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Epoc Digest Sat, 05 Jun 2004 Volume 01 : Number 534
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In today's Epoc Digest 09 messages:
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- Re: Backups (& Macro5)
- Re: Mail Archiving
- Re: Fonts for Itamar
- URGENT Re: Dying S7? Re:Opera
- Re:Fonts
- Re: Su7rfin' Psions
- new Palm OS release
- Pesky pesky passwords
- Waypoint backups
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 14:16:02 +0100
From: Martin Guthrie
Subject: Re: Backups (& Macro5)
Reply to: Keith Giles, Jack, et al.
Hi Guys,
Just to clarify a few things:-
> I gave that a try - installed the "old" fix version - it told me I had > a
newer version installed and did I want to overwrite it - yes. When I >
started up Macro5, I got a message "Incompatible OPX version". So
> I've re-installed the lib file included in the new Macro5 zip file and >
Macro5 works once again.
That's because the new version of Macro5 also expects the new version of
Macro5Lib to be installed. If you want to test it with the old version of
Macro5Lib, the thing to do is install the old version of Macro5
*and* the old version of Macro5Lib (you'll probably have to un-install the
new version of both first).
> Maybe now that Pascal is back in business there'll be a light at the
> end of the tunnel for CronTab, which I think is the varmint.
Well, it's not really true to say that Pascal is 'back in business'. He's
effectively retired from the scene but has agreed to take an advisory role
with us at FreEPOC to help out ocassionally with his programs (which he's
handed over to us). He's credited on the site and in the programs because of
course the bulk of the work is (originally) his and he still owns the
original copyright - and because it's only fair and reasonable. However, I
don't think he has any real desire to be inundated with requests/email/etc.
and I'd ask people to respect
that since he's been kind enough to give his programs a new future.
I've nominally 'taken over' the ER5 version of Macro5 (i.e. others will
probably work on the ER6, etc. versions) and this includes Macro5Lib. If I
could properly understand what the 'fix' is (it's not at all clear on Jason
Kneen's site) then I'd be happy to build it into the next version of Macro5.
I'm not clear whether it really is a fix for Macro5 either - or as has been
suggested, a CronTab issue. I guess I ought to install CronTab myself and
have a play... ;¬)
Best regards,
Martin Guthrie
www.pscience5.net
www.freepoc.org
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 18:31:54 +0100
From: Steve Hodgson
Subject: Re: Mail Archiving
ED> I am using both apps, with a preference for SaveMail. ED> Probably I like
the fact of a machine doing kind of a ED> housekeeping job such as ...
putting an archive in order.
I haven't had SaveMail on my machine for a while, do you have to archive each
message individually via a macro or does it run as a standalone application.
I would imagine that each of the data files are stores as EPOC data files. If
this is the case I think I would still have to convert them anyway to move
them to a universal format that could be referenced on Windows, Linux, OS X,
Palm etc. After I wrote my initial post I was able to put together all the
bits in MS Access to import the MailtoArc output as a table. This can then be
printed as a report that can be laid out to look like an email printout with
all the usual headings. As I have Acrobat on the machine at work I can
generate a PDF file from that.
If I do move to another PDA family (not a Cliι now I guess) it should only
take a minute or so to archive the mail.
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Regards,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 18:48:08 +0100
From: Steve Hodgson
Subject: Re: Fonts for Itamar
ED> You need true type fonts try google you only need the .ttf ED> file. Here
is a scource www.fontfreak.com but there are many ED> others.
I would add one that I unearthed recently. DaFont (http://www.dafont.com/en/)
does fonts for both Mac and Windows and they are free.
The only word of caution I would add about going font crazy on an EPOC device
is that they don't always display well on the screen. Under about 14 points
they can often look a little unclear. The native fonts always seem to display
well at all sizes. Fonts installed via FontMachine do print well via the PC
at all sizes (assuming they have been installed via PsiWin).
In my case this has meant that I have never been able to find a good sans
serif monospaced font to replace courier. My usual desktop fonts (Andale Mono
or Monaco) just don't look right at small sizes.
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Regards,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 19:39:14 +0100
From: Edgar Brazda Ph.D.
Subject: URGENT Re: Dying S7? Re:Opera
>Date: 31 May 2004 23:57:32 +0100
>From: Bruce A.Knox
>Subject: End of S7?: strange happenings; Hello to mBook
>I don't really understand my S7 these days. The Internal drive seems o.k.
>(for the last little while) and I've loaded all (few) programs into it (it
has a >DIMM expansion). But the D drive repeatedly corrupts Data and Word
files >on a SanDisk Ultra II 256mb card. Has anyone had such an experience?
THE CF IS DYING. IMMEDIATELY BUY A NEW ONE AND BACKUP EVERYTHING BEFORE ALL
GOES CORRUPT!
DO IT *NOW*!
>Date: 1 Jun 2004 13:25:47 +0100
>From: Korbinian Demmel
>Subject: Re: Opera #2
>Hi Andy
>> Once you get to the download page, there
>> is some information on the left hand side of the
>> page but no link. It took me some time to work out
>> that I had to turn off the images, the link then
>> becomes visible.
>Really shit! I agree :)
Hi, boys, pls, calm down, it is an old story, and could have found *the*
workaround in the digest arcives. Once more.
1. When the "Open" "Cancel" window opens do nothing. The download started
already automatically.
2. The only thing you have to do is to go to the Opera cache folder and
Copy-Paste the file wherever you wish. I use a "File Link" to do it prompt
from the Documents folder (and I keep an other Link in the cache folder to
come back, but you can rely on Ctrl+B, too)
3. In the new folder give the PDF file an appropriate filename.
4. And now you may close Opera (and empty the cache).
(Do not push the offered "open" button to open the PDF file in Opera, it'll
open your last opened PDF file and confuses PDF application, crashes Opera
etc)
Edgar, Budapest
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 19:39:15 +0100
From: Edgar Brazda Ph.D.
Subject: Re:Fonts
Itamar wrote:
>Re.: Fontmachine - The homepage of this cute little program is
>"www.mbrainsoftware.com". Now who will find a source for more fonts ?
Hi,
the point is you do NOT need any special fonts. The "true type" and "type1"
fonts can be used directly from your PC. Just copy the *.ttf or *pfb (no
*.pfm needed, no built in Adobe metric recognition built in font machine)
files to your ER5 machine, and "Add new" them in FM.
Edgar, Budapest
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 20:37:14 +0100
From: Steve Hodgson
Subject: Re: Su7rfin' Psions
ED> I think that not many people use their Psions to surf the web ED> at all.
Whatever program you use, it is slow and
ED> a lot of pages will not open anyhow. I use it only in
ED> "emergency" cases when on the road, which has been once or twice in ED>
many years.
Generally I would agree with this but it doesn't have to be the case. Using a
mobile phone as connection is best limited to email and occasional use. On
the other hand a netBook with a Gold card modem is easily comparable to the
performance of a desktop (apart from screen space).
--
Regards,
Steve Hodgson
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 23:50:11 +0100
From: Astrid Stappenbeck
Subject: new Palm OS release
A bit OT perhaps but there was some discussion about the new multitasking
Palm OS 6 about a month ago. I have been asking in a store when the new
models are expected and was told by someone who seemed to be quite competent:
there is no official date yet
they don't expect new OS 6 models this year (beginning of next year is likely)
OS 6 will only be used in the top range models (e.g. Tungsten)
cheaper models will continue to use the present OS 5xx
Maybe other parts of the world will see earlier releases but for those
considering to buy a palm it should be useful to know that you'll have to
wait more than six months for an opportunity to spend a lot of money on OS 6
while you can buy now for considerable less OS 5xx which will be continued
(=supported) anyway.
Astrid
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Date: 3 Jun 2004 23:56:31 +0100
From: Richard
Subject: Pesky pesky passwords
Re: Old posts about entering passwords on the Switch On screen.
If you have the password Bananarama, but you can't type it because the "a"
key doesn't work, you might be able to: Connect the Psion up to a PC, type
"a" on the PC, and maybe CopyAnywhere will put an "a" into the Psion
clipboard. If so, you could then paste it into the password field. If this
worked for "a", it might well work for letters b-z inclusive. ;-)
The technique might work the other way, letting you very easily break all
sorts of Psion passwords. But probably not.
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Date: 4 Jun 2004 23:15:01 +0100
From: Alan Morris
Subject: Waypoint backups
Chris S Handley wrote:-
> Subject: Re: Backups
> Personally I am very happy with my Etrex, including battery
> life (at least in battery saveing mode). Actually, I was
> amazed at how much it did when I first bought it! The only
> thing really missing is a free program for storing and
> retrieving waypoints on the Psion.
I've been away for two weeks and just read the above. No time to find your
e-mail address or it's URL today. I'll contact again soon.
I've been using PsiGar5 and before that PsiGar(3) with my Garmins - GPS-75
and eMap.
--
Alan R Morris, G4ENS.
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK.
Using a Psion netBook & Nokia 6210e.
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