commands.
  • Please use the i-Tips button for additional advice on using pFindTool [see here].
  • The Find: label is, in fact, a button. Try it out and see the i-Tips button for an explanation.
  • A few words about saving search strings...
    • pFindTool automatically saves 128 [only 2 in the demo version] of your most recent search strings which you can recall instantaneously by tapping on the recent [ESC R] selection trigger.
    • In addition, you can manually save another 128 [only 2 in the demo version] of your favorite strings by tapping on the AddFav [ESC a, Add Favorite] button. You can recall the latter by tapping on the favorite [ESC F] selection trigger.
    • Both string saving methods work on a FIFO basis, that is, "first in first out". Hence, if you ever accumulate 128 [only 2 in the demo version] favorite search strings, then adding another one will destroy the very first one [more precisely, the one which is currently in the last position which is the same as the very first one only if you have not sorted the strings yet]. However, you will be given a chance to reconsider your actions.
    • If you want to delete any of your saved recent search strings, then just use the Delete Recent... command in the Options menu, and then click on the string which you want to delete.
    • Similarly, if you want to delete any of your saved favorite search strings, then just use the Delete Favorites... command in the Options menu, and then click on the string which you want to delete.
    • The Sort Recent and Sort Favorites commands in the Options menu do exactly what you would expect from them. The sort is case-blind.
  • pFindTool uses the same ESC key concept as pedit and LapTopHack except that pFindTool's ESC key can be configured on the fly and there is a visual feedback mechanism.
  • pFindTool must not be deleted without running pToolOff first. Otherwise, the built-in SilkScreen "FIND" command and/or superFinderHack will get confused and will not work. If you accidentally deleted pFindTool without using pToolOff, don't panic. Just run pToolOff and it will fix the mess you created.
  • pFindTool must reside in your regular RAM or flash ROM. If you choose the latter, then please do not forget to delete it prior to installing a fresh copy of pFindTool. Hence, the safest bet is to keep pFindTool in the regular RAM.

• pInfoTool is a pToolSet module which is an advanced version of LapTopHack's "Date'n'Time & Voltage'n'Battery" function.
  • You can use pInfoTool as a regular application if your Palm OS is at least 3.1.
  • You can activate pInfoTool as an Operating System Extension via pMasterTool if your Palm OS is at least 3.5.
    • You can bring up the command toolbar by a Graffiti stroke which is similar to a forward slash "/" starting at the bottom of "/".
    • The button in the command toolbar with a "P" and a "house" [home] symbol on it is the pMasterTool activator button. It is usually located at the very right position of the command toolbar.
  • pInfoTool can be called up via LapTopHack either by entering "ESC d" [both lower and upper case "d" work] or by tapping firmly on the very left edge in the middle third of your Palm's Graffiti area, just to the left from [and between] the "MENU" and "HOME" SilkScreen buttons as long as the Palm OS is at least 3.1 and pInfoTool is installed [it does not need to be turned on via pToolOn] [see the "Graffiti area hot spots" section in LapTopHack's manual]. This is especially useful when the command toolbar is not available such as the "Prefs" [Preferences] application.
  • Don't forget to explore pInfoTool's menu commands.
  • In particular...
    • The Calendar command allows you to browse your Palm Powered handheld's built-in calendar. Unless you quit via the "Cancel" button, the picked day's datestamp will be placed onto the ClipBoard. If you pick today, then the datestamp includes the current time too as in "2002/07/15 10:11:27" [date'n'time], whereas otherwise it consists of the date only as in "2002/07/15". The datestamp uses the preferences set in the "Formats" Preference Panel.
    • The Palm Preferences... command in the Actions menu allows you either to launch the built-in Preferences application or to visit the associated preference panels without quitting your current application. This is a vast improvement over LapTopHack's similar commands.
    • The Feature Numbers... command in the Misc menu gives you numerous pieces of information regarding the currently defined feature numbers. It tells you the the creator of the given feature number, the feature number itself, and the associated value. This is very useful for "experts" such as developers whereas it is totally irrelevant for the rest of us.
      NOTE. This command is especially useful when you have LapTopHack on your Palm Powered handheld since then you can search and copy the displayed information.
    • The Open DataBases... command in the Misc menu gives you numerous pieces of information about all the databases which are currently open. It tells you the name, the type, and the creator of the given database, whether it is a resource or record database, and how many times is has been opened up. This is useful for "experts" such as developers whereas it is totally irrelevant for the rest of us.
      NOTE. This command is especially useful when you have LapTopHack on your Palm Powered handheld since then you can search and copy the displayed information.
    • The Screen Size... command in the Misc menu shows the size of your screen in pixels. This is quite useful for "experts" such as developers whereas it is totally irrelevant for the rest of us.
    • The Screen Coordinates... command in the Misc menu shows the screen coordinates of either pen taps or pen strokes. The only way to terminate the Screen Coordinates... command is via entering "o" [lower case "oh"] or "0" [zero]. Well, you can also pull the plug. This is quite useful for "experts" such as developers whereas it is totally irrelevant for the rest of us.
  • Please use the i-Tips button for additional advice on using pInfoTool [see here].
  • In particular...
    • Tap on the RAM display selection trigger to obtain comprehensive information about the RAM and ROM situation of your Palm Powered handheld.
    • "0" [zero] = tap on the right half of the "Date'n'Time" display = toggle between leading 0 in the hour and no leading 0 in the hour formats
    • "a" = tap on the "Date'n'Time" display = toggle between 12 hour and 24 hour formats
  • pInfoTool may be deleted without running pToolOff first.
  • pInfoTool must reside in your regular RAM or flash ROM. If you choose the latter, then please do not forget to delete it prior to installing a fresh copy of pInfoTool. Hence, the safest bet is to keep pInfoTool in the regular RAM.

• pLaunchTool is a special pToolSet module. It is basically just a library shared by pedit, LapTopHack, and pToolSet. It is used for launching applications from any directory of all expansion cards via pScripting.
  • pLaunchTool is used by the "/&launch [...]" pScriptorial pFunction.
  • Please see pedit's manual [see here online] for details on "/&launch [...]".
  • A simple example is "{pedit::/&launch [@@/x/pedit@@]}" which launches pedit from the root level directory "x" on the first expansion card. However, if pedit already exists in the main meory, then the latter is launched.
  • Another simple example is "{pedit::/&launch [@@pedit@@]}" which launches pedit from the default directory "/Palm/Launcher" on the first expansion card. However, if pedit already exists in the main meory, then the latter is launched.
  • pScriptPad's Insert pScript command allows to automate the creation of such pScripts.
  • pLaunchTool can be installed, used, and deleted independently of pToolSet.
  • pedit and LapTopHack can use pLaunchTool even if no other component of pToolSet is installed.
  • pLaunchTool can be deleted via Palm's built-in deletion mechanism.
  • pLaunchTool cannot be deleted via pToolZapper.

• The documentation of pPointerTool and pGraffitiTool is under construction...
• Please type "?" for onboard help when in pPointerTool and pGraffitiTool.

• The documentation of pRotatorTool is under construction...
• Please type "h", "H", or "?" for onboard help when in pRotatorTool.

• The documentation of pScriptTool and pScriptEngine1 are under construction...
• Do not forget to experiment with the special action run pScript_XX which can be assigned to various buttons and/or strokes and/or taps and which is explained here".
• pScriptTool incorporates numerous "tap minimizing" features. In particular...
  • The "Run" label is, in fact, a button. It is the same as the "Item pEditor" menu command.
  • Similarly, the "script" label is also a button. It is the same as the "Switch Favorites" menu command.
  • When using the "Switch Favorites" menu command, the picked new "favorite" list will pop up immediately.
• If you have Palm OS4- and LapTopHack is installed, then pScriptTool automatically uses LapTopHack's pScripting engine since the former is a little more powerful with Palm OS4-.
• The "0: via pedit" button is functional only if you are currently in pedit. In the latter case pScriptTool serve as a front-end to peditorial pScripting.
  NOTE. As of version 6.65, you can edit and run pScripts via pToolSet even if you don't have a pedit installed. However, running pScripts via LapTopHack requires a pedit. The reason for the double-standard is that LapTopHack relies on resources from pedit, whereas pToolSet's pScriptEngine1 contains those resources.
• You can define up to 16 different "favorite" lists. If you wish to give customized names to those lists, you can do so with the "Rename Favorites" menu command. Renaming these lists is purely optional.
• The "Switch Favorites" menu command displays only those pScriptTool "favorite" lists whose name does not start with "." [period]. This allows you to hide unused "favorite" lists.
• Switching favorites is a sticky operation, that is, pScriptTool always starts up with the last used "favorite" list loaded. Except that...
  • The "pScriptTool #X" special actions allow to start up pScriptTool using buttons/strokes/taps with "favorite" list #X loaded.
• The "pScriptTool" special action allows to start up pScriptTool using buttons/strokes/taps with the last used "favorite" list loaded.
• Do not forget to experiment with pScriptTool's "Rotate Start Mode" menu command. It allows to start up pScriptTool either in normal [default] mode or with the "recent" or "favorite" lists opened up or with the "switch favorite list" list opened up. This is a time saving convenience.
• Do not forget to experiment with pScriptTool's "Toggle Instant Mode" menu command. It allows to run a pScript by tapping a pScript directly in either the "recent" or "favorite" lists. This is also meant as a time saving convenience.
  NOTE. If "Instant Mode" is on and pScripts are initiated directly from either the "recent" or "favorite" lists, then all pScripts are run automatically by pToolSet as opposed to pedit and/or LapTopHack.
• Please see pedit's manual [see here online] for details on pScripting.
• Please use the i-Tips button for additional advice on using pScriptTool [see here].

• pSearchTool is a pToolSet module which is an advanced version of superFinderHack's "search current text" command which allows you to search text in the currently focused text field. pReplaceTool is a special mode of pSearchTool.
  NOTE. Unlike superFinderHack, pSearchTool is not a substitute for Palm's built-in SilkScreen "FIND" command. You need pFindTool for the latter. If your Palm Powered handheld's OS version is older than 5.0, than I recommend that you use both pSearchTool [local search] and superFinderHack [global search].
  • You can use pSearchTool as a regular application if your Palm OS is at least 3.1 but then it is completely useless and it is good for explorational purposes only.
  • You can activate pSearchTool as an Operating System Extension via pMasterTool if your Palm OS is at least 3.5.
    • You can bring up the command toolbar by a Graffiti stroke which is similar to a forward slash "/" starting at the bottom of "/".
    • The button in the command toolbar with a "P" and a "house" [home] symbol on it is the pMasterTool activator button. It is usually located at the very right position of the command toolbar.
  • Don't forget to explore pSearchTool's menu commands.
  • Please use the i-Tips button for additional advice on using pSearchTool [see here].
  • The Find: and Repl: labels are, in fact, a buttons. Try them out and see the i-Tips button for an explanation.
  • A few words about saving search strings...
    • pSearchTool automatically saves 128 [only 2 in the demo version] of your most recent search and replace strings [a total of 256] which you can recall instantaneously by tapping on the recent [ESC R] selection trigger.
    • In addition, you can manually save another 128 [only 2 in the demo version] of your search and replace strings favorite strings [a total of 256] and the current search profile of each search strings by tapping on the AddFav [ESC a, Add Favorite] button. You can recall the latter by tapping on the favorite [ESC F] selection trigger.
    • A profile consists of a combination of the search string, then a space character, and then some additional information enclosed in brackets " [01L:ISUWM]". The first three letters in the brackets contain the "line" information, whereas the last 5 letters are the first letters of the check boxes in upper or lower case depending whether they are checked or unchecked.
      EXAMPLE. "This is a profile [ALL:isuwm]" where the search string is "This is a profile" to be searched in all lines ["ALL"] with all check boxes unchecked.
      EXAMPLE. "This is a profile [05L:ISuwm]" differs from the previous example in that this time you will do a case-blind ["I"] search in the top 5 lines ["05L" and "S"].
      EXAMPLE. "This is a profile [05L:Isuwm]" differs from the previous example in that this time you will do a case-blind ["I"] search in the 5 lines ["05L"] following the current cursor location ["s"].
    • You may save the same favorite string with two or more different profiles.
    • Since the entire search profile is recreated when you use the favorite selection trigger, you may see a lots of action in the pSearchTool dialog.
    • Both string saving methods work on a FIFO basis, that is, "first in first out". Hence, if you ever accumulate 128 [only 2 in the demo version] favorite search strings, then adding another one will destroy the very first one [more precisely, the one which is currently in the last position which is the same as the very first one only if you have not sorted the strings yet]. However, you will be given a chance to reconsider your actions.
    • If you want to delete any of your saved recent search strings, then just use the Delete Recent... command in the Options menu, and then click on the string which you want to delete.
    • Similarly, if you want to delete any of your saved favorite search strings, then just use the Delete Favorites... command in the Options menu, and then click on the string which you want to delete.
    • The Sort Recent and Sort Favorites commands in the Options menu do exactly what you would expect from them. The sorting process is case-blind.
  • If you want to delete text, then simply leave the "Repl" text field blank and then hit the "F/R" button. This behavior is different from pedit where the "\x" string represents the delete command.
  • Both pSearchTool and pReplaceTool wrap around, that is, all text search and/or replace operations continue at the beginning [top] once they reached the end [bottom] with the exception of the "All R" [Replace All] command which stops at the end.
  • Please see pedit's manual [see here online ] for the peditorial implementation of REGEXP, including text capturing via "(@:...)" and "(@x:...)" which is fully supported by pSearchTool and pReplaceTool.
    Do you wan to learn more about REGEXP? I recommend Jeffrey E. F. Friedl's Mastering Regular Expressions [see also here] as an excellent place to start [and to finish]. If you just want a plain vanilla quickie overview, then GNU's grep may help you. This is also excellent, and so is BBEdit's manual.
  • pSearchTool uses the same ESC key concept as pedit and LapTopHack except that pSearchTool's ESC key can be configured on the fly and there is a visual feedback mechanism.
  • pEditTool's Find menu command and "F" button both bring up pSearchTool.
  • pSearchTool may be deleted without running pToolOff first.
  • pSearchTool must reside in your regular RAM or flash ROM. If you choose the latter, then please do not forget to delete it prior to installing a fresh copy of pSearchTool. Hence, the safest bet is to keep pSearchTool in the regular RAM.

• pTipsTool is an advanced version of the Palm "i-Tips" help dialog. It is based on a similar tool in LapTopHack although the latter is much less sophisticated. Among its many features, it allows incremental, forward, and backward case-blind search for strings typed into the search field.
  • You can use pTipsTool as a regular application if your Palm OS is at least 3.1 but then it is completely useless and it is good for explorational purposes only.
  • You can activate pTipsTool as an Operating System Extension via pMasterTool if your Palm OS is at least 3.5.
    • You can bring up the command toolbar by a Graffiti stroke which is similar to a forward slash "/" starting at the bottom of "/".
    • The button in the command toolbar with a "P" and a "house" [home] symbol on it is the pMasterTool activator button. It is usually located at the very right position of the command toolbar.
  • Don't forget to explore pTipsTool's menu commands.
  • Please use the "?" button for additional advice on using pTipsTool [see here].
  • In particular...
    • The LEFT/RIGHT arrows, PAGE UP/DOWN, and the and 5-way navigator keys provide navigational aid in browsing the text in the help dialogs.
    • All command letters must be entered in upper case.
    • Type your search strings in lower cased letters.
    • The auto-search is case-blind and forward-incremental.
    • Use the "F" button or enter "F" [upper cased "F"] or press 5-way navigator down to forward-search the "i-Tips" text for the string typed into the search field.
    • Use the "B" button or enter "B" [upper cased "B"] or press 5-way navigator up to backward-search the "i-Tips" text for the string typed into the search field.
    • Enter "O" [upper case "Oh"] or RETURN or 5-way navigator SELECT to activate the "OK" button.
    • Entering TAB or "R" rotates the display fonts.
    • Entering "C" copies the current selection (if any) or the entire "i-Tips" text to the ClipBoard.
    • Entering "M" is the same as tapping the "MENU" SilkScreen button. Both bring up the pTipsTool menu.
    • Entering "S" selects the entire "i-Tips" text.
    • Entering "?" or "H" is the same as the "Help" menu command.
  • pTipsTool may be deleted without running pToolOff first.
  • pTipsTool must reside in your regular RAM or flash ROM. If you choose the latter, then please do not forget to delete it prior to installing a fresh copy of pTipsTool. Hence, the safest bet is to keep pTipsTool in the regular RAM.

• pToDoTool is a pToolSet module which is an advanced version of LapTopHack's "To Do List" companion hack which can create ToDo items in Palm's built-in "To Do List" application without quitting your current application. In addition, pToDoTool provides many more options than the "To Do List" application.
  • You can use pToDoTool as a regular application if your Palm OS is at least 3.1.
  • You can activate pToDoTool as an Operating System Extension via pMasterTool if your Palm OS is at least 3.5.
    • You can bring up the command toolbar by a Graffiti stroke which is similar to a forward slash "/" starting at the bottom of "/".
    • The button in the command toolbar with a "P" and a "house" [home] symbol on it is the pMasterTool activator button. It is usually located at the very right position of the command toolbar.
  • Don't forget to explore pToDoTool's menu commands.
  • The Toggle AddMode menu command allows you to switch between the "Add New Item and Stay in pToDoTool" and "Add New Item and Exit" modes. pToDoTool remembers the settings of the current AddMode.
  • If you are in the "Add New Item and Stay..." mode, after you successfully added a new item, the item field becomes focused and the current text gets highlighted. This facilitates creating another item.
  • Please use the i-Tips button for additional advice on using pToDoTool [see here].
  • The Due Date: label is, in fact, a button. Try it out and see the i-Tips button for an explanation.
  • pToDoTool uses the same ESC key concept as pedit and LapTopHack except that pToDoTool's ESC key can be configured on the fly and there is a visual feedback mechanism.
  • pToDoTool cannot be used if the current application has already opened up the "To Do List" database with write access. Examples of such applications include "DateBk3", "DateBk4", "DateBk5", "ToDo PLUS", and even the built-in "To Do List".
  • pToDoTool may be deleted without running pToolOff first.
  • pToDoTool must reside in your regular RAM or flash ROM. If you choose the latter, then please do not forget to delete it prior to installing a fresh copy of pToDoTool. Hence, the safest bet is to keep pToDoTool in the regular RAM.

• pTextTool is a pToolSet module which is an advanced version of LapTopHack's "peditHack".
• pTextEngine1 is separate module but without its own icon. It serves as a shared library of text related functions for various pToolSet modules.

• pEditTool is part of pTextTool. It is an advanced version of LapTopHack's "[p]editPad". They provide a number of sophisticated text manipulation operations similar to what their big sister pedit does. We will discuss pTextTool and pEditTool together.
  • You can use pTextTool as a regular application if your Palm OS is at least 3.1 but then it is completely useless and it is good for explorational purposes only.
  • You can activate pTextTool and pEditTool as an Operating System Extension via pMasterTool if your Palm OS is at least 3.5 and there is a currently focused text field in your form.
    • You can bring up the command toolbar by a Graffiti stroke which is similar to a forward slash "/" starting at the bottom of "/".
    • The button in the command toolbar with a "P" and a "house" [home] symbol on it is the pMasterTool activator button. It is usually located at the very right position of the command toolbar.
  • pTextTool can be called up by LapTopHack via "ESC T" [upper case "T"] as long as the Palm OS is at least 3.1 and pTextTool is installed [it does not need to be turned on via pToolOn]. This is especially useful when the command toolbar is not available such as the "Prefs" [Preferences] application.
  • pTextTool works with all focused text fields even if they are not editable such as some warning dialogs, i-Tips help files, or DOC files.
  • All text copying and cutting operations automatically extend the ClipBoard from the built in 1,000 characters to 32,767 [32K] characters.
  • Please use the i-Tips button [if visible], or the ?: help in pTextTool command or enter "?" for more advice on using pTextTool, pEditTool, and their companion modules [see here, here, here, here, and here]. In particular...
    • Each pTextTool command item, including every push button, can be activated either by pressing it or by entering the first letter of its label [see here for exceptions]. All command letters are case sensitive.
    • Use the space, delete [back space], tab, arrow, and page up/down keys to navigate the command lists and to switch between them.
    • Tap the "ABC" and "123" SilkScreen buttons to scroll the list up/down.
    • The RETURN key activates the currently selected command in the current command list.
    • You can cancel pTextTool by tapping on the screen outside the dialog or by entering "." [period].
    • If you are in "verbose mode", then pTextTool gives you some visual feedback in the form of short messages on the screen regarding certain operations. If you turn on "expert mode", then "verbose mode" gets automagically turned off.
    • If you are in "expert mode", then pTextTool becomes invisible although it functions exactly as if it were visible except that you can't use your stylus to activate buttons and commands. If there are 3 seconds of inactivity while in "expert mode", then you will automatically get back to "normal mode". If you quit pTextTool while in "expert mode", then you will be in "expert mode" again when your start up pTextTool the next time.
    • If you turn on "continue mode", then pTextTool automatically restarts after every text related operation unless you choose "cancel" or turn "continue mode" off. This is useful for performing a sequence of editorial tasks efficiently. If you quit pTextTool while in "continue mode", then you will be in "continue mode" again when your start up pTextTool the next time.
    • Using "expert mode" and "continue mode" together significantly increases the power of pTextTool.
    • Smart selection means that trailing white spaces such as spaces and tabs are included in the selection.
    • A "screen line" is a line what you see on the screen whereas a regular "line" must end with a RETURN [linefeed] character unless it is at the very end of your text [see here online and here online for a detailed discussion].
    • Paragraphs are separated by at least two RETURN [linefeed] characters plus possibly any number of white spaces between them [see here online for more details].
    • pEditTool is so intuitive that in all likelihood you will have no problems using it whatsoever.
    • Here are some details...
      • pEditTool uses the same ESC key concept as pedit and LapTopHack except that pEditTool's ESC key can be configured on the fly and there is a visual feedback mechanism.
      • pEditTool gives equal opportunity treatment to both lefties and righties.
      • The original text is automatically saved when you enter pEditTool so that you never have to use the Save Text command in the Act2 menu. In addition, you can always save the current text by using Save Text, and you can always restore the last saved text by using Restore Text.
      • Use the ESC key in conjunction with the arrow keys, the page up/down keys, and the previous/next field characters to navigate your text.
      • You can call up pTextTool from within pEditTool in a variety of ways.
      • Don't forget to explore pEditTool's menu commands.
        Hint. If you see "Ex", such as "Auto Indent... Ei", after a menu command, then you can activate that command by "ESC x".
        Enter versus Switch. If "entering", then the current pMagiPad/pScriptPad stays under the new daughter pad. If "switching", then the current pMagiPad/pScriptPad is replaced by the new sister pad. If you are pEditTool but not in pMagiPad/pScriptPad, then "entering" takes you to the current pad whereas "switching" allows you to pick another pad.
      • In particular...

• • • • • The extraordinarily powerful and useful concept of automatic text indenting is not exactly trivial. If you are familiar with it, then I don't think you need any additional explanation. Otherwise, I recommend that you read about the peditorial auto indent commands in pedit's manual [see here online]. The implementation in pTextTool is more straightforward and more flexible than either in pedit or in LapTopHack.
          • You can select [highlight] commands in the auto indent list by using the up/down arrows, the previous/next field characters, and by entering space or delete [back space].
          • You can also select [highlight] commands in the auto indent list by entering the first letter [which is a number] of their labels.
          • You can cancel the auto indent list by tapping outside the list or by entering "." [period].
          • You can activate a command in the auto indent list either by tapping on the label of the command or by selecting the command and entering "RETURN".

• • • • • The similarly powerful and useful concept of text block shifting is not exactly trivial either. If you are familiar with it, then I don't think you need any additional explanation. Otherwise, I recommend that you read about the peditorial shift selection commands in pedit's manual [see here online (auto indent), here online (shift right), and here online (shift left]. The implementation in pTextTool is more straightforward and more flexible than either in pedit or in LapTopHack.
          • You can select [highlight] commands in the shift selection list by using the up/down arrows, the previous/next field characters, and by entering space or delete [back space].
          • You can also select [highlight] commands in the shift selection list by entering the first letter [which is a number or a letter] of their labels.
          • You can cancel the shift selection list by tapping outside the list or by entering "." [period].
          • You can activate a command in the shift selection list either by tapping on the label of the command or by selecting the command and entering "RETURN".
        • The Find menu command is the same as the "F" button. They both bring up pSearchTool which uses five different search engines depending on the various options which you set prior to the search operation. This command also incorporates its own Find More command which allows you to repeat the previous search with the very same options. The search wraps around except when searching a range of lines from the current cursor.
        • On the other hand, the Find Again menu command and the equivalent "G" button do a much simpler job. Namely, they just find the next match of the current text selection. This search is case-blind and wraps around. This is a quick'n'dirty way of searching your text.
        • The difference between the Font and Sticky Font menu commands is that the latter remembers the choice you made and it will set the text field to the appropriate font when starting up pEditTool.
    • In order to use the "enter pMagiPad" [aka magiPad] and "enter pScriptPad" [aka scriptPad] commands, you need to have one of the pedits installed on your Palm Powered handheld. Please read about pMagiPad and pScriptPad in pedit's manual [see here online]
      NOTE. The "Copy'n'Paste" command ["QopyPaste" button] a la pedit and LapTopHack works in pMagiPad and pScriptPad only and not in pEditTool, and only if there is a current text selection. It copies the current text selection to the ClipBoard, exits pMagiPad or pScriptPad, and then either replaces the current text selection by the contents of the ClipBoard, or, if there is no such text selection, then pastes the contents of the ClipBoard at the current cursor position. These actions take place in the currently focused and editable text field in the current dialog, provided that such a text field exists.
      NOTE. Certain pEditTool operations such as Save Text and Restore Text are not available in pMagiPad and pScriptPad.
      NOTE. Certain pEditTool operations such as Insert pScript are available only in pMagiPad and/or pScriptPad.
    • The Insert pScript command in pScriptPad's Act1 menu creates an application launcher pScript of the form {appName:://&launch [@@appName@@,0]} where "appName" is the name of the currently running application [see pLaunchTool].
    • As far as case changing goes, lower casing and UPPER CASING are pretty much obvious, whereas "Title Casing" is more or less intuitive, although, in case of words such as pTextTool, it is subject to great debate. On the other hand, "deTitle casing" just changes the first letters of each word to lower case without changing anything else.
      • If your cursor is at the beginning or in the middle of a word and there is no current text selection, then the "Title Case selection" command upper cases the first letter of the current word without changing the current position of the cursor. The "deTitle case selection" command acts similary.

• • • The sort line command [pSortTool] allows you to sort either all [regular] lines or the selected [regular] lines in your text, depending whether you have current selection in your text. It has probably more options than you will ever need. It is based on pedit's similar tool. pLineSortTool is separate module but without its own icon. It can be invoked from pTextTool and pEditTool only.
      • The top message on your screen shows the number of comparisons performed while sorting your lines [in increments of hundreds]. I strongly suggest that you take an example with very many, say, a few hundred line breaks, and then watch the show. If you have peditPro, then you could even sort a memo with a few thousand line breaks. It is really educational.
      • Before you see two messages on your screen, you can interrupt [cancel] the sorting process by hitting the page up/down keys.
      • When you see two messages on your screen, you can still interrupt [cancel] the sorting process by hitting the page up/down keys but the interruption will take place only after the second message goes away, that is, the sorting process will be completed although the sorted text will not replace your original text.
      • You can't interrupt [cancel] the sorting process after the second message goes away unless you pull the plug of your Palm Powered handheld. Of course, most if not all sorting jobs you may ever have will be instantaneous for all practical purposes.
      • Please note that the rules for interrupting text sorting are somewhat different in pedit which gives you more options.
    • The font rotator command rotates the built-in standard, bold, large, and large bold fonts.
      NOTE. As OleM noticed, if you use the font rotator in applications such as pedit, then the font label doesn't get updated since the font rotator does its job without communicating directly to the underlying application.

• • • The word count command [aka pWordCountTool] gives you comprehensive statistics about the number of characters, words, and [regular] lines in your current text. It is based on pedit's similar tool.

• • • The Chars push button brings up the Character list of all available characters which you can paste into your text by selecting the appropriate character and/or tapping on it. It is based on LapTopHack's similar tool.
      • The numbers in the brackets refer to the decimal and hexadecimal values of the character which follow the right bracket.
      • A few of the characters are invisible and useless for writing and printing purposes such as "0x04". Nevertheless, I kept all of the characters in the standard "8-bit ASCII table" with the exception of the very first one which is called "null" character and which can be outright suicidal if used in any part of your text fields.
      • You can navigate in the Character list using the following rules.
        • "h" = go to the beginning [home] of the list.
        • "e" = go to the end of the list.
        • "down arrow", "v", "x", "l", "c", "t" = go forward by 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, or 200, respectively.
        • "up arrow", "V", "X", "L", "C", "T" = go backward by 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, or 200, respectively.
    • If there is a current text selection, then the selection process extends the selection both to the left and to the right according to the chosen command.
    • If the current cursor or the endpoints of the current text selection are in a gap between words, then "select current words" selects both words. A similar rule applies to sentences and paragraphs. For instance, if you have "word1| word2" where "|" denotes the cursor, then 1: select current words ends up selecting both words.
    • If there is a current text selection, then the jumping process takes the selection into consideration and the jump starts either from the start or the end of the selection, depending on the chosen command.
    • Almost all operations will center the selected text or the cursor on the screen unless they are already visible. This is called "smart contexting".
    • The "append current selection" option appends [as opposed to "copies"] the currently selected text to the ClipBoard.
    • The "cut too" option both copies to the ClipBoard and deletes [cuts] the selected text.
    • If the "copy current selection" command is picked, then the selected text is not "cut too" even if that push button is highlighted.
    • Note that "cut too" is considered a "dangerous" option so that it is neither keyboard selectable nor is it saved.
  • pTextTool may be deleted without running pToolOff first.
  • pTextTool must reside in your regular RAM or flash ROM. If you choose the latter, then please do not forget to delete it prior to installing a fresh copy of pTextTool. Hence, the safest bet is to keep pTextTool in the regular RAM.

• There are many more pToolSet modules on the drawing board.

External Keyboards

Most pToolSet modules fully support all external and internal keyboards and even Graffiti input in a rather rich and comprehensive manner. Please see the i-Tips button of your module for more details. If your module doesn't have an i-Tips button [such as pTextTool], then type "?" for help.

Both pMasterTool and all of the pToolSet modules (and much more) can be activated via external and internal keyboards, via hard and SilkScreen button presses, and even via numerous Graffiti area taps and strokes, as long as you install pToolButtonsPro instead of pToolButtons [please read 00README_pToolButtonsPro.txt which is included in the pToolSet distribution]. Please see pMasterTool and its pToolSet Prefs command for details.

In Palm OS 4 and older, you can also use LapTopHack to activate both pMasterTool and most pToolSet modules via external keyboards or Graffiti input [see the description of the appropriate modules in this manual or the "Graffiti area hot spots" and the "undocumented features" sections in LapTopHack's manual].

List Navigation

In most popped up generic lists in pToolSet you can navigate using the following rules unless the given list has its own navigational rules which is usually mentioned in the i-Tips or other help files.

• In addition to the standard tapping and dragging technique, you can also use the space, delete [backspace], up/down and left/right arrows, the 5-way navigator up/down buttons, and previous/next field keys to navigate the list up/down.
• Use the page up/down, the 5-way navigator left/right buttons, and the "ABC" and "123" SilkScreen buttons to scroll the list up/down.
• Enter "1 ... 9 0 a ... e " to select item "1 ... 9 10 ... 15" [sometimes, when it is more natural, the order is changed to "0 1 ... 9"].
• Enter "^" [caret] to select the first item.
• Enter "$" to select the last item.
• Enter "[" to select the first item on the top of the current page.
• Enter "]" to select the last item on the bottom of the current page.
• Enter "@" scroll to currently selected item.
• Enter "v x l h t m" to move the current selection forward by "5 10 50 100 200 1000" items [ "h" comes from hundred and "t" comes from two hundred, the rest are roman numerals].
• Enter "V X L H T M" to move the current selection backward by "5 10 50 100 200 1000" items [ "h" comes from hundred and "t" comes from two hundred, the rest are roman numerals.
• Enter "." or tap on the screen outside the list to cancel the list.
• The RETURN key [or the 5-way navigator select button] activates the currently selected item.

Compatibility Issues

I was told that FastCapsHack and MiddleCapsHack may have various problems leading to crashes if used in conjunction with applications which put buttons in the the command toolbar such as the pToolSet modules. The makers of these HackMaster extensions have been notified and hopefully they will address the issues.

Please note that I personally have not experimented with either of FastCapsHack and MiddleCapsHack so that I can't confirm the existence of the problems found by some of the users.

Known Bugs

When Copy'n'Pasting from pMagiPad or pScriptPad into a text field which is part of a table such as in Date Book or Address Book, the cursor, or more precisely, a ghost cursor, keeps blinking even though there is selected text in it. This is an old Palm OS bug which I reported several times and which has not been addressed yet [as of Palm OS 5.0]. If you are a Palm developer and you have the source code of Field.c, then look at the code around "eventP->eType == fldHeightChangedEvent" and you will see what's wrong.

Please report all bugs to me.

Fixed Bugs

• There was a very curious problem involving the built-in application launcher called "Applications" and pToolSet prior to version 6.19. Let's call it the "ADGW-Y-bug" after its discoverers AndyF, DanielB, GerryL, and WinstonY.

  Here is what happened...

  1. You must have pToolSet up to version 6.18.
  2. Either (i) install a fresh set of pToolSet via HotSync or (ii) turn off pToolSet with pToolOff and then turn it on via pToolOn.
  3. Go to "Applications" and use a graffiti command stroke to bring up the command toolbar.
  4. Enter "y" while the command toolbar is visible.
  5. This will invoke the "Category" menu command.
  6. You will see the "Please wait" sign for a short while.
  7. Then, as soon as the "Please wait" sign goes away and the "Category" dialog comes up, you will see a crash with a message similar to "MemoryMgr.c, Line:4365, NULL handle".

  NOTE. If, instead of "command-y", you use the "Category" menu command by tapping on it, then the crash does not take place.

  NOTE. Another version of the "ADGW-Y-bug" appeared in HandDBase if one tried to use the "copy" command via the command toolbar.

  SOLUTION. Upgrade to pToolSet 6.20+ which resolves the problem [after John Marshall explained to me the reasons for the crash which boils down to the technical word "DmGet1Resource"].

  NOTE. You must use version 6.20+ of LapTopHack and menuNavigatorHack with pToolSet 6.20+. Otherwise, pToolSet will fail to function properly.

  NOTE. Had "Applications" been written with more care, then the crash would not have occurred and the "ADGW-Y-bug" would have remained undiscovered.

• Using pMasterTool's "Pin Reset" command in version 6.26, followed by a HotSync and then a tap on the "APPL" SilkScreen button, caused a reproducible crash for DirkS on his Visor Pro with Palm OS 3.5.2H3.0. Subsequently, it was confirmed by BlakeW, LucF, JohnK, and GaryV. Hence, let's call it the "DBGJL-R-bug". As it turned out, the "DBGJL-R-bug" was a result of the above mentioned "ADGW-Y-bug" fix which on certain hardware configurations did not work as expected. I fixed the "DBGJL-R-bug" using a trick suggested to me by Bobby Kolev.

  NOTE. pToolSet 6.26, released on July 24, 2002, no longer suffers from the "DBGJL-R-bug".

Unknown Bugs

None.

Frequently Asked Questions

QUESTION. Why is pToolSet not compatible with OSs older than 3.5?

ANSWER. Because the so called "Notification Manager" was introduced in OS 3.5, and it is used as the underlying mechanism for communicating between various pToolSet modules.

QUESTION. Will pToolSet monopolize the command toolbar cluttering it with pToolSet buttons?

ANSWER. Please upgrade to version 6.23+ where the introduction of pMasterTool has resolved this issue. According to a poll conducted in the peditors Forum, pMasterTool was met by an overwhelming approval.

QUESTION. What are "Operating System Extensions"?

ANSWER. They are the OS 3.5+ versions of "HackMaster Extensions", or "hacks". Since OS 5.0+ no longer allows patching OS functions as HackMaster extensions do, Palm has developed a new approach to the good old quest of adding extra features to the operating system via the "Notification Manager". "Operating System Extensions" are essentially regular Palm applications [or "shared libraries" or "code segments"] which not only take advantage of the "Notification Manager" but also perform their actions without quitting the currently running application.

QUESTION. Why is it that text sorting in pedit is about twice as fast as in pToolSet via pLineSortTool? It took 7 seconds to sort 1000 lines in peditPro whereas sorting the same lines via pLineSortTool lasted almost 14 seconds.

ANSWER. Due to the way the Palm OS works, pToolSet is unable to use so called "global variables". pToolSet replaces the latter by another approach which slows some operations down.

QUESTION. What is a text field ruler?

ANSWER. A text field ruler is what 99% of the non-experts would call underline. It looks like underline, it smells like underline, but it ain't no underline. If you think about, you realize that nothing is underlined unless you work with a genuine word processor. In text fields, the ruler simply gives a visual reference where the lines are separated from each other. In addition to having no ruler at all, the Palm OS provides at least two different rulers in the form of grey and solid underlines.

QUESTION. When I am in pEditTool and hit, say, the "K" button then I can still use certain non-case change related operations such as toggle ruler on/off, whereas other operation such as line sorter don't work. Why?

ANSWER. pEditTool has a tricky mechanism of calling various commands and some work only when playing by the rules of the game whereas some even work otherwise. Think of the latter as undocumented features.

QUESTION. When I am in pTextTool and/or pEditTool and my pedit is running, I am unable to use the enter pMagiPad command. Why?

ANSWER. When pedit is running, then the pMagiPad database is open for both reading and writing, and hence no outside intruder such as pToolSet has the right to modify it. This is one of the basic rules of the game in the Palm universe.

QUESTION. How come that I can't use the SilkScreen "FIND" button and superFinderHack while I am in various pToolSet modules?

ANSWER. For the same reason as you can't do it in the built-in virtual KeyBoard either. Certain dialogs, more precisely, the "modal" dialogs, in the Palm universe prevent the functioning of the SilkScreen "FIND" button.

QUESTION. What is a "modal" dialog?

ANSWER. For instance, all dialogs which have an i-Tips button.

Disclaimer and Legal Statement

FOR LEGAL REASONS, LET ME STATE IT VERY EXPLICITLY AND VERY CLEARLY THAT THE USE OF PTOOLSET AND ALL ITS COMPONENTS CONSTITUTES A CONTRACT BETWEEN THE USER AND ME, AND THAT THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITH NO WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR TASK. THE USER ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS USE.

Acknowledgement

I thank Rick Bram, Steve C. Gilardi, Carl Osterwald, Ken Hancock, Harry Konstas, Michael J. Rider, and Andrew Welch who allowed me to use their fonts and/or font utilities in pEditTool.

I am grateful to Paolo [PaoloA] Amoroso, Daniel [DanielB] Bergman, David [DavidB] Brunner, Michael [MikeB] Bryan, Ray [RayD] Drew, David [DavidE] Ellis, Luc [LucF] Ferland, Andy [AndyF] Fullerton, Dave [DaveG] Golden, Peter [PeterG] R. Grierson, Steven [StevenH] Hill, Urs [UrsH] Hunkler, Jesse [JesseJ] Jacobsen, John [JohnK] Kershaw, Gary [GaryL] Learned, Gerry [GerryL] Levesque, William [BillM1] McIntyre, William [BillM2] McKelvey, Ole [OleM] Mollenhauer, Jayesh [JayeshP] Parekh, Alberto [AlbertoP] Platania, Kent [KentP] Primrose, Kurt [KurtR] Raschke, Rick [RickR] Reynolds, Sander [SanderR] Roosendaal, Jeff [JeffR] Roule, Joachim [JoachimS] Sanders, Ian [IanS] Scorer, Kenneth [KenS] Smith, Dirk [DirkS] Spackman, Bill [BillS] Starr, Ron [RonT] Tyson, Jim [JimT] Tucker, Gary [GaryV] D. VanSant, Blake [BlakeW] Winton, Peter [PeterW] Wirstrom, Roy [RoyV] C. van der Woning, Ken [KenW] Wright, and Winston [WinstonY] U. Yao who contributed to the development of pToolSet by their suggestions and/or testing and/or observations and/or bug reports.

Closure

Finally, please feel free to inform me of your wish list, suggestions, recommendations, [gentle] criticism, and so forth.

Sincerely,
Paul Nevai
peditor-in-Chief

E-mail: 2me@PaulComputing.com
Web:    www.paulcomputing.com

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Development History

May 1, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.02 [6.02 is the initial release version number which is kept in sync with pedit].

May 4, 2002. pInfoTool's "LapTopHack" menu command is here [and gone on November 30, 2002].

May 5, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.03.

May 7, 2002. pToDoTool is here.

May 7, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.03 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

May 8, 2002. Fixed a bug in pToDoTool.

May 8, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.03 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

May 8, 2002. pToDoTool now remembers its previous priority setting [KentP].

May 8, 2002. pToDoTool now starts up with the "To Do List" application's current category setting.

May 8, 2002. LapTopHack and pToolSet started to communicate. LapTopHack substitutes some of its own routines by pToolSet modules as long as the Palm OS is at least 3.1 and the appropriate modules are installed [these modules do not need to be turned on via pToolOn].

May 8, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.03 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

May 9, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.04.

May 10, 2002. pToDoTool's "Secret" check box was renamed "Private" [RoyV].

May 13, 2002. pDateVolt has been replaced by pInfoTool [JohnK]. Please see here prior to installing the latest pToolSet.

May 14, 2002. Fixed a pToDoTool bug which appeared if the ToDo item description consisted of one single letter.

May 14, 2002. pToDoTool now remembers its previous due date setting [KentP]. As a consequence, your saved pToDoTool preferences will be wiped out.

May 14, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.05.

May 16, 2002. pTextTool is here.

May 16, 2002. pTextTool can be called up by LapTopHack via "ESC T" [upper case "T"] as long as the Palm OS is at least 3.1 and pTextTool is installed [it does not need to be turned on via pToolOn].

May 18, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.06.

May 20, 2002. New command toolbar icons are here [designed by JoachimS].

May 20, 2002. pTextTool with many more commands is here.

May 21, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.07.

May 22, 2002. Fixed a bug which kep relaunching pTextTool under certain circumstances if it was left in the "continue mode".

May 22, 2002. Fixed a bug which caused an occasional crash after the "Under construction..." push buttons were used in pTextTool [KentP, UrsH].

May 22, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.08.

May 22, 2002. pToolsOn and pToolsOff have been replaced by pToolOn and pToolOff, respectively [no "s"]. Please see here prior to installing the latest pToolSet.

May 23, 2002. pToolZapper is here.

May 23, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.08 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

May 24, 2002. pLineSortTool is here [pLineSortTool does not have a separate icon and it is located inside pTextTool.

May 25, 2002. Fixed a Shadow Plan command toolbar button icon ID number incompatibility [MikeB, UrsH, RoyW].

May 26, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.08 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

May 27, 2002. Line sorting via pLineSortTool can be interrupted [canceled] now.

May 27, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.09.

May 31, 2002. Two new selection commands in pTextTool: extension of the current text selection either to the text start or to the text end [UrsH].

May 31, 2002. The lower, Title, and UPPER case changing commands are here [see pTextTool].

May 31, 2002. The text field ruler [underline] changing commands are here [see pTextTool].

May 31, 2002. The "enter pMagiPad" command is here [see pTextTool].

June 2, 2002. The "Chars" push button is here [see pTextTool].

June 3, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.10.

June 6, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.11.

June 8, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.12.

June 11, 2002. pLineSortTool is now a separate module but without its own icon. It can be invoked from pTextTool and pEditTool only.

June 11, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.13.

June 11, 2002. A new set of command toolbar icons are here [designed by JoachimS].

June 11, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.14.

June 12, 2002. The first incarnation of pEditTool is here. It is subject to numerous changes [improvements] and has a number of unimplemented commands. Please do not send me feature requests for pEditTool until further notice. However, bug reports are very welcome.

June 13, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.14 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

June 14, 2002. pInfoTool gives info on the free/used/total stack space in your application.

June 15, 2002. pEditTool's automatic text indenter [auto indent] command is here.

June 15, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.14 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

June 15, 2002. Converted the pToolSet project to the Palm OS 5 SDK.

June 17, 2002. pEditTool's text block shifter [shift selection] command is here.

June 17, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.15.

June 18, 2002. pTextTool's and pEditTool's [built-in] font rotator command is here.

June 19, 2002. pToDoTool now uses pEditTool and no longer requires LapTopHack for text editing.

June 20, 2002. Memory usage [application stack space] optimization.

June 21, 2002. pTextTool's and pEditTool's font changer commands are here.

June 21, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.16.

June 25, 2002. pInfoTool's "Screen Coordinates" command is here.

June 26, 2002. pInfoTool's "Screen Size" command is here.

June 26, 2002. pInfoTool's "Open DataBases" command is here.

June 26, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.17.

June 27, 2002. pInfoTool's "Feature Numbers" command is here.

June 27, 2002. Please read about the "ADGW-Y-bug" here.

June 27, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.17 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

June 27, 2002. Both LapTopHack and menuNavigatorHack transparently fix pToolSet's "ADGW-Y-bug".

June 27, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.18.

June 28, 2002. The "ADGW-Y-bug" is fixed even without LapTopHack and menuNavigatorHack. However, LapTopHack and menuNavigatorHack do a cleaner fix. Either way it should be OK.

June 28, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.19.

July 1, 2002. As of version 6.20, pToolSet itself fixes the "WG-Y-bug". You must use version 6.20+ of LapTopHack and menuNavigatorHack with pToolSet 6.20+. Otherwise, pToolSet will fail to function properly.

July 1, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.20.

July 4, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.21.

July 5, 2002. pInfoTool's "Screen Size" command has been made more user friendly [PaoloA].

July 6, 2002. pInfoTool's "Palm Preferences" command is here.

July 7, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.22.

July 8, 2002. Fixed a minor display bug when scrolling the list in pInfoTool's "Palm Preferences" command.

July 8, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.22 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

July 8, 2002. pMasterTool is here [a major change in the design philosophy].

July 9, 2002. pMasterTool's new command toolbar icon is here [designed by JoachimS].

July 9, 2002. pMasterTool can be called up by LapTopHack either by "ESC S" [upper case "S"] or via a tap in the middle third of the very left-hand side of the Graffiti area [see the "Graffiti area hot spots" and the "undocumented features" sections in LapTopHack's manual] as long as the Palm OS is at least 3.1 [but it is functional only if the Palm OS is at least 3.5 and it was turned on via pToolOn]. This is especially useful when the command toolbar is not available such as the "Prefs" [Preferences] application.

July 11, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.23.

July 12, 2002. Improved text block shifting in pEditTool [JesseJ, UrsH].

July 12, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.24.

July 16, 2002. pMasterTool's "Calendar" command is here [DavidE].

July 16, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.25.

July 17, 2002. pMasterTool's "Pin Reset" command is here.

July 19, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.26.

July 19, 2002. Renamed pMasterTool's "pTurnOff" command to "pToolOff" [WinstonY].

July 23, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.26 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

July 24, 2002. Fixed the "DBGJL-R-bug" [see here].

July 24, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.26 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

July 27, 2002. pMasterTool's "HotSync" command is here.

July 27, 2002. Improved navigation in pMasterTool.

July 27, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.27.

July 28, 2002. pMasterTool's "Palm Prefs" command is here.

July 28, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.27 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

July 29, 2002. More user friendly "Palm Prefs" command in pMasterTool [PeterW].

July 29, 2002. Aligned one check box in pToolZapper [BlakeW].

July 29, 2002. pMasterTool's "pScriptRunner" and "pScriptButtons" commands are here.

July 29, 2002. pMasterTool's "pMagiPad" and "pScriptPad" commands are here.

July 29, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.27 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

August 8, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.28.

August 16, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.29.

August 17, 2002. The "Date'n'Time" in pInfoTool can display the time in both 12 and 24 hour formats [JimT].

August 17, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.30.

August 19, 2002. Added an am/pm indicator to the "Date'n'Time" in pInfoTool [JimT].

August 19, 2002. The "Date'n'Time" in pInfoTool can display the time with and without the leading 0 in the hour formats [JimT].

August 20, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.30 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date.

August 24, 2002. pMasterTool's "Invert BackLight" command is here [KenW].

August 25, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.30 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date.

October 12, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.35. There have been no new features since version 6.30.

October 19, 2002. pTextTool's "append current selection" command is here [WinstonY].

October 20, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.36.

October 30, 2002. Increased the inactivity timer from 5 seconds to 10 seconds after which pMasterTool self-quits.

October 30, 2002. Palm OS 5.1 is out and it has a problem [bug?] which has a major effect on pToolSet. I fixed the situation by rewriting the function involved in the problem [FrmGetActiveField()]. I am awaiting confirmation from Palm that the problem is indeed a bug.

October 30, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.39.

November 2, 2002. Improved Save Text and Restore Text in pEditTool.

November 2, 2002. Fixed some Palm OS 5.1 glitches in some of the pop-up lists such as the auto indent list in pEditTool. I can't decide if it was pToolSet's or Palm's fault but I fixed it anyway [JeffR, RonT].

November 2, 2002. Fixed a display update bug in pEditTool when the cursor was not fully erased after dismissing a pop-up list.

November 2, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.40 [only the demo version].

November 4, 2002. Better Palm OS 5 compatibility.

November 4, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.40 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

November 5, 2002. The pMasterTool command toolbar icon is Palm OS 5 compatible. I can't decide if it was pToolSet's or Palm's fault but I am happy I could fix it at all. It wasn't easy [GaryL, JeffR, RonT].

November 5, 2002. Fixed a bug in pToolZapper [GaryL, JeffR, RonT].

November 5, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.41.

November 8, 2002. The optional and experimental pToolButtons_OS5.prc is here. Please read 00README_OS5.txt prior to installing it.

November 10, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.42 [only the demo version].

November 11, 2002. The optional pToolButtons_OS5.prc is here. Please read 00README_OS5.txt prior to installing it.

November 11, 2002. pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command is here for Palm OS 5+. It is under development and full documentation will come later. For the time being, please read 00README_OS5.txt.

November 11, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.42 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

November 11, 2002. pMasterTool's "pToolZapper" command is here.

November 12, 2002. Fixed a Palm OS 5 bug effecting pTextTool [PeterW].

November 12, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.42 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

November 15, 2002. More Palm OS 5 related features.

November 15, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.42 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

November 16, 2002. More Palm OS 5 related features such as "press" and "press'n'hold" with the hardware buttons.

November 16, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.42 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

November 17, 2002. pTextTool's "deTitle case selection" command is here.

November 17, 2002. pMasterTool's "toggle debugMode" command is here [currently it is useful in Palm OS 5+ only].

November 17, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.42 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

November 20, 2002. Many more Palm OS 5 related features [see the "pToolSet Prefs" command in pMasterTool].

November 20, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.43.

November 20, 2002. Even more Palm OS 5 related features [see the "pToolSet Prefs" command in pMasterTool].

November 20, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.43 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

November 21, 2002. More Palm OS 5 related features [see the "pToolSet Prefs" command in pMasterTool].

November 21, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.43 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

November 25, 2002. More choices in pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command [the preferences set in previous versions have been reset to their default values].

November 25, 2002. The pToolSet native pMagiPad [aka magiPad] and pScriptPad [aka scriptPad] are here. They were not yet fully tested and I am looking forward to user feedback.

November 28, 2002. Some Palm OS 5 bug related fixes in pInfoTool [for instance, calling up the "Palm Preferences" command twice caused an instantaneous reset in the Tungsten T].

November 28, 2002. pMasterTool's "toggle BackLight" command is here [PeterW].

November 28, 2002. pMasterTool has a new face.

November 28, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.43 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

November 29, 2002. pMasterTool's "Data LookUp" command is here.

November 29, 2002. pMasterTool's "pEditTool" command is here.

November 29, 2002. pTextTool has been streamlined to reflect the change that pEditTool is now a separate command.

November 29, 2002. pMasterTool's "Power Off" command is here.

November 29, 2002. More choices in pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command [the preferences set in previous versions have been reset to their default values].

November 29, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.44.

November 30, 2002. pInfoTool's "auto-off timer" command is here.

November 30, 2002. pInfoTool's and pToDoTool's menus have been streamlined to reflect the change in pMasterTool.

November 30, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.44 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 1, 2002. Fixed a bug in pInfoTool's "auto-off timer" command.

December 1, 2002. More choices in pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command [the preferences set in previous versions have been reset to their default values].

December 1, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45.

December 1, 2002. Tap actions are here [see pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command].

December 3, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 4, 2002. Improved algorithm for the stroke and tap actions.

December 4, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 4, 2002. pInfoTool has new "DateStamp" and "TimeStamp" commands complementing the "DateTimeStamp" command.

December 4, 2002. pMasterTool's "paste date", "paste time", and "paste date'n'time" commands are here.

December 5, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 5, 2002. pMasterTool can be navigated also by tapping the SilkSCreen "ABC" [page up] and "123" buttons [page down].

December 5, 2002. Fixed a typo in pMasterTool which led to mislabeling of actions entered via keyboards.

December 5, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 6, 2002. pMasterTool's "change case" command is here.

December 6, 2002. New button/stroke/tap actions in pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command.

December 6, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 8, 2002. The optional pToolButtons_OS5.prc has been renamed pToolButtonsPro.prc. Is meant to be used in all Palm OSs from 3.5 and up. Please read 00README_pToolButtonsPro.txt and/or 00README_OS5.txt prior to installing it.

December 8, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 8, 2002. New button/stroke/tap actions in pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command.

December 9, 2002. New commands in pMasterTool.

December 9, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 9, 2002. Improved navigation in pMasterTool.

December 9, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 10, 2002. pInfoTool's "DateStamp", "TimeStamp", and "DateTimeStamp" commands, and pMasterTool's "paste date", "paste time", and "paste date'n'time" commands no longer leave the date and/or time stamp selected.

December 10, 2002. Small bug fix in pMasterTool [now "." works to cancel pMasterTool].

December 10, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 11, 2002. New button/stroke/tap actions in pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command.

December 14, 2002. Optional incremental search in pMasterTool is here.

December 14, 2002. Improved navigation in pMasterTool.

December 16, 2002. Improved navigation in pMasterTool [JoachimS].

December 20, 2002. The experimental pDateTool is here [documentation will follow soon, see the "i-Tips" help files].

December 20, 2002. New button/stroke/tap actions in pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command. The pMasterTool preferences have been reset [I apologize but it was necessary because of a finetuning job].

December 20, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 20, 2002. Finetuning of pDateTool.

December 20, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 21, 2002. Finetuning of pDateTool [JeffR, WinstonY].

December 21, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 22, 2002. A 12 am/pm bug fix in pDateTool.

December 22, 2002. New menu commands in pDateTool.

December 22, 2002. pDateTool's alarms support DateBk5 now.

December 22, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 22, 2002. A minor display bug fix in pDateTool.

December 22, 2002. pDateTool's "Start:" label became a functional button [equivalent to the "Right Now Event" menu command].

December 22, 2002. pDateTool's "Length:" label became a functional button [equivalent to the "Untimed Event" menu command].

December 22, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 23, 2002. Improved pToDoTool.

December 23, 2002. pToDoTool in no longer supported via LapTopHack.

December 23, 2002. pDateTool's documentation is here.

December 23, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.45 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 25, 2002. The experimental pSearchTool is here [documentation will follow soon, no recent/favorite string support yet, the interface is similar to superFinderHack albeit greatly improved].

December 25, 2002. New button/stroke/tap actions in pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command, including pSearchTool, pFindTool, and pAddressTool [the latter two are not yet operational]. The pMasterTool preferences have been reset [I apologize but it was necessary because of a finetuning job].

December 25, 2002. The alarm dialog in pDateTool now fully supports Graffiti and keyboard input.

December 25, 2002. pEditTool's "Find" [the "F" button] and "Find Again" [the "G" button] commands are here.

December 26, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.46.

December 26, 2002. Treo and Tungsten owners rejoice. DisplayScreen tap actions are here [see pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command].

December 26, 2002. Many new button/stroke/tap actions in pMasterTool's "pToolSet Prefs" command.

December 27, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.46 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 28, 2002. A bugfix in pDateTool and pSearchTool [a continuous loop started when tapping the "HOME" button, KurtR, KenS].

December 28, 2002. The case changing procedure was significantly optimized and accelerated in all pedits, LapTopHack, and pToolSet.

December 30, 2002. Released pToolSet 6.46 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

December 31, 2002. A bugfix in pSearchTool [the ".Cancel" button didn't work].

December 31, 2002. More 5-way navigator button support for the Tungsten family of Palms [DaveG].

January 1, 2003. pDateTool's and pToDoTool's "Toggle AddMode" menu command is here [DaveG].

January 1, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.47.

January 2, 2003. The finished pSearchTool is here.

January 3, 2003. Much improved organization of the manual.

January 3, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.47 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

January 5, 2003. Improved list navigation [PeterW].

January 5, 2003. pFindTool, the OS 5+ compatible cousin of superFinderHack, is here.

January 7, 2003. Improved user interface in pDateTool and pToDoTool [RickR].

January 7, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.47 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

January 8, 2003. More 5-way navigator button support for the Tungsten family of Palms [PeterW].

January 8, 2003. Improved pToolZapper.

January 8, 2003. pFindTool and superFinderHack can happily co-exist in Palm OS 4-.

January 8, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.47 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

January 9, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.47 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

January 11, 2003. pMasterTool, as an idividual pToolSet module and as a pToolSet preference setter, is here [another major change in the design philosophy].

NOTE. Your pMasterTool preferences such as the button/stroke/tap preferences [but no other preferences] will be wiped out when you install the new version. If this really inconveniences you, then you can save them using RsrcEdit. Namely, after installing the new pToolSet BUT before using it, just use RsrcEdit to open up the "Saved Preferences" DB and change the type ID of all "pnON" preferences to "pnMT".

January 12, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.48.

January 12, 2003. pInfoTool's "Toggle WindowSize" menu command [or enter "w" and "." = cancel] is here. Try it!

January 14, 2003. pMagiPad and pScriptPad are now resizable both via menu and "ESC" commands. Try them!

January 15, 2003. Fixed an OS 5 incompatibility which caused pToolSet 6.48 to hang after HotSyncs on Tungsten T.

January 16, 2003. pFindTool's "recent" and "favorite" lists get displayed in a larger format [PeterW].

January 16, 2003. pMasterTool's Calendar command has been improved [RayD].

January 19, 2003. pInfoTool's date'n'time display, Calendar's datestamp, pInfoTool's "DateStamp", "TimeStamp", and "DateTimeStamp" commands, and pMasterTool's "paste date", "paste time", and "paste date'n'time" commands all use the preferences set in the "Formats" Preference Panel [RayD].

January 19, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.49.

January 19, 2003. A minor improvement in printing various datestamps [switched from "numeric space" to "regular space" which improves compatibility with custom fonts].

January 19, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.49 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date]

January 22, 2003. pInfoTool has a new RAM and ROM dialog [tap on the RAM display selection trigger].

January 22, 2003. Newly designed and very practical Online Help.

January 24, 2003. Improved pInfoTool.

January 24, 2003. pTipsTool with incremental, forward, and backward search is here.

January 29, 2003. Started to work on pScriptTool.

January 30, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.50.

February 2, 2003. pScriptTool is here [documentation will soon follow]. The first incarnation of pScriptTool works in conjunction with LapTopHack [only with Palm OS 3.5 - 4.x] and pedit [only with Palm OS 3.5 or newer, including OS 5+]. pScriptTool, LapTopHack, and pedit must be at least version 6.51. In Palm OS5+, pScriptTool is functional only while pedit is running and it can only activate pedit pScripts. Please note that peditLight is not scriptable.

February 6, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.51.

February 18, 2003. The expert mode ["e"] in pInfoTool's "Screen Coordinates..." menu command is here.

February 23, 2003. pScriptTool is fully functional in OS3.5+, including OS5, and it is equivalent to LapTopHack's pScripting with the following exceptions. The "runtime" /&control [...], the "right now" /&control@ [...], and the "last action" /&script$ [...] functions have not been implemented, and the "/&setKeyQSize [...]" function only works in OS4-.

February 24, 2003. pScriptTool's "runtime" /&control [...] and the "right now" /&control@ [...] functions are here as long as pToolButtonsPro is installed.

NOTE. pScriptTool's "runtime" /&control [...] and the "right now" /&control@ [...] functions in OS5+ are not as powerful as in OS4- since in the former certain "tricks" can't be performed. However, only "sophisticated" pScripts will suffer from this when two or more of these functions are used in the same pScript.

March 1, 2003. pScriptTool's "last action" /&script$ [...] function is here as long as pToolButtonsPro is installed.

NOTE. pScriptTool's "last action" /&script$ [...] function in OS5+ is not as accurate as in OS4- since in the former certain "tricks" can't be performed. However, only "sophisticated" pScripts will suffer from this shortcoming.

March 6, 2003. pRotatorTool is here as long as pToolButtonsPro is installed [documentation will soon follow, enter "h", "H", or "?" for help in pRotatorTool].

March 6, 2003. Fixed a bug in pMasterTool. The Data Lookup and HotSync commands were mixed up [DirkS].

March 8, 2003. Fixed a bug in pRotatorTool [SanderR, DirkS].

March 8, 2003. The experimental pPointerTool is here as long as pToolButtonsPro is installed [documentation will soon follow, enter "?" for help in pPointerTool]. Please report all bugs to me.

March 9, 2003. The experimental pGraffitiTool is here as long as pToolButtonsPro is installed [documentation will soon follow, enter "?" for help in pGraffitiTool]. pGraffitiTool will evolve in the coming days. The initial implementation is essentially pPointerTool + entering the "g" command except that it can also remember the "previous state".

April 1, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.55.

April 3, 2003. pTipsTool is turned off in DateBk5 in order to allow for DateBk5's non-standard help engine to operate [BillM1].

April 5, 2003. More user friendly pToolZapper [AlbertoP].

April 6, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.56.

April 19, 2003. Fixed a bug (a typo in the source code) which caused a crash in the demo version of pTextTool [DavidB].

April 19, 2003. Started to work on the pReplaceTool mode of pSearchTool.

April 19, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.57.

May 1, 2003. Improved OS 5.2.1 compatibility - no more crashes of pGraffitiTool on the Tungsten C.

May 2, 2003. Improved OS 5.2.1 compatibility - "press'n'hold" with the hardware buttons works now as expected on the Tungsten C.

May 3, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.58.

May 18, 2003. The pReplaceTool mode of pSearchTool is here.

May 18, 2003. Both pDateTool and pToDoTool allow to go to the last item added in the corresponding application [IanS].

May 20, 2003. Fine tuning the "Go To Last Item" command in pDateTool and pToDoTool [IanS].

May 22, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.59.

May 23, 2003. Fine tuning pReplaceTool mode of pSearchTool.

May 29, 2003. The "run pScript_XX" special actions are here.

May 30, 2003. Optimizing and fine tuning pToolButtonsPro.

May 30, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.60.

June 1, 2003. Fixed a bug which messed up the display when toggling the incremental search mode in pMasterTool.

June 4, 2003. Fixed a bug which allowed only 15 character search strings in pFindTool instead of 16 [BillS].

June 4, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.61.

June 10, 2003. As a first step towards customizable pMasterTools [sic, plural], pMasterTool has been completely rewritten and the "select'n'activate by label" mechanism has been greatly improved.

June 10, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.62.

June 11, 2003. Improved OS 5.2.1 compatibility - 5-way navigation in lists such as pMasterTool works now as expected on the Tungsten C.

June 18, 2003. Fixed a rare display problem which could happen during list navigation.

June 18, 2003. Improved list navigation.

June 18, 2003. As a second step towards customizable pMasterTools [sic, plural], pMasterTool has its own preferences which can be set via the "pMasterT prefs" and the "pToolSet prefs" commands in pMasterTool, or by launching pMasterTool as an application.

June 19, 2003. Customizable pMasterTools [sic, plural] are here.

June 20, 2003. All pMasterTools can be assigned to buttons/strokes/taps [see the "pMasterTool #X" special actions].

June 20, 2003. Fixed a bug which caused a conflict between the 5-way navigator and the incremental search mode in pMasterTool.

June 21, 2003. The "Power Off" special action is here [WinstonY]. Please read here about an interesting consideration when using it.

June 23, 2003. pMasterTool's "pMasterT on left", "pMasterT centered", and "pMasterT on right" commands are here [WinstonY].

June 23, 2003. pMasterTool's "cut text [32K]", "copy text [32K]", "paste text], and "select all text" commands are here [LucF].

June 26, 2003. The "current pMasterT" and "built-in pMasterT" special actions are here.

June 26, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.63.

June 26, 2003. pMasterTool's "Palm Sound Prefs" command is here [PeterW].

June 26, 2003. The "Palm Prefs" and "Palm Sound Prefs" special actions are here [PeterW].

June 26, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.63 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

July 13, 2003. Fixed an oversight wich allowed numerous pToolSet commands to be performed in pop-up lists. The latter sometimes resulted in garbled displays.

July 13, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.63 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

July 17, 2003. Fixed a bug a pToolZapper. If help was invoked via the "Help" button instead of the "i-Tips" button or pTipsTool was not installed, then pToolZapper crashed. This bug must have been present since January 24, 2003, when pTipsTool was added.

July 21, 2003. Fixed a bug in the pScriptorial tokens "/Pa" and "/PA", and in the "/&appName []" pFunction in pScriptTool. Both pedit and LapTopHack were free of this bug.

July 23, 2003. pLaunchTool is here. It is a library shared by pedit, LapTopHack, and pToolSet for launching applications from any directory of all expansion cards via pScripting.

July 23, 2003. pScriptPad's "Insert pScript" menu command is here.

July 26, 2003. pScriptTool's "Rotate Start Mode" and "Toggle Instant Mode" menu commands are here.

July 31, 2003. pScriptTool's "Switch Favorites" and "Rename Favorites" menu commands are here.

August 1, 2003. Greatly improved Delete Recent... and Delete Favorites... commands in pFindTool, pScriptTool, and pSearchTool.

August 2, 2003. Direct access to pScriptTool from pFindTool and pSearchTool.

August 2, 2003. The "pScriptTool #X" special actions are here.

August 2, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.64. This is a substantial upgrade.

August 3, 2003. Running pScripts via pToolSet no longer requires a pedit to be present.

August 3, 2003. pMagiPad's and pScriptPad's "QopyPaste" [Copy'n'Paste] button is here.

August 5, 2003. pToolSet functions independently of pedit. In particular, neither pMagiPad nor pScriptPad require that pedit be installed. In additon, pToolSet works even if a non-registered pedit is present on your Palm Powered hendheld. However, if both are installed, then pToolSet and pedit continue communicating to each other.

August 5, 2003. In preparation of enabling multiple sets of magiPad [aka pMagiPad] and scriptPad [aka pScriptPad], the structure of their saved preferences have changed, and, therefore, LapTopHack, pedit, and pToolSet all must have at least version 6.65. Otherwise, they may not communicate with each other properly.

August 5, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.65.

August 6, 2003. Fixed a bug which interfered with the location of pMasterTool [WinstonY].

August 6, 2003. Fixed a bug which did not allow to run pMagiPad and pScriptPad independently of pedit under certain rare circumstances [WinstonY].

August 6, 2003. Released pToolSet 6.65 [previous version number but with new compilation time'n'date].

August 26, 2003. The "Auto Caps Toggler" [automatic capitalization of sentences] menu command is here in pDateTool, pEditTool, and pToDoTool [IanS].

September 1, 2003. Replaced "ESC X" by "ESC Z" in both pDateTool and pToDoTool. This resolves a small conflict [SanderR].

September 4, 2003. pSearchTool has been greatly optimized and a few [unreported] bugs have been eliminated.

September 7, 2003. More 5-way navigator button support in pDateTool and pToDoTool.

September 12, 2003. pedit, pToolSet, and LapTopHack open magiPad [pMagiPad] and scriptPad [pScriptPad] on demand only so that, for instance, pToolSet can use magiPad even in pedit. Up to version 6.xx, pedit monopolized magiPad and scriptPad.

September 18, 2003. Visual feedback with "press'n'hold", "press'n'hold'n'hold", and "stop pressing..." during button presses if special actions are assigned to them. I got the idea from TealLaunch which is one of the best utility hacks.

October 10, 2003. pTextEngine1 is here.

October 15, 2003. pEditTool's "Pad" menu is here.

October 15, 2003. pEditTool's optional black buttons [well, they are really colored] are here. Use the "Black Buttons Toggler" in the "Opt" menu.

October 17, 2003. pEditTool's ruler toggler has become sticky [DanielB].

November 23, 2003. Released version 7.00 of all pedits, LapTopHack, and pToolSet.

WARNING. If you use version 7.xx or newer of any of the pedits, LapTopHack, or pToolSet, then all your pedits, LapTopHack, and pToolSet must be 7.xx or newer since they are not compatible with version 6.xx or older.

NOTE. I suggest that you keep a backup copy of your peditDB.pdb which is somewhere in your HotSync backup directory on your desktop computer since you may need it in the highly unlikely event that you decide go back to versions 6.xx of pedit, pToolSet, and LapTopHack.

NOTE. The pedit, LapTopHack, and pToolSet manuals will be updated to version 7.xx shortly.

NOTE. In pedit, LapTopHack, and pToolSet version 7.xx some of the saved preferences have been reset.

November 25, 2003. Fixed a bug which did not allow to save sufficient number of recent and favorite strings in pFindTool, pScriptTool, and pSearchTool [PeterW, RayD].

November 26, 2003. Released version 7.01 of pToolSet.

If your Palm OS is 4.x or older, then please read 00README_preOS5.txt and 00README_pToolButtonsPro.txt which are included in the pToolSet distribution.

If you run Palm OS 5.0+, then please read 00README_OS5.txt and 00README_pToolButtonsPro.txt which are included in the pToolSet distribution.

NOTE. Upgrading to pToolSet 7.00+ requires a US$5.00 upgrade fee which you can pay via PayPal (preferred), or eSellerate, or by a check mailed to me. Contact me if you can't afford the upgrade fee.

NOTE. If you registered pToolSet on or after September 1, 2003, then you are exempt from the upgrade fee.