| author | zecke <zecke> | 2003-08-25 15:00:50 (UTC) |
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The image viewer allows viewing and very minor editing of image files.) +--> +The Qtopia Launcher is the your "home" in Qtopia. +<!-- A one-paragraph description of what this application is and does. + This description is then duplicated in the .desktop Comment and + the .control file description. + + (eg. The image viewer allows viewing and very minor editing + of image files. It assists format conversion, beaming logos + to phones, captioning, etc.) +--> +<p> +The Qtopia Launcher allows you to start installed Applications, Games, and Settings. +It allows you to manage your documents. The launcher has a taskbar which shows current +running programs and allows switching between them. +The taskbar supports three plugin types: input +methods, taskbar applets, and menu applets (also called accessories). +The Launcher is also responsible for a number of system-level operations. +</p> + +<p> +Status: RT +</p> + +<a name=usecases> +<h2>Use Cases</h2> +</a> +<!-- Describe real-world stories. Implicit in these use cases is + "these things are easy to do". + (eg. + Roving News Reporter + + The journalist/cameraman takes photos with a digital camera, + loads them into the PDAs via CF card, adjusts the contrast, + blacks-out a license plate, adds a copyright caption, and + emails the image and short story to Reuters. + ) + + Note: TITLEs may be used as identifiers in bug reports. + --> +<ul> +<li><b>Write a new text document</b> + <p>The user clicks on the Text Editor to create a new text document + (or to edit an existing text document). +<li><b>Play a game</b> + <p>The user looks at available games and chooses one to play. +<li><b>Tweak the system</b> + <p>The user changes the way the device looks, feels, and operates + by using the Settings programs. +<li><b>Edit a text document</b> + <p>The user clicks on a text document to edit it. +<li><b>Organizing documents</b> + <p>The user looks at all documents of a certain type (such as images), + or looks at all documents in a certain category (such as Business). +<li><b>Beam</b> + <p>The user selects a document and beams it to a friend. +<li><b>Desktop Computer user</b> + <p>The user is familiar with desktop computer systems where a menu + is used for starting applications. A familiar interface is available + in Qtopia (the Q menu). +<li><b>Accessories</b> + <p>The user installs software that appears as an item in the Q menu, + for invoking occasional actions. +<li><b>Input methods</b> + <p>The user chooses Handwriting Recognition for most text input, + but switches to the more traditional Keyboard input method when + using the Terminal. +<li><b>Switch between applications</b> + <p>Bob is writing an email about an upcoming event. Without + quitting the Email application, he starts the Calendar, views the event, + and easily switches back and forth between the two applications while + writing the email. +<li><b>Broken software</b> + <p>Betty installs a game she downloaded off the Internet. When she + scores more than 99999 points, the game freezes and stops responding + to all input. The system informs her that the program is not responding + and she chooses to terminate the game. +<li><b>Status display</b> + <p>The user installs various applets that show the current time, + the state of the network, battery level, and inserted media cards. + The small displays also provide minor interactions such as + setting an alarm clock, starting/stopping the network, getting more + detailed information, and ejecting cards. +<li><b>Frequently used operations</b> + <p>The user installs various applets that provide quick access + to frequently used operations such as cut and paste, backlight adjustment, + and volume control. +<li><b>Shutdown</b> + <p>The user is storing his device for an extremely long period. To prevent + system corruption when the battery eventually drains, he shuts down the + device. +<li><b>Calibration</b> + <p>The touchpanel on some devices may "drift" over time, or in different + environmental conditions. The user then "recalibrates" the display. +</ul> + +<a name=features> +<h2>Features</h2> +</a> +<!-- features are brief + + (eg. + * Slide show: view multiple images in sequence + * Configurable delay between images. + * Hardware-button-controlled stepping between images. + * Big images: view larger-than-available-RAM images in some formats. + * Formats: view JPEG, PNG, GIF format images. + * Scribbling: draw black or white lines on images. + * Save: in JPEG, PNG formats. + ) + + Note: TITLEs may be used as identifiers in bug reports. +--> + +<ul> +<li>Games tab: games are grouped on their own tab because they are a well-defined + group of applications. Games are programs useful solely for + entertainment. +<li>Settings tab: settings are grouped on their own tab because they are a well-defined + group of applications. Settings are programs that configure the + device without actually contributing to productivity. +<li>Applications tab: all programs that are not games or settings are grouped + as applications, presumably contributing to productivity. +<li>Documents tab: all user documents are accessible through this tab. +<li>Invoke application: selecting a application icon starts the application + or raises the application if it is already started. +<li>Invoke document: selecting a document invokes the application associated + with the type of document. +<li>Document Categorization: documents can be members of various categories. The user + can filter the view to show just members of a vertain category. +<li>Document Type: documents each have a single MIME type. The user + can filter the view to show just documents of a certain type. +<li>Beam Document: documents can be sent to other devices (via IrDA). +<li>Move Document: documents can be moved to different storage locations (eg. CF or SD card). +<li>Copy Document: documents can be duplicated, with the copy optionally on a different storage location. +<li>Delete Document: documents can be deleted. +<li>Q Menu Tab Equivalents: the Application, Games, and Settings tabs can be + visible in the Q Menu. +<li>Q Menu Accessories: plugins (applets) can add items to the Q Menu (eg. IR on/off control). +<li>Input Method Plugins: pluggable input methods can produce text input to + applications using programmed interactions with the user. +<li>Task Bar: currently running applications are shown as icons in the taskbar, + and clicking on these raises the application. If the application does not + respond, the user is given the option to terminate it forcefully. +<li>Status Bar: the task bar doubles as a status bar for temporary messages + generated by applications. +<li>Applets: pluggable applets can show small widgets in the right-hand side + of the taskbar. eg. there is a clock applet. +<li>Shutdown: the device may be shutdown, or the Launcher may be terminated + or restarted. The exact meaning of these operations is device-specific. +<li>Recalibrate: the device may be recalibrated by takling 5 input points from + the user and adjusting physical to pixel transformations. +</ul> + +<a name=prerequisites> +<h2>Prerequisites</h2> +</a> +<!-- + Describes unresolved limitations that cannot + be shown within the features list. + + Describes memory and other requirements quantitatively. + + This is a short list, mainly intended as a "known bugs" + list for missing features. + + (eg. + * Stylus: required for Scribbling. + * Memory: requires 250 bytes per event, plus content strings. + ) + + Note: TITLEs may be used as identifiers in bug reports. + +<ul> + <li>[PREREQUISITE TITLE]: [PREREQUISITE DETAILS] +</ul> +--> +None. + +</body> +</html> |