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diff --git a/docs/usermanual/gettingaround.sgm b/docs/usermanual/gettingaround.sgm index 90aa3cf..34ef403 100644 --- a/docs/usermanual/gettingaround.sgm +++ b/docs/usermanual/gettingaround.sgm @@ -1,21 +1,57 @@ <chapter><title>Using &opie;</title> + +<section><title>Running &opie; for the first time</title> +<para> +If everything was installed as described in the previous section, &opie; should +now start up and present a screen to calibrate the touchscreen. Using the stylus, +press firmly in the middle of the cross-hairs as they appear on the screen. This +usually needs to be done only once, however the screen can be re-calibrated at any +time, if needed, by choosing the Calibrate application on the Settings tab. +</para> + <para> -Now that &opie; is installed and running, it's time to start using it. When you -first start &opie;, you will see the "Launcher" from which you can start all of -your Applications, and the "Taskbar" along the bottom, where you can see all -the running applications, select an input method, and interact with the -installed "applets". +Once the screen has been calibrated, &opie; will now start up. If the opie-login +package is installed (which is installed with the default installation), a screen +will appear requiring a person to log in before any applications can be accessed. +The standard &opie; installation currently requires the user to log in as the +'root' user in order for all functions to work correctly. Refer to the Familiar +website (http://familiar.handhelds.org) for the default password for the version +installed. </para> +<para> +Once the correct password has been entered, &opie; should now be running. When +rebooted however, &opie; will start automatically. To install and remove +applications, the "Packages" application (located on the Settings tab) or the +command line ipkg application can be used. There are several task-opie packages +which allow the installation of whole categories (e.g. games, PIM, settings, etc.) +of software at once. It also might be helpful to install either opie-embeddedkonsole +or opie-console first to allow access a command line from within &opie;. +</para> +</section> + <section><title>Getting Around</title> <para> -Getting around in &opie; is very easy, you simply click your stylus on whatever -icon or button you want to click on. The main difference between using the -stylus and using a mouse is that you cannot right click with a stylus, so things -that require a right click are kept to a minimum. However, it is sometimes -necessary to right click, and this is implemented with a "press and hold". -Any time you want to do something that you think would require a right click on -a normal pc, try pressing the stylus down and holding it still for a few -seconds. This usually opens up a context sensative menu, much like a right -click usually does on a desktop interface. +Now that &opie; is installed and running, it is time to start using it. When &opie; +is started (after logging in), the following will be visible: the "Launcher" from +which all of the applications can be started, and the "Taskbar" along the bottom, where +all running applications can be accessed, select an input method, and interact with the +installed applets. +</para> + +<para> +Getting around in &opie; is very easy. Using the stylus, simply click on whatever +icon, button or control desired. The main difference between using the stylus and using +a mouse is that there is not an intuitive way to "right click" with the stylus. However in +&opie;, by pressing and holding the stylus down on the screen for approximately one second +(i.e. commonly referred to as "click and hold") a right mouse button click is generated. +This allows the user to perform common actions such as display context sensitive menus. +</para> + +<para> +Also included in several &opie; applications is context sensitive help. If there is a icon +with a question mark on the left side of the application's title bar, then this option +is available. Clicking on this icon will display instructions on using this feature. +Click and hold the icon, until the window title changes to "What's this..." and then +click on a part of the application window to display the context sensitive help. </para> @@ -25,25 +61,30 @@ click usually does on a desktop interface. <para> -The Launcher behaves like the "desktop" on most PC GUIs. When no applications -are running or visible, you will have access to the Launcher. You can also map -a hardware key to bring the Launcher to the top without closing any of the -running applications (this is similar to "minimising" all the applications -that are running). +The Launcher is where applications can be started, and is similar in concept to the desktop +found in most computer graphical user interfaces. When no other applications are running, +it is visible, occupying most of the screen. </para> + <para> -Along the top of the Launcher you will see a list of tabs which function as -categories for your applications. You can click on the tab for the category you -want to view, and then click on the icon for the application that you wish to -launch. By default, there will be an Applications tab and a Settings tab (if -you install any games, they will appear in the Games tab). When new -applications are installed, they will usually appear in one of these three tabs, -or in a tab of their own. To add or delete tabs or to move applications between -the tabs, you can use the Tab Manager application, or you can edit them by hand, -by changing the directories in /opt/QtPalmtop/apps. +Along the top of the Launcher is a series of tabs which function as categories for all +installed applications. By default, there are the following tabs: PIM, Applications and +Settings. If any games are installed, there will also appear a Games tab. To launch an +application, click once on the application icon or name. The icon will darken and an +hour glass will appear on the taskbar at the bottom of the screen to indicate that the +application is launching. Most applications take 1 or 2 seconds to start. </para> + <para> -There is also a tab to the far right called the "Documents" tab, which allows -you to quickly open your most often used documents. You can click on a document -to open it up in the proper application. For help on adding files to the -Documents tab see the <xref linkend="adddoc">. +There is also a tab to the far right named Documents. It contains a listing of the +documents found on the handheld device, allowing easy access. Documents are organized +by document type and category. At the bottom of the Document tab are 2 selection boxes +which allow the list of docuemnts to be filtered by these criteria. For instructions on +adding and removing documents from this tab, see the <xref linkend="adddoc">. </para> + +<para> +The Launcher Settings application on the Settings tab allows each tab's appearance to +be customized. Items that can be configured include background color/image, font, icon +size and more. See the Launcher Settings section for more information. +</para> + </section> @@ -52,26 +93,39 @@ Documents tab see the <xref linkend="adddoc">. <para> -&opie; has a "Taskbar" that always runs along the bottom of the screen in &opie;, -except for a few "fullscreen" applications that cover it up. The Taskbar is -what lets you select which input method you would like to use, shows what -applications are running, and is also where the "applets" draw their icons. -On the left of the Taskbar is an "O" button that opens a menu which has an -entry for every tab in the Launcher, allowing you to star an applications -without going back to the Launcher, or quiting the application that you are -running. On the right hand side of the Taskbar, you will probably see a clock -(unless you installed task-opie-minimal), which is actually just another applet -that draws the time instead of an icon. +The Taskbar is the small, horizontal section which appears at the bottom of the +screen, below the Launcher. It is almost always visible while applications are +running. The Taskbar provides the following functions (from left to right): </para> + +<para> +1. "O" menu - provides a listing of all installed applications, allowing them to be +started if Launcher is not visible. It also provides an options to display Launcher +if there are applications running, power off the handheld device and log out of &opie;. +</para> + <para> -When an application is run, it adds its icon to the Taskbar, starting from the -right side of the input method icon, with new application's icons appearing to -the right. If you click on the icon for an application, it will be brought to -the screen, allowing you to interact with it. +2. Input methods - allows the selection of an input method. Each input method has its +own, unique icon, and the current one selected is shown on the Taskbar. Click on the icon +to display or hide the input method. If more than one method is installed, a small upward +pointing arrow is shown to the right of the icon. Click on this arrow to select a +different input method. </para> + +<para> +3. Running applications - if any applications are running, their icon will appear immediately +to the right of the input method icon. Clicking on an icon will bring that application to +the front so it can be viewed. When the application is exited, the icon will disappear from +this area. +</para> + +<para> +4. Applets - applets are "mini" applications which appear on the right side of the Taskbar. +Some applets provide quick access to information (e.g. PC cards installed, wireless nework, +etc.), while others provide frequently used functions (e.g. notepad, voice memo recorder). +Clicking on an applet's icon usually provides a menu or window to access its features. +</para> + <para> -To the right of the "O" menu you will see an icon for the currently selected -input method. Clicking this will bring up the input method, allowing you to -type into the currently running application. To the right of the input method -icon is a small arrow pointing up, which will open a menu of all the currently -installed input methods when clicked. When you select one of these, it will -become the current input method, with its icon replacing the previous one. +5. Clock - in reality just another applet, displays the current time. Clicking on the clock +displays a dialog box which allows the time to be manually updated or syncronized over the +Internet using the NTP protocol. </para> @@ -95,2 +149,2 @@ saving. </section> -</chapter>
\ No newline at end of file +</chapter> diff --git a/docs/usermanual/installation.sgm b/docs/usermanual/installation.sgm index 24d973f..ce1d07b 100644 --- a/docs/usermanual/installation.sgm +++ b/docs/usermanual/installation.sgm @@ -3,7 +3,25 @@ <para> -To install &opie; on an &ipaq;, you will need a recent Familiar installation (i.e. -install the Familiar "bootstrap" image, and do not install task-complete or task-x), -go to http://familiar.handhelds.org to get the latest version, and to get installation -instructions (again, stop after the initial boot and do not install X, as it is not -necessary, and will only take up space). +To install &opie; on an &ipaq;, a recent Familiar installation will be needed. Go to +the Familiar project homepage (http://familiar.handhelds.org) to download the latest +version of the "bootstrap" image (do not install the bootstrap-opie or bootstrap-gpe +images). Follow the instructions on the Familiar website to install the image. Do not +install the task-complete or task-x packages as they are not needed to run &opie; and +will unnecessarily occupy space on the &ipaq;. +</para> + +<para> +A network connection needs to be configured on the &ipaq; in order to download the +&opie; packages from the feed. The Familiar site provides instructions for connecting +to the Internet in a variety of ways. +</para> + +<para> +&opie; requires the libpng3 package to be installed. Prior to installing &opie;, ensure +that this package is installed. It is available in the Familiar feed and can be installed +by running this command: +<informalexample> +<literallayout> + ipkg install libpng3 +</literallayout> +</informalexample> </para> @@ -18,5 +36,4 @@ attempting to install &opie;. <para> -Once you have Familiar installed, set up a network connection between your &ipaq; -and the ouside world (again, see the Familiar site for instructions on this), -and then run this command: +Once you have Familiar installed (including libpng3), and the network connection +between the &ipaq; and the outside world, run the following command: <informalexample> @@ -46,12 +63,2 @@ finally, start &opie; with: </para> - -<para> -&opie; should now be running (if you should have to reboot, which is rare, &opie; -will start automatically). From here, you can use either the "Packages" -application in the Settings tab, or run ipkg from the command line to install -other &opie; applications. Check out the various task-opie-* packages to install -various sets of applications all at once (you can always uninstall individual -applications individually). You will probably want to install opie-embeddedkonsole -or opie-console first, so you have access to the command line in &opie;. -</para> </section> @@ -67,3 +74,3 @@ installed. Another option is to replace the default &zaurus; ROM with the OpenZaurus -ROM. OpenZaurus is a openly developed Linux distribution designed to run on the +ROM image. OpenZaurus is a openly developed Linux distribution designed to run on the &zaurus;, and uses &opie; as its default user interface. For more information and |