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You can tell Apt what you want it to do when triggers are fired using these actions described below.
We have divided the Actions in four groups:
Launching Actions: launch apps, DA's, panels,...
These are actions that let you operate on an application through it's controls, fields, menus, shortcuts, etc.
Control Action Category
All the control actions take a resource ID. This is the ID of...
Sorry, this tutorial is yet to be written, but you can check out the relevant part of this page to get you going.
1. Select the target where the Menu applies
In Apt, select the target application...
Sorry, this Tutorial is yet to be written, but you can check out this example to get you going.
Sorry, this Tutorial is yet to be written, but you can check out this example to get you going.
This screen allows actions to be triggered based on pressing of the hardware buttons and some of the on-screen soft buttons.
The 0/Centre configuration on the left leads to the star menu on the...
On the Buttons Screen, you can specify actions to take place when any of the following triggers go off:
Note: not all triggers are available on every device. Just ignore the ones you don't...
Apt adds an icon to the command bar of all other apps when it is enabled in the Prefs+ screen.
Apt Apply
Execute by doing the Command stroke () and then tapping the Apt Apply icon.
Reapplies the...
There are several option for helping Apt be more compatible with normal programs and other utilities like button launchers.
Prefs+ Screen: Prefs Off
Stops application of preferences from Prefs and...
"-" Null Trigger
Select "-" on a trigger line to turn off (delete) that trigger.
"&" Macro Connector
A trigger with the "&" macro connector will execute in sequence after the trigger line...
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These are actions to change some settings in your device.
Brightness Action Category (Brght)
See the explanation on the Prefs+ screen about the Brightness Restore option.
Brightness Up, Brightness...
Events are 'things which happen' on your palm, not necessarily triggered directly by yourself. With Apt you can define actions to take place automatically as a response to those...
You can post your examples of Apt usages in specific apps here, and check out the cool ideas that other people came up with. The list will be kept in alphabetical order. Screenshots are not always...
You can post your examples of Apt usages in specific apps here, and check out the cool ideas that other people came up with. The list will be kept in alphabetical order. Screenshots are not always...
You can post your examples of Apt usages in specific apps here, and check out the cool ideas that other people came up with. The list will be kept in alphabetical order. Screenshots are not always...
Multi-function Star Menu
This example shows how to set up a star menu for quick access to a lot of functions of your choice. You tell Apt you want a star menu simply by specifying a first item...
App Redirect
Cryptopad will always be loaded instead whenever Memopad tries to load.
Brightness Dimming: Idle-based
In the Memos app, every 8 seconds of the user not doing anything, the...
Star Menu Launcher
Apt can provide you with lightning fast application changes without having to go through an intermediate
launcher. In the first image is the setup, and in the second image,...
Layout
Please check the information regarding the three Trigger Screens layout before reading this page.
Trigger Evaluation
Here's how trigger/action evaluation takes place:
it does not matter if...
An Apt profile is divided over 5 screens. However, there are some controls present on all the screens, along the top line.
On the left, you see the Buttons tab is selected, and a target app is...
Often you will want to manipulate a menu or control and need to find the resource ID with which PalmOS identifies it.
To find out the resource IDs of buttons you are interested in, you can use the...
Important Terms
Apt
Apt is not the Debian-linux package manager, it is an application for handheld devices running PalmOS 5.0+, such as the Palm T|X, Zire 22, Tungsten E2, all Treos, etc.
It is...
The taps and strokes on the left lead to the screen area definitions on the right. It can be seen that the begin point of a stroke has a small box and is labelled with the first associated...
If you are allowed to edit pages in this Site, simply click on edit button at the bottom of the page. This will open an editor with a toolbar pallette with options.
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Important: do not try to run Apt from a removable memory card.
First Install
Install the file AptLite.prc (or Apt.prc for the full version).
Some functions also require installation of...
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Apt does not notice when a DB is launched e.g. via ScreenButton (to be investigated)
a Time trigger going off while the device is going to sleep can cause Apt to become disabled (renable by...
These are actions that either launch something, or help set up menus to launch something.
App Action
Launches the application you select on the drop-down list on the right.
DA Action
Launches the...
Apt supports applications on external memory cards. This is sometimes called VFS support, where VFS stands for Virtual File System.
To enable VFS support, you need to set the checkbox in the...
Here's an explanation of each of Apt's menu options, one by one.
Apt Menu
Settings
Go to the settings form.
Enable
Enable Apt.
Disable
Disable Apt, it will now have no effect on your device.
Toggle...
These are just actions that didn't seem to fit in any of the other groups…
"-" Action
Use "-" to make Apt ignore a particular trigger. The main use is to disable a trigger you have in *default*...
This screen allows setting of 'environmental' prefs like brightness and sound levels. These settings are applied when the target launches.
The labels at the left are buttons to enable or disable...
This screen has some miscellaneous preferences that you can set for a target app.
Lock Triggers
Apt can be used to restrict access to particular applications. If one or more lock triggers (max 3)...
This is the history of changes in Apt from the beginning, before version 1.0.
See History for post 1.0 versions.
v0.1 27/01/2008
- first version
v0.2 28/01/2008
- avoid lock-up when...
Apt can do an amazing range of things. Below is a quick run through.
The first part of Apt consists of 2 screens of preferences for each application on your device, allowing you to choose...
Memory usage: the full version of Apt takes up around 155k including all data. However, only around 35k of that stays resident in your dynamic memory when you leave Apt (to handle triggers...
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These are settings which affect how Apt itself behaves. You can access this form via Menu->Apt->Settings on the main form.
To enable 5-way navigation support, press left, right or centre on...
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Downloading Apt
Latest Apt version is 1.2.
Download Apt Lite for a free version.
Or go for the reasonably priced Apt Full version to get the full power of Apt.
Learn about the limitations...
Under the *Default* app in the app selector pulldown, there are two other 'special' apps called *Tag 1* and *Tag 2*. The purpose of these apps is to allow you to define named sets of actions called...
This is a page for testing formatting and stuff.
Things here are not supposed to make sense, they're just to try out layouts etc.
Apps-By-Letter Popup List
The */Let trigger on the left leads to...
These are items that are under consideration (not bugs needing fixing). Most of them will not be done unless there's a reasonable amount of interest in Apt.
hilite from insertion pointer to...
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-, &, * and...
Buttons, Graffiti, Events Screens Are All About Triggers and Actions
These rightmost three screen tabs (at the top) take you to screens for defining triggers and actions. A trigger is any event...
Click on the buttons tab, and you'll see a single trigger is assigned to hard button 4. The '2' indicates that the button must be held down for two seconds to match the trigger. On the right of...
Select the 'Calc' app with the target selector on the top right. Tap the 'Graffiti' tab. Select the 'Tap' trigger with the pulldown on the left, and the 'Applications' app with the pulldown on the...
Under Construction
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Basic Notions
There are 8 variables (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) which are manipulated by the actions Apt:Var+ , Apt:Var- and Apt:Var0 which increment, decrement and clear a variable's value...
This is the history of Apt versions since 1.0, from newest to oldest.
Check here for pre 1.0 versions (all 28 of them!)
1.2 29/05/2008
took out nilevent check for treo650, didn't work...
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