NoteThing¨ 2.0

Macintosh Version
User Manual


Requirements

    NoteThing requires a Newton MessagePad running Newton OS 2.0 or greater, and either a 68K Macintosh with a 68020 processor or greater or a PowerPC running MacOS System 7.1 or higher.


Installation

    Copy all of the files on the floppy disk to a folder on your hard drive.

    Place the Apple Modem Tool, Serial Tool, and AppleTalk ADSP Tool files in your Extensions folder in your System Folder. 

    Use the Newton Backup Utility or Package Installer to install the NoteThing.pkg file on your Newton. You may also wish to install the NoteThingButton.pkg file which will place a button on the note padÕs status bar which will automatically open the NoteThing package when tapped. If you do install the NoteThing Button package, make sure to install it on your internal store if you are using a memory card with your Newton.


Registration Dialog

    The first time you launch the Macintosh NoteThing application, you will be prompted with the following registration dialog:

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    Enter your name, company, and the registration code you received along with the package. You may leave the company field blank if it does not apply.

    If you are registering the demonstration version of NoteThing, you can open the Registration Dialog by selecting the Register NoteThing menu item from the Apple menu.


Establishing a Connection

    Connect your Macintosh and Newton by using either a serial or LocalTalk cable.

    Launch the Macintosh NoteThing application and select a connection method from the Connection menu.

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    Open the NoteThing package on the Newton.

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    Select either the Serial or AppleTalk next to the Connect Via label.

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    Tap the Connect button. If you are using an AppleTalk connection, you will then see the standard Network Chooser slip:

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    Your NoteThing application will show up in the list as ÒNoteThing-The Name of your MacÓ. Select your NoteThing application from the list and tap the close box.

    If you are connecting via a serial connection using the Printer port, you will need to turn AppleTalk off in your Chooser.


The Notes List

    After a connection has been established, NoteThing will get an overview of all of the notes in the folder last used by the Notes package on your Newton. The title of the note and date created will be displayed in the notes list. The list is sorted by the date the note was created.

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    To view the notes in a different folder, click on the folder tab above the notes list and select a different folder from the popup menu.

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    To view or edit a note, click on the noteÕs overview in the notes list.

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    If your Macintosh supports Drag and Drop, then you can export notes directly to the desktop or to another Drag and Drop aware application by dragging a note overview from the notes list.

    Click on the note in the list and hold the mouse button down. While the button is still down, move the mouse to the left or right of the item so that it is outside of the notes list. You should then see a gray rectangle that you can drag the desktop or into any Drag and Drop aware application.


Regular Notes

Editing

    When you select a regular text note from the Notes List, NoteThing will load the note data from the Newton and place the title and text of the note in the two text editing fields on the right side of the NoteThing window.

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    These are both basic Macintosh text editing fields, however, if your Macintosh supports Drag and Drop, you can use drag and drop features to drag any selected text within the text box or to another text field or another Drag Manager aware application.

    Pressing the Tab key will toggle between the title and data fields. You can insert a real tab character into the text by pressing Command-Tab.

    Below the note data field are the maximum and current note size indicators.

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    The maximum note size is a preset value in the NewtonÕs Notes application. Once the current note size reaches the maximum note size, you will no longer be able to add additional text to that note.

Saving

    Once you have made a change to a note, a red dot will appear at the bottom right hand corner of that noteÕs item in the Notes List.

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    This indicates that the note has been modified and can be saved back to the Newton by selecting Save from the File menu.


Checklist and Outline Notes

Editing Topics

    To edit the text in a checklist or outline note, double-click on the topic you wish to edit, or select the topic and press the Enter or Return key. This will open the Topic Editor window where you can edit the text for the topic.

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    When you are finished editing the topic, click the OK button or press the Enter key to apply the changes. Clicking the Cancel button or pressing the Escape key will leave the topic unchanged.

    Note that only the first line of each topic is displayed in the NoteThing window.

Rearranging Topics

    By clicking and dragging the text of a topic in the NoteThing window, you can rearrange the order or indent of a topic.

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Creating a New Topic

    When a checklist or outline note is selected, an Add Topic menu will appear at the end of the menu bar.

    You can create a new topic item by selecting Same Level, Lower Level, or Higher Level from the Add Topic menu.

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    The Same Level command will create a new topic item at the same level as the currently selected topic item, or at the end of the topic list if no topics are selected.
 
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    The Lower Level command will create a new topic item at one level lower than (to the right of) the currently selected topic item, or at the end of the topic list if no topics are selected. If the currently selected topic is already at the lowest level possible (8 levels deep) the Lower Level command will not be available.
 
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    The Higher Level command will create a new topic item at one level higher than (to the left of) the currently selected topic item. If no topics are selected or the selected topic is already at the highest level possible, the Higher Level command will not be available.

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    You can delete a topic or set of topics by pressing the Delete key with the topics you want to delete selected.

Saving

    Once you have made a change to a note, a red dot will appear at the bottom right hand corner of that noteÕs item in the Notes List.

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    This indicates that the note has been modified and can be saved back to the Newton by selecting Save from the File menu.


Exporting Notes

    You can export a note, folder of notes, or all notes to a text file by selecting Export Current Note, Current Folder, or All Notes from the Export sub menu in the File menu.

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    You will then be prompted with the standard Macintosh save dialog where you can select the location and name of the text file to be created.

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The Export Settings Dialog

    The Export Settings dialog allows you to specify what items to export and what type of delimiters to add between items. You can access the Export Settings dialog by selecting Export Settings from the File menu.

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    Clicking the Defaults button selects the items shown here.

    Use the Export section to specify which parts of a note you want to have exported.

    The Between Items section allows you to have a return, tab, or space inserted after each item selected in the Export section. This character will also be used between topic items for checklist and outline notes.

    The Between Notes section allows you to have a return, tab, or space inserted after each note exported when exporting a folder or all notes.

    The Between Folders section allows you to have a return, tab, or space inserted after each folder exported when exporting all notes.


The Notes Info Chunk Size Dialog

    This dialog can be opened by selecting Notes Info Chunk Size from the Edit menu. The chunk size determines how many note info frames are retrieved at a time when switching folders.

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    By default, the chunk size is set to 10. Increasing this number will decrease the time required to switch between folders, but will use more memory on the Newton. If you set the chunk size too high, it may cause the Newton to crash when switching to a folder with a large number of notes.


Printing

    You can print a note, folder of notes, or all notes by selecting Print Current Note, Current Folder, or All Notes from the Print sub menu in the File menu.

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    The Print One item in the File menu will print the current note with the current printer settings without having to through any of the standard Macintosh printing dialogs.


Speech

    If your Macintosh has Speech Manager software installed, a Speech menu will appear in the menu bar.

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    Any text field in the main NoteThing window or any NoteThing dialog can be used with the Speech menu.

    Selecting Speak All, or Speak Selection if there is text currently selected, will cause the Macintosh to speak the text in current text field.

    You can change the voice used to speak the text by selecting one of the available voices from the Voices sub menu in the Speech menu.


Menu Descriptions

The Apple Menu

About NoteThing

    Opens the About NoteThing dialog.

Register NoteThing

    If you are using the demo version of NoteThing, this will open the NoteThing registration dialog. In the registration dialog you can enter your name, company, and registration code. Once the registration code is entered, this option will no longer be available and the demo version of NoteThing will be converted into a full working commercial version.


The File Menu

New Note

    Creates a new regular note in the current folder. This option is not available when the current folder is set to the ÒAll NotesÓ folder.

New Checklist 

    Creates a new checklist note in the current folder. This option is not available when the current folder is set to the ÒAll NotesÓ folder.

New Outline 

    Creates a new outline note in the current folder. This option is not available when the current folder is set to the ÒAll NotesÓ folder.

Save Note

    Saves any changes to the current note back to the Newton. This option is only available when the current note has been modified (indicated by a red dot in the lower right corner of the noteÕs info item in the Notes List). This option is not available for notes extracted from third party stationery.

Page Setup

    Opens the standard Macintosh Page Setup dialog.

Print Current Note

    Prints the current note to the printer selected in your Chooser. This item is only available if there is a note selected in the Notes List.

Print Current Folder

    Prints all of the notes in the current folder to the printer selected in your Chooser.

Print All Notes 

    Prints all of the notes in all folders to the printer selected in your Chooser.

Export Current Note

    Saves the current note to a text file specified by using the standard Macintosh save file dialog. This item is only available if there is a note selected in the Notes List.

Export Current Folder

    Saves all of the notes in the current folder to a text file specified by using the standard Macintosh save file dialog.

Export All Notes

    Saves all of the notes in all folders to a text file specified by using the standard Macintosh save file dialog.

Export Settings

    Opens the Export Settings dialog where you can specify what to export and which types of delimiters to use between items when exporting notes.

Quit

    Quits the NoteThing application. If you have any modified and unsaved notes, an alert will be presented allowing you to cancel and save the notes before quitting.


The Edit Menu

Undo

    Reverts the last action performed. This option is only available if an undoable action was performed.

Cut 

    Cuts the selected text and saves it to the clipboard. This option is only available if there is text selected.

Copy 

    Copies the selected text to the clipboard. This option is only available if there is text selected.

Paste 

    Inserts the text in the clipboard at the insertion point in the text field. This option is only available if there is text in the clipboard and inserting the text will not cause the current note to exceed the maximum note size.

Clear 

    Deletes the selected text. This option is only available if there is text selected.

Select All 

    Selects all of the text in the current text edit field. This option is only available if all of the text is not already selected.

Upper Case 

    Converts the selected text to all upper case characters. This option is only available if there is text selected.

Lower Case 

    Converts the selected text to all lower case characters. This option is only available if there is text selected.

Notes Info Chunk Size 

    Opens the Notes Info Chunk Size dialog.


The Connection Menu

AppleTalk

    Sets NoteThing to use an AppleTalk connection to connect to your Newton. To establish a connection, the Connect Via button on the Newton must be set to AppleTalk when this item is checked.

Modem Port 

    Sets NoteThing to use the Modem port to connect to your Newton. To establish a connection, the Connect Via button on the Newton must be set to Serial when this item is checked.

    This item may be named differently or not available depending upon your specific Macintosh hardware and system software.

Printer Port 

    Sets NoteThing to use the Printer port to connect to your Newton. To establish a connection, the Connect Via button on the Newton must be set to Serial when this item is checked.

    This item may be named differently or not available depending upon your specific Macintosh hardware and system software.


The Speech Menu

    The speech menu will only be available if your Macintosh supports Text to Speech.

Speak All/Speak Selection

    When there is text selected in a text field, this item will be labeled ÒSpeak SelectionÓ, if no text is selected in a text field this item will be labeled ÒSpeak AllÓ. Selecting this item will cause the text to be spoken using the current voice.

Stop Speaking 

    Use this to cancel a Speak All/Speak Selection request. This item is only available when there is text currently being spoken.

Voices

    This item has a sub menu of all of the currently available voices installed on your Macintosh. Use this menu to change the voice used to speak text in the NoteThing application.

Technical Support

    For technical support you can send email to coredump@omnilinx.net.

    If you have purchased the commercial version of NoteThing, or have registered the demo version and do not have access to email, you can call 1-800-279-7005 for technical help. Please have your registration code available when calling.


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