OneTap Mute

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OneTap system volume control.



What is OneTap Mute?

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OneTap Mute for the Newton is a small button for the backdrop application that turns the sound on and off.



Features

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OneTap muting of the system volume.

Quick access to system volume adjustment.

Audio feedback of unmuting.

NewtonID aware but not required.

Easy to use.



Requirements

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OneTap Mute is available for Newton OS 2.0 and 2.1. It has been tested on a MessagePad 2000 and MessagePad 130. No testing on a MessagePad 120 or eMate 300 has been done, but no foreseeable problems exist at this time.



Installation

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Install OneTapMute.pkg as you would with other Newton software, by downloading it to your device using the Newton Connection Utilities, Newton Backup Utility, Newton Package Installer, or other package installation utility. OneTap Mute will install a button onto the status bar of the backdrop application.



Note: Some backdrop applications do not allow addition of status bar buttons.



Use

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Once you have installed OneTap Mute, it will immediately appear on the status bar. In order to deactivate it, either freeze or delete it.



Tap on the button to toggle the system volume.



If it is on, it will be muted. If it muted, it will revert back to the last volume set.



If you hear the system alert, the sound is on. If you do not hear the system alert, the sound has been muted.



Hold down on the button to access a system volume slider. A visible ramp will appear on a popup. Tap or slide to the appropriate volume.



Shareware

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OneTap Mute is shareware. When unregistered, OneTap Mute will work with no restrictions for 30 days or 250 uses. After that, a reminder will appear each time it is used unregistered.



Registration cost is US$10. You may register using Kagi through:



A) World Wide Web at: <http://order.kagi.com/?6M>



B) WWW Secure (SSL) Connection: <http://order.kagi.com/?6M&S>



C) Using Flash Sheridan's Register for the Newton.



For more information visit Kagi at <http://www.kagi.com/>.



Registration

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Once your payment is cleared, we will send you a validation code by email (or postal mail). Tap on the Info button and tap on Register. Make sure the name is correct and enter the validation code (all lowercase letters). Tap Validate.



About Owner Card-based Registration

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OneTap Mute uses Owner Card registration. This requires that your registered name appears on the active Owner Card.



If you do temporarily switch to another Owner Card, OneTap Mute will give you a peaceful grace period to return to the registered Owner Card. If you do not switch to the original Owner Card within the grace period, OneTap Mute will then give you warnings on each use. However, once you do return to the original Owner Card and use OneTap Mute, the grace period will be reset.



NewtonID

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NewtonID is an initiative proposed by Foundation Systems that provides a single stable user name to a Newton device. It requires that you install it in order to set your NewtonID user name. Once it is set, however, the software is not required and may be removed.



OneTap Mute is NewtonID aware, and will use it if it is present on your Newton device. If you later remove the NewtonID user name, OneTap Mute will use the Owner Card.



Version History

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97.08.08	Initial public release of version 1.0



Credit

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Special thanks to Don Meredith for the suggestion.



Please send any problems, questions, suggestions, or comments.



deep focus designs

<http://www.deepfocus.com/>

<newton@deepfocus.com>



OneTap Mute may be distributed as long as this Read Me file is included unmodified.



Newton, MessagePad, Connection Utilities, Backup Utility, Package Installer, and Apple are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. and/or Newton, Inc.



In using this software, you understand and agree that this software is provided Ras isS without warranty of any kind.  The authors do not make any warranties, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to this software.



In no event shall the author be liable for any consequential, incidental, or special damages whatsoever (including without limitation, damages for loss of critical data, loss of profits, interruption of business and the like) arising out of the use or inability to use this software.



Copyright )1997  yischon liaw and deep focus designs. All Rights Reserved.