From 598c77cf0a0f934b0835498ba2ac9710cf60d8ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: spiralman Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 21:27:47 +0000 Subject: added info on beaming contacts, tasks, and appointments, plus files from the documents tab. --- (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/usermanual/calendar.sgm b/docs/usermanual/calendar.sgm index 3257ae0..99a810c 100644 --- a/docs/usermanual/calendar.sgm +++ b/docs/usermanual/calendar.sgm @@ -187,4 +187,13 @@ well as the start date, and whether you want the search to be case sensitive. Click "Find" to find the next appointment that matches your criteria. - \ No newline at end of file + +
Beaming Appointments + +To beam an appointment to another device using the IrDA and OBEX protocols, you must first install the IrDA +Applet and enable IrDA with it (see ). Then select the appointment that you would like to +send in the Day View, and select Beam from the menu that appears. Opie will then send the appointment to any +waiting device. + +
+ diff --git a/docs/usermanual/contacts.sgm b/docs/usermanual/contacts.sgm index a3ad34a..8ba7674 100644 --- a/docs/usermanual/contacts.sgm +++ b/docs/usermanual/contacts.sgm @@ -89,6 +89,15 @@ times to get to "B" and 2 more times to get back to all letters. 2+2=4). +
Beaming Contacts + +To beam a contact to another device, you must first have the IrDA Applet installed, and you must enable IrDA in it. +(see ). Once this is done, you can select the contact you would like to beam, and press the +beam icon in the toolbar, or select Contact&arrow;Beam Entry. Opie will then send the contact using the IrDA and +OBEX protocols to any waiting device. + +
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Personal Details Change your personal details by going to Contact @@ -96,4 +105,4 @@ Change your personal details by going to Contact display who the device belongs to, as well as other apps.
- \ No newline at end of file + diff --git a/docs/usermanual/irda.sgm b/docs/usermanual/irda.sgm index 2ca48c6..a2f084c 100644 --- a/docs/usermanual/irda.sgm +++ b/docs/usermanual/irda.sgm @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -IrDA Applet +IrDA Applet The IrDA Applet provides a GUI for easilly controlling communication between your device and others using the IrDA protocol. You can use it to communicate with PalmOS based devices, cell phones, and almost anything else that @@ -25,6 +25,17 @@ When you are done recieving files, you will want to select "Disable Recieve" and IrDA Applet's menu so that you are not wasting system resources. +
Beaming Files + +Several applications support beaming files in a format specific to that application (specifically, Contacts, Calendar, +and Todo). However, sometimes you may need to simply send a file to another device via IrDA, regardless of the +file type. To do this, you can use either AdvancedFM (yet to be documented), or you can do this from the +Documents tab. To beam a file from the Documents tab, you must first add that file to the Documents tab if you +havent already (see ). Then, go to the Documents tab and press and hold on the icon for +the file you want to send. A dialog should appear, with a button in the bottom right labeled "Beam". Press this +button, and Opie will beam the file to any waiting devices. + +
Stoping IrDA Sometimes it is necessary to stop IrDA, usually so that you can use the IR port for another application. To do this, diff --git a/docs/usermanual/todo.sgm b/docs/usermanual/todo.sgm index f7c5f11..18138d9 100644 --- a/docs/usermanual/todo.sgm +++ b/docs/usermanual/todo.sgm @@ -83,4 +83,13 @@ just check Completed tasks in the options menu, and you can see and edit it again.
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Beaming Tasks + +To beam a task to another device using the IrDA and OBEX protocols, you must first install the IrDA +Applet and enable IrDA with it (see ). Then select the task that you would like to and select +press the Beam icon in the toolbar, or select Data&arrow;Beam. Opie will then send the task to any waiting +device. + +
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