ZLauncher User Manual
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Thank you for using ZLauncher, we strongly recommend you reading the following items before taking ZLauncher into use:

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Index

 
  1. Introduction
  2. Requirements
  3. Installation
  4. User Interface
  5. Usage
  6. ZLauncher Resources
  7. Registration
  8. Release History
  9. Disclaimer and Legal stuff
  10. Contact us

 
Introduction

ZLauncher is a powerful system management program that integrates the system supervisor, application/database manager and expansion card manager. It is more than a standard application launcher:


Requirements

Hardware:Handheld device which runs on PalmOS 3.5 or higher (except HandEra330 presently).
Memory: At least 800K of free memory.


Installation

Before installing ZLauncher, please be sure you've installed Palm Desktop software on your desktop computer. If not, please read the item on "Palm Desktop" in the reference for the handheld device.

  1. Download ZLauncher from our web site: http://www.zztechs.com.
  2. Extract ZLauncher.prc from the ZIP file.
  3. Double click ZLauncher.prc. Then select the Palm user name.

    Then install a theme for your handheld. *For more details, please refer to ZLauncher Installation Guide.
  4. Click OK button:
  5. Press the HotSync button on the HotSync cradle, and synchronize ZLauncher to the handheld.

 

User Interface

Overview:

ZLauncher provides most flexibility for different users. You can organize applications/databases/files of the handheld in tabs. Tabs can be specified on the 4 sides of the screen. Or use no tabs.
You can change the Tab Mode in the ZL Preferences.
ZLauncher provides 3 views for displaying icons: Icon View, List View or Detail View.
Icon View:
Icon view is similar to the system built-in Launcher, it displays the large icons and the icons are sorted by the icon name.
List View:
List view is similar to the system built-in Launcher, it displays the small icons and the icons are sorted by the icon name.
   Detail View:
Each row of Detail View matches a corresponding item. Under this view, all icons can be reordered by tapping the column buttons. The columns also can be resized.

 

 

  

Category Tab Title Tap the tab title will activate the corresponding category, and you will see the icons under the active category. If the tapped tab is the active tab, you'll go into Tab Properties.
Previous Tab Button Tap the button to activate the previous tab.
Next Tab Button Tap the button to activate the next tab.
Tab List Button Tap the button to pop up the category list. Select one of the items from the list will activate the corresponding tab.
Scroll Bar If the screen is not large enough to display all icons, you can use the scroll bar to scroll the screen and display the rest icons. PageUp and PageDown buttons are also available for this purpose.
Top / Bottom Bar Toggle Button

Tapping this button will toggle the top/bottom bar.
Column Title Button

By tapping the corresponding button in Detail View, you can resort the icons, and the new order is available in Icon View and List View. You also can adjust each column width by changing the width of the corresponding column button.

Tools Panel Toggle Button Toggle the popup Tools Panel.
DateTime Button Display the current system time. Tap and hold on the button for 2 seconds will popup a list. You change the display to Time/Date/Day of Week. If you don't want to show this button, just uncheck the box of Time from Top/Bottom Bar page of ZL Preferences.
Battery Info Button

Display the current battery voltage in 10 levels. Tap and hold on the button for 2 seconds will popup a list. You change the display of this button. If you don't want to show this button, just uncheck the box of Battery from Top/Bottom Bar page of ZL Preferences.
Memory Info Button

Display the free RAM in 10 levels. Tap and hold on the button for 2 seconds will popup a list. You change the display of this button. If you don't want to show this button, just uncheck the box of Memory from Top/Bottom Bar page of ZL Preferences.
Expansion Card Info Button Display the free space of the expansion card. Tap and hold on the button for 2 seconds will popup a list. You change the display of this button. If you don't want to show this button, just uncheck the box of Card1/Card2 from Top/Bottom Bar page of ZL Preferences.
Fullscreen Toggle Button Tapping the button can toggle the Virtual Graffiti area. If you don't want to show this button, just uncheck the box of Fullscreen from Bottom Bar page of ZL Preferences. (Only available on Sony Clie NR/NX/NZ/UX series handhelds).
Menu Button Tapping on the button will pop up the system menu.
Category Label Button Display the current category. Tapping on the button will pop up the category list. If you don't want to show this button, just uncheck the box of Category from Top page of ZL Preferences.

 

 

Popup Panel
Pop-up Panel can make full use of the limited display room, and it is easy to use. You can show or hide the panels at your will.
There are 2 types of pop-up Panels: Memory Tools Panel, Expansion Card Tools.

  • Memory Tools Panel:

Memory Tools Panel appears only if the active tab is an application tab or a specific tab.
 
Application Categorizing Button Change the category of the application / launchable database.
New Tab Button Create a new tab.
Beaming Application/Database Button Beam applications/databases.
Viewing Information Button View information of system or applications/databases.
Trash Bin Button Store or direct delete useless applications/databases.
 
  • Expansion Card Tools Panel:
 Expansion card tools panel appears only if the active tab is an expansion card tab.
 
Create Back Image / Create ShortCut Button

Drag a picture file to the button to convert it into a background image, and set it as the current one.
Drag an application file from the expansion card to the button will create a shortcut for the file.
Creating Directory Button Create a new directory on the current path.
Copying File Button Copy files to the specified location.
Moving File Button Move files to the specified location.
Beaming File Button Beam files from the expansion card.
Viewing File Info Button View information of system or files/directories.
Deleting File Button Delete files/directories.
Changing Path Button Turn to a specified location, and the new path will display on the button.

 

 

Menu

Trash bin:
 View contents of trash bin. The menu shortcut to is "D".
Info:
 View the system information. The menu shortcut is "I".
File Manager:
 Open the File Manager. The menu shortcut is "F".
Theme Manager: Go to the Theme Manager. The menu shortcut is "M".
Toggle Icon View:
 Toggle the current view among from Icon View, List View and Detail View. The menu shortcut is "V".
Toggle Top Bar:
 Show or hide the Top Bar
Toggle Bottom Bar:
 Show or hide the Bottom Bar
Toggle Tools Panel:
 Show or hide the Tools Panel
About / Register:
 Call up the About ZLauncher form. You can call up the Register form by tapping the Register now button at right-bottom corner, and register your copy of ZLauncher. The menu shortcut is "A".
Exit:
 Exit to the system built-in Launcher, and set the system built-in Launcher as default launcher. If the option of "Default launcher" in the ZL Preferences form is checked, when the handheld soft reset, it'll set ZLauncher as the default launcher automatically. The menu shortcut is "X"
New Tab:
 Create a new tab. The menu shortcut is "N".
Delete Tab:
 Delete the current tab. This operation only operates on the tab, not on the applications/databases/files of the tab.
Beam Tab:
 Beam all visible applications/databases or files in the current tab. If the current tab contains application, it will be beamed with the Beaming Application Rules . The menu shortcut is "B".
Tab Properties...:
 View the properties of the current tab. The menu shortcut is "T".
Show/Hide Hidden Tabs: Show or hide the tabs those whom are marked Hidden. The menu shortcut is "H".
ZL Preferences:
 Go to ZL Preferences to setup ZLauncher.
Update All ShortCuts: Update/create shortcuts for all applications under the /Palm/Programs/ZLauncher/Apps/ directory.
Refresh Apps: Manually refresh the application information cache database. It also will scan the /Palm/Launcher/ directory, and create the Virtual ShortCuts for the applications in that directory.
Back Light:
 Adjust the brightness of the screen. It will toggle the backlight on some handheld models such as Palm m505. The menu shortcut is "L".
Launch Prefs:
 Launch Prefs application..
HotSync:
 Direct Hotsync via cabel/cradle.
Launch Security:
 Launch Security application.
Soft Reset:
 Reset the handheld. Once resetting the handheld, the latest preferences will not be saved. The menu shortcut is "R".

 

 

ZL Preferences

General:
Tab Mode: Specify the tab title layout mode or not to use tabs.
Show Hidden Items:
 If this box is checked, all hidden items will be displayed on the main screen.
Show Hint:
 If this box is checked, the button hints will be enabled.
Show Hidden Tabs:
 If this box is checked, all hidden tabs will be displayed on the main screen.
Cycle Tabs:
 If this box is checked, you can cycle switching tabs.
Start on 1st Tab:
 Always stay on the first tab when ZLauncher starts.
Lefty:
 Lefty friendly support. Checking this box will make the scroll bars listed on the left hand side.
Tab Panel:
 If this box is checked, when you tap the Category button, ZLauncher will pop up a multi-row tabs panel instead of a tabs list.
Default Launcher:

If this box is checked, ZLauncher will be set as the default launcher, even after a soft reset. Tapping on the Home button of the handheld will activate the next tab, otherwise will exit ZLauncher to the built-in launcher..
Use PgUp/PgDn to Scroll Tabs:
 If there is no more icons to be scrolled within a tab, pressing PageUp or PageDown button will activate the previous or the next tab. This feature is also available for JogDial, RockerSwitch, Thumb Wheel and 5-Way navigator.
Update App Info:

If this option is set to Memory & Card, every time ZLauncher starts, it will scan the /Palm/Launcher/ directory, and make Virtual ShortCuts for all applications in the directory automatically. When the expansion card is removed, ZL will delete all Virtual ShortCuts automatically, and recreate the Virtual ShortCuts if the expansion card is inserted again.
However, this option may slow down the start of ZLauncher heavily.
Set this option to Memory is recommended, and refresh the applications cache database manually when the files in the directory are changed.
Fast Find:
 If this box is checked, the Fast Find function will be enabled. You can set the highlight period by adjusting the slider bar on the right hand side.
Tap & Hold:
 Adjust the period of Tapping & Holding on an icon to pop up an context menu.
Display:
Graphic Tab:
 If this box is checked, the tab title will be displayed with graphic image, Otherwise, only the frame of the tab title will be drawn and the tab title will be transparent.
Auto Popup Panel:
 If this box is checked, when you drag an icon or the tab to the lowest row of the icons, the Tools Panel will pop up automatically.
Animate Panel:
 Animation effect when showing / hiding Tools Panel. Enabling this option will slow down the display speed.
Active Tab Text Shadow:
 If this box is checked, the tab title caption will be drawn with shadow.
Auto Hide Inactive Tab Caption:
 If this box is checked, the caption of all inactive tabs will be hidden automatically, only the caption of the active tab will be displayed.
Popup Menu Font:
 Specify the font of Popup Menu(Tap & Hold context menu/Category List/Quick Launch List).
Tab Title Font:
 Specify the font of tab titles. This font setting is also available for the Category Label button.
Color:
Category Button Label:
 Change the text color of the Category Label button.
Date Time:
 Change the text color of the DateTime button.
Battery:
 Change the text color of the Battery button
Memory:
 Change the text color of the Memory button.
Expansion Card:
 Change the text color of the Expansion Card button.
Path:
 Change the text color of the Path button.
Solid Highlight:
 Change the color of icon solid highlight.

Quick Launch :

Quick Launch+ list provides a way for you to launch your favorite applications quickly.

Quick Launch+ list is made up of Favorites List, Common List and Recent List.

To set an application as your favorite application, just simply drag the application to the QuickLaunch Button, or tap on the icon for one second then select Add to QL from the Tap&Hold menu, then it will be added to the Favorites list as your favorite application.

QuickLaunch Anywhere is an extension of QuickLaunch+ list, which allows you quickly launching your favorites applications outside ZLauncher, plus using lots of useful features. See QuickLaunch Anywhere section for more details.
Favorites:
 Specify the number of items in the Favorites list.
Edit Button:
 Manage the items in the Favorites list. See below for details.
Clear Button:
 Remove all items from the Favorites list.
Common:
 Specify the number of items in the Common list.
Recent:
 Specify the number of items in the Recent list.
Clear Recent List:
 Remove all items from the Recent list.
Allow Repeat Items:
 If this box is checked, it allows repeat item appearing in the QuickLaunch list.
QuickLaunch Anywhere:

If this box is checked, QuickLaunch Anywhere will be enabled on the handheld.(On pre-OS5 handhelds and ONLY on pre-OS5 handhelds, you need to install ZLQuickLaunchHack.prc and activate it in your hack manager.)
Note, enabling QuickLaunch Anywhere on OS5 handheld will slow down the system. It also might cause incompatible issues with other software.
See QuickLaunch Anywhere section for more details.
Setup Button:
 Setup the activation of QuickLaunch Anywhere, see below for details.

Editing the Favorite List:

You can rearrange the order of the items of the Favorite List.

You also can delete any item from the list.

Setting up activation of QuickLaunch Anywhere:

You can activate QuickLaunch Anywhere(QLA) via pen strokes on the silkscreen or pressing hardware buttons.

Swipe:
Specify the beginning and the end of pen stroke to activate QLA.

Button:
Specify a button to activate QLA. Besides the preset buttons, you also can specify your custom button to activate QLA.

Top & Bottom Bar:
You can easily customize the Top Bar and the Bottom Bar.

To setup the top/bottom bar, just simply drag a button from the Buttons List to the lower Buttons Row. Every square on the Button Row is corresponding to a button on the top/bottom bar. If you set the button to a empty square, then the corresponding area of the bottom will be cleared.

The checkboxes are higher prior than the buttons of the Button ROW.
Replace the button on the bar to remove the original button from the bar.
Pop up the system menu.
Open the menu command bar.
Activate the next tab. If the option of Default launcher in the ZL Preferences > General form is unchecked, tapping on this button will exit ZLauncher.
Pop up the Find dialog.
Power off.
Soft reset.
Toggle the back light state.
Popup the Brightness dialog.
Popup the Contrast dialog.
Toggle the views.
Pop up the QuickLaunch+ list.
Refresh the applications cache database.
Pop up the Path Tree.
Exit to the system built-in Launcher.
Pop up the Graffiti Reference dialog.
Categorize the applications.
Create a new tab.
View the information of the system or a certain application/database/file.
Delete a certain application/database/file.
Pop up the setups list.
Call up the Tab Properties form.
Delete the active tab.
Beam all items on the active tab.
Launch the application which is combined with the Silk-Calc button.
Launch the Prefs application.
Launch the HotSync application.
Launch the Security application.
Lock the handheld and power off.
Show or hide the hidden tabs.
Beam an item.
Send an item via Bluetooth/SMS/EMail.
Open the Theme Manager.
Open then File Manager.
Popup the All Buttons Panel.
Time: If this box is checked, the DateTime button will be available on the Bottom/Top Bar.
Battery: If this box is checked, the Battery button will be available on the Bottom/Top Bar.
Memory: If this box is checked, the Memory button will be available on the Bottom/Top Bar.
Card1: If this box is checked, the Exp. Card button for the first expansion card will be available on the Bottom/Top Bar.
Card2: If this box is checked, the Exp. Card button for the second expansion card will be available on the Bottom/Top Bar.
Signal: If this box is checked, the wireless Signal Strength button will be available on the Bottom/Top Bar. Currently this feature is only available for PalmOne Tungsten|C and Treo600.
Top Bar:

Category: If this box is checked, the Category Label button will be displayed on the right most corner of the Top Bar.
Show Toggle Top Bar Button: Show the button for toggling the top bar on the screen.
Bottom Bar:

Full Screen: If this box is checked, the Fullscreen toggle button will be available on the Bottom Bar.
This option is only available for the Clies with Virtual Graffiti such as NR/NX/NZ series handhelds.
Show Toggle Bottom Bar Button: Show the button for toggling the bottom bar on the screen.
Advanced:
Support Attention Indicator: If this box is checked, the main screen of ZLauncher supports Attention Indicator.
Enabling this feature may cause flicker when ZLauncher starts.
Fast Access Menu: If this box is check, you can tap the margin of the tab title to activate the drop down menu.
Viewer: Select a viewer as the default image viewer integrated with ZLauncher.
Reader:

Select an application as the default DOC reader integrated with ZLauncher.

Note: This feature only works if the specified app responds the sysAppLaunchCmdOpenDB launch code to open Docs.
Only ZReader Lite supports direct opening TXT file from the expansion card.
Long press Back Button:

You can setup an action when long pressing the Back button of the JogDial or the Select/Center button of the 5-Way Navigator.

This feature is only available for the handhelds that are equipped with JogDial/Thumb Wheel/5-Way Navigator, such as Sony Clie series, PalmOne Tungsten series/ Treo600, Garmin IQue3600/Tapwave Zodiac series.
Category Setup:
Overwrite System Category Info:

Once you tap this button, ZLauncher will overwrite the category information of the built-in launcher with ZLauncher's.

If you want to uninstall ZLauncher, and want to keep the category information, you can overwrite the system's category information first, then uninstall ZLauncher.
Init Category Info from System:

Once you tap this button, ZLauncher's category information will be overwritten by built-in launcher's. And all category settings of the Application categories will be lost.
Clear ZLDB Orphaned records:

Once you tap this button, all orphaned records in ZLauncherDB will be removed, which may reduce the size of ZLauncherDB. If the expansion card is not inserted , the category information of all applications stored in /Palm/Launcher/ will be lost. Also, if you are using PiDirect or MSMount, be sure it's enable before clearing the orphaned records, or all category information of the PiDirect/MSMount apps will be removed.
Dialog Setup:
Hide Delete Confirmation Dialog:
 Check this box if you do not want to see the Deleting Confirmation Dialog when you delete applications/databases, and the future deleting operations will follow current Deleting Rules.
Hide Beam Confirmation Dialog:
 Check this box if you do not want to see the Beaming Confirmation Dialog when you beam applications, and the future beaming operation will follow current Beaming Rules
Hide Copy/Move Confirm Dialog:
 Check this box if you do not want to see the Copying/Moving Confirmation Dialog when you copy/move applications to the expansion card via Move to Card feature, and the future copying/moving to card operation will follow current Copying/Moving Rules

 

 

Tab Properties
Hide:

If this box is checked, the current tab will be hidden.
Caption: If this box is checked, the tab title of the current tab will be displayed with caption.
BackImage: The back image of the current tab. Tapping dot rectangle will enter Theme Manager to select backimages.
Tab Icon: Select one of the icon from the icon table for the current tab.
Upper-Right Arrow: You can change to other tabs within the Tab Properties form by tapping the arrow on the Upper-Right corner of the screen.
CHGs > ALL: Tap this button will save the changes of the current tab and assign them to the rest of all tabs.

View:

Change the view of icons from among Icon View, List View and Detail View.

Col: Specify the columns of icons displayed on the current tab.
Row: Specify the rows of icons displayed on the current tab.
Tags:

The one of the boxes is checked, a corresponding tag will be displayed along with the icon to make the icon easier to distinguish.
ROM:The item is stored in ROM
Card: The item is stored in /Palm/Launcher/ directory
ShortCut: The item is a ZLauncher shortcut.
Show Name: If this box is checked, the icon name will be displayed along with the icon. This option is not available for Detail View.
Name Shadow: If this box is checked, the icon name will be displayed along with text shadow.
Zoom Icon: If this box is checked, the icon will be displayed as zoom/HiRes icon, otherwise, it'll be displayed as shrink/low-res icon. This option is not available for low-res handhelds.
Solid Highlight: If this box is checked, the highlight of icon will be displayed as a solid rectangle, otherwise, it'll be displayed as a frame of rectangle.
Hi-Density: This option is only available for Clie pre-OS5 handhelds. If this box is checked, ZLauncher will display the high density/HiRes version icon if it's available in the application. This feature makes an OS4 Clie looks like an OS5 handheld.
Underline: If this box is checked, a line will be displayed under the icon and text. This option is only available for Detail View.
Font: Change the font of the icon.
Sort: Specify the sort method of the icons. If the option is set to Auto, all icons will be sorted by name. Otherwise, you can rearrange the order of the icons by dragging & dropping within the tab.
Advanced Icon Settings Checkbox: The checkbox between View and Col.
If this box is checked, you can setup the icon alignment in very detail.
Margin: Setup the margin(Top/Bottom/Left/Right) between the icons and the edges of the tab, excluding the tab title.
Width: Specify the width of the icon column.
Spacing: Specify the spacing between icon columns. If set to Auto,the icon columns will fill all spacing on average.
Height: Specify the height of the icon row.
Spacing: Specify the spacing between icon rows. If set to Auto,the icon rows will fill all spacing on average.
Text:

Change the color of Icon Text
Back: Change the color of the back of the current tab.
Shadow: Change the color of Icon Text shadow.
Underline: Change the color of the underline of Detail View.
Tab Title: Change the color of tab title text.
Active Tab Title: Change the color of tab title text when the current tab is active..
Active Tab Title Shadow: Change the color of tab title text shadow when the current tab is active.
Tap TabTitle to TabProperties: If this box is checked, you can tap the tab title to direct enter the Tab Properties of the current tab.
Use ScrollBar: If this box is checked, when there's not enough room for displaying all icon on the current tab, a scroll bar will appear for you to scroll the icons.
Otherwise, the only two scroll buttons will appear on the lower right of the tab for scrolling icons.
Fast Scroll: If this box is checked, then icons won't scroll until you released the stylus from scrolling the scroll bar.
Transparent UI: If this box is checked, most of the UI will be transparent and shows most of the background image.
This feature is only available while a background image is active.
Lock: If this box is checked, The current tab will be locked, and you need to enter the password to access the locked tab. See Tab Protection for more details.
Change Password: Setup the password of the current tab. See Tab Protection for more details.
Import Properties from ...: Import the most settings from one of the categories or from the default category settings.
Export To Default Properties: Export the most category settings of the current tab to one of the categories, or to the default category settings.
Set Current Properties to All Tabs: Export the most category settings of the current tab to any other categories.

 

 

Tab Protection

  • The Registration Code of ZLauncher is the Administrator Password,
    you can use it to unlock any locked tabs, or change the password of
    any tabs.

  • If you forgot the password of a tab, use your Registration Code to
    unlock the tab and change the password, or you need to remove
    ZLauncher from the built-in launcher and reinstall the program.

  • The password for "ALL" tab is also the GENERAL PASSWORD. You can
    use the password to unlock any locked tabs. But it can not be used
    to change the password of other tabs than the "ALL" tab.

  • Once you specified the password for "ALL" tab, you need to enter
    either the password of "ALL" tab or the Registration Code for
    ZLauncher when you want to exit to the system built-in launcher.
    Also, ZLauncher will be automatically set as the default launcher.

 

 

 

QuickLaunch Anywhere



QuickLaunch Anywhere is an extension of QuickLaunch+ list, which allows you quickly launching your favorites applications outside ZLauncher, plus using lots of useful features.

You can switch between (almost) any applications without exiting the current applications and going to the launcher.
You can activate QLA via pen stroke or pressing button. On PalmOne Tungsten T series, you can activate QLA without opening the slider.

On pre-OS5 handhelds and ONLY on pre-OS5 handhelds, you need to install ZLQuickLaunchHack.prc and activate it in your hack manager.

Note, enabling QuickLaunch Anywhere on OS5 handheld will slow down the system. It also might cause incompatible issues with other software.

 

 

 

Theme Manager

Theme Manager is a useful tool for managing themes, iconsets and background images. You can manage themes, iconsets and background images easily and quickly. You can change the color depth with the Color Depth drop down list. The choices of the Color Depth list are depended on the selected theme and the display capability of the handheld.

Theme page lists all themes on the handheld. If the theme is stored on the expansion card, the theme name is followed by an expansion card icon.

The path for storing themes is:
/Palm/Programs/ZLauncher/Theme/

Once you open Theme Manager, ZLauncher will create the directory for storing themes automatically.

To manage the theme, first select the theme, then choose the operation from the popup Operating Dialog.

Iconset page lists all iconsets on the handheld. If the iconset is stored on the expansion card, the iconset name is followed by an expansion card icon.

The path for storing iconsets is:
/Palm/Programs/ZLauncher/Iconsets/

Once you open Theme Manager, ZLauncher will create the directory for storing iconsets automatically.

To manage the iconset, first select the iconset, then choose the operation from the popup Operating Dialog.

 

BackImage page lists all background images on the handheld. If there's no icon leading the file name, this file is a converted background image database, otherwise, it's a picture file, and much be converted before using as background image. If the background image is stored on the expansion card, the background image name is followed by an expansion card icon.

The path for storing background images is:
/Palm/Programs/ZLauncher/BackImage/

Once you open Theme Manager, ZLauncher will create the directory for storing background images automatically.

To manage the background image, first select the background image, then choose the operation from the popup Operating Dialog.

 

NOTE:

 

 

File Manager

File Manager is a very useful utility for managing apps/files in internal memory, as well as the files on expansion card. You can perform a single operation on multiple selected items at one time. File Manager also fully supports HiRes+/Landscape mode, it can use the screen efficiently. It also supports multiple expansion cards. You can use JogDial or 5-Way Navigator to toggle between internal memory and expansion card.

All items in the internal memory:

Tap the buttons on the upper right can fast switch between Internal Memory and the available Expansion Cards.

Navigating the expansion card:

Tapping on the gray rectangle under the form title can popup the PathTree.

Selection choices:

File Manager provides several operation of selecting items.

The group selection is based on the right column information of the selected item. As the left illustration, the items are grouped by creator MSAr.
Tapping the most left icon of the item can select/deselect the item.

Various information:

Very handy to view a certain information of the items. It's also available for the files on the expansion card.
Type of items in the internal memory:

A filter for you to only list items in RAM or in ROM.

 

 

 
Usage

Launching

Launching applications in 3 ways:

  • Select the application with stylus.
  • Input the former part of the application's name to highlight it, then input a linefeed(Return) character to launch it.
  • If the handheld contains a jog wheels/5-way navigator, you also can use the jog wheels to select the application, and then press to launch it.

You can also launch any application(with related databases, except the ones in /Palm/Launcher/ directory of the expansion card) on any location of the expansion card.

Fast Find

In case of lots of applications have been installed on the handheld , it may cost a lot of time to find out a certain item. You can solve the problem simply with Fast Find.
To enable Fast Find, just check the check box of Fast Find in ZL Preferences. During the icon highlighted period, as long as you input the icon name in order, it will find out the most matching icon and highlight it automatically. The inputted character can be letter or numeral, and it is case insensitive.

For example: Launching Memo Pad application with Fast Find.

First enter the letter M:

Then enter the letter E:

Now the icon of Memo Pad appears and has been highlighted. You can launch it by entering a linefeed character (strike from the top-right corner to the left-bottom corner in the left part of writing area with your stylus, or just press the return key if a keyboard is presented.)

Using JogDial

ZLauncher offers a good support for JogDial:

Back:
 Double pressing the Back button will pop up the Category list. Long pressing it will perform an operation, which is set in the ZL Preferences.
Press & Release:
 If there is no highlighted item, releasing the JogDial will activate the next tab.
If an item is highlighted then releasing the JogDial will launch the item.
Scroll Up: Highlight the previous item.
Scroll Down: Highlight the next item.
Pushed Up: Scroll up one page of the current items.
Pushed Down :
 Scroll down one page of the current items.

 

Using 5-Way Navigator

ZLauncher offers a good support for 5-Way Navigator:

Select:
 If there is no highlighted item, pressing the Select button will activate the first icon of the screen.
If an item is highlighted then pressing the Select button will launch the item.
Up: If there is no highlighted item, pressing the Up button will scroll up one page.
If an item is highlighted, pressing the Up button will activate the upper item.
Down: If there is no highlighted item, pressing the Down button will scroll up one page.
If an item is highlighted, pressing the Down button will activate the lower item.
Left: If there is no highlighted item, pressing the Left button will switch to the previous page.
If an item is highlighted, pressing the Left button will activate the previous item. If the current active item is the first item, the current active item will be deactivated.
Right:
 If there is no highlighted item, pressing the Right button will switch to the next page.
If an item is highlighted, pressing the Right button will activate the next item.

 

Creating Category

There are 3 types of categories in ZLauncher: Application category, Specific category and Expansion Card category.

  • Application tab only contains applications and launchable databases, similar to the system built-in Launcher.
  • Specific tab only contains non-application databases. The databases in internal memory with same CreatorID and/or TypeID can be grouped as a single category.
  • Expansion card tab can be and only can be created by ZLauncher automatically. Each expansion card tab is corresponding to an expansion card inserted in the handheld. You can't delete Expansion card tabs, but hide them.

    Both Specific Category and Expansion Card Category are only available in ZLauncher, and do not exist in the system built-in Launcher.

Tap the New Tab button, or select the menu command Tabs > New tab will Pop up the New Tab dialog:

Preset: The preset parameters of several common types of category. You can create a specific category quickly by picking one of the presets.
Name: The name of the new category.
Creator and Type: If you specify neither Creator nor Type, the created category will be an Application category; If you specify one of the two fields, the created category will be a Specific category. So you can group the databases in internal memory with same CreatorID and/or TypeID as a new category by specifying Creator or/and Type.
For example, the CreatorID of standard PalmOS document is REAd, and the TypeID is TEXt, By creating a specific category with CreatorID and TypeID mentioned above, you can view all standard PalmOS documents in a tab.
If you want to create a tab for an application's related databases in another way, you can drag the icon of the application to New Tab button, then the pop up dialog will be set up the corresponding parameters automatically. This function is also available for databases.

For example: If you have bought a new handheld, and you wish to transfer the data of Address from your old handheld to the new one, you can first drag the icon of Address application to Creating Tab Button, then select OK to create a new Address related specific tab, and then drag the icon of AddressDB to the Beam button to beam it to the new handheld via IR.
 

Deleting Category

You can delete a category by dragging the corresponding tab title to Trash Bin/Delete File button; or delete the active tab directly by selecting the menu command Tabs > Delete tab. This operation only deletes tab, not the applications/databases/files in the tab. If the deleted category is an application tab, all applications in it will be moved to Unfiled category.

Categorizing

Only applications can be categorized. You can change the category of application in 3 ways:

    • Drag the application to the Category button, then select the destine category from the pop up list of application categories:
    • Drag the application icon to the destine tab title:
    • Drag the application icon to Information button to call up the Application Information form, then select the new category from the application category list, finally tap the Apply button to confirm the operation.

 

 

Beaming

All databases/files can be beamed via IR. Just drag the database/file icon to Beam button and the database/file is beamed. If you are beaming an application, it will pop up a dialog to setup the beaming operation.

Beam application:
 The application will be beamed if you check this box.
Beam related databases:
 The application related databases will be beamed if you check this box.

Always use these rules:

Always use rules mentioned above. If you check the box, the dialog will not appear anymore, and when you beam an application, the beaming operation will follow the current rules. If you want the dialog to appear again before beaming a application, uncheck the option of Hide beam confirmation dialog in ZL Preferences .

Beaming Category: You can beam all visible items in the Tab by dragging the tab title to Beam button. If you want to beam invisible items, please show the hidden items first, then perform the operation mentioned above.

For example: You can transfer all eBooks in a handheld to another by beaming the whole eBooks category tab. You can create one as described in section Creating Category if the eBooks category dose not exist. If you don't want to beam all eBooks, hide the eBooks you don't want to beam before beaming, and restore them when the operation complete.

Viewing Information

With the information function of ZLauncher, you can know you handheld better and make full use of it.

  • Viewing System Information: Tap the Information button to view the system information.
    		  
  • Viewing Application Information: Drag the application to the information button to view the application information.
    		 
  • Viewing Database Information: Drag the database to the information button to view the database information.
    		 
  • Viewing Directory Information: Drag the directory to Information button to view directory information. Please be patient since this operation will search all sub-directories and files under the selected directory and it may be slow.
    		WARNING: Do NOT insert or remove the expansion card when it is busy to avoid any damage to it!
  • View File Information: Drag the file icon to the Information button to view file information.
    		 

Note:

    • You also can view the information of an item by tapping on its icon for one second, then select "Info..." from the popup menu.
    • For expansion card tab, changing the tab name will also change the volume label of the corresponding expansion card.
    • You can tap the Rescan button to rescan the icons in the tab.

Deleting

Trash Bin in ZLauncher is similar to the Recycle Bin in MS Windows. You can archive the useless applications/databases in the trash bin, and recovered them if necessary( This feature isn't available for files/directories )

  • Deleting Application: Drag the icon of deleted application to Trash Bin button, and the Deleting Confirmation Dialog appears.
    Delete application:
    		 The application will be deleted if you check this box. If the deleted item is a virtual shortcut mapping to an application is stored in /Palm/Launcher/, when you delete the shortcut, the corresponding application will be deleted together, and can not be recovered.
    Delete related databases:
    		 The related databases of the selected application will be deleted if you check this box.
    Delete application preferences:
    		 The preferences which saved in the system of the selected application will be deleted if you check this box.
    Move to TrashBin:
    		 The selected items will be archived in the trash bin if you check the box, otherwise they will be deleted directly and cannot be recovered.
    Delete Card Items:

    This option is only available when you are about to delete a (real) shortcut. If this box is checked, the whole directory storing the application will be deleted, and can't be recovered.
    .For example, if you delete a shortcut named TO_BE_DEL_APP which is mapping to /Palm/Programs/ZLauncher/Apps/TO_BE_DEL_APP/TO_BE_DEL_APP.prc, then the whole /Palm/Programs/ZLauncher/Apps/TO_BE_DEL_APP/ directory will be deleted.

    Always use these rules:

    Always use the rules mentioned above. If you check the box, the dialog will not appear anymore, and when you delete an application, the deleting operation will follow the current rules. If you wish the dialog to appear again before deleting an application/a database, just uncheck the option of Hide delete confirmation dialog in ZL Preferences.

  • Deleting Database: Drag the icon of deleted database to Trash Bin button, and the Deleting Confirmation Dialog appears.
    		 
    Please refer to the section about Deleting Application for the meaning of the checkboxes .

  • Deleting File/Directory: Dragging file/directory to Delete File button can delete the specified file/directory. If the specified item is a directory, all sub-directories and files will be deleted together.

    WARNING:

    • Please make sure you want to delete the file, since the deleted file cannot be recovered!
    • Do NOT insert or remove the expansion card when it is busy to avoid any damage to it!

Trash Bin:The items put into trash bin are not really deleted. They are just not available for ZLauncher You can deleted the useless items in Trash Bin to release memory, or recover them as you need.

NOTE: Trash Bin can only store applications/databases. Files/Directories put into Trash Bin will be deleted and can NOT be recovered.

Changing Path

This function is only available for the handheld presenting an expansion card.

  • Tapping the directory icon can enter the corresponding directory.
  • Tapping the parent directory icon(which icon name is ". .") can back to the parent directory of the current one.
  • Tapping the Change Path button will pop up the Path Tree, select the destination directory and select OK button will turn to the selected directory
    New: Create a new directory on the selected location.
    Rename: Rename the selected directory.
The top item - Palm - means the All Application category.

Creating Directory

This function is only available for the handheld presenting an expansion card

  • Tapping the Creating Directory button can create a new directory in current path
  • Tapping the New button in path tree form can create a new directory in the selected path

Copying

  • Copying File/Directory: Drag file/directory to Copy button of the Card Tools Panel can pop up the Path Tree. Then tap the OK button in Path Tree and it will copy the specified file/directory to the destination path selected in path tree. If the destination expansion card is different from the source expansion card, you also can drag the file/directory to the destination tab title directly. All sub-directories and files will be copied if the source item is a directory.
  • Exporting Application/Database: Dragging an application/database in memory to the title of destination expansion card tab can export the item to the current path of the destination expansion card. You also can drag the item to Category Button, then select Copy from the pop up menu. Note, if there's little free RAM available, the importing operation maybe very slow, even failure.
  • Importing File: Drag the file to an application category tab title can import the selected file to RAM. The imported file must be a standard PalmOS database(.PRC, .PDB). If the imported file is an application, you can specified the category when you import it. In this case, dragging application to a tab title will categorize it to the corresponding category, or categorize it to it's default category by dragging to the All Application tab title.

WARNING: Do NOT insert or remove the expansion card when it is busy to avoid any damage to it.

Moving

This function is only available for the handheld presenting an expansion card

  • Drag file/directory to Move button of the Card Tools Panel can pop up the Path Tree. Tapping the OK button in path tree form will move the specified file/directory to the destination path selected in path tree. All sub-directories and files will be moved if the source item is a directory.
  • Dragging file/directory to a directory icon can move the source item to the destination directory. If the destination directory is the parent directory, the source item is moved to the parent directory.

WARNING:Do NOT insert or remove the expansion card when it is busy to avoid any damage to it.

Copy/Move to Card

To copy/move an application to the expansion card, you can simply use the Copy/Move to Card feature.

Just tap & hold on the application for one second, then select Copy to Card to Move to Card from the popup menu.

Card:
 Specify the destine expansion card you want the application moved to.
Path:

Specify the destine path on the expansion card you want the application moved to.

  • .../ZLauncher/Apps/: Copy/Move the application to /Palm/Programs/ZLauncher/Apps/, and will create a sub-directory with the same name as the application.
    • Related Databases: Copy/Move the related databases of the selected application to the expansion card. You can ignore small databases by specifying the size.
    • Create ShortCut: Create shortcut for the application.
  • /Palm/Launcher/: Copy/Move the application to /Palm/Launcher/, and will create virtual shortcut for the application automatically

Always use these rules:

Always use the rules mentioned above. If you check the box, the dialog will not appear anymore, and when you use the Copy/Move to Card feature, the operation will follow the current rules. If you wish the dialog to appear again, just uncheck the option of Hide Copy/Move confirm dialog in ZL Preferences.

 

Setting Background

  • Converting Background Image: ZLauncher can directly convert BMP/PGP/JPG files into background image databases. There's 3 ways for converting your own background image files:
    • Drag a supported picture file to the Create BackImage/ShortCut button of the Card Tools Panel , then it will be converted into a background image, and set as the current background image automatically.
    • Tap on the supported picture file for one second, then select Back Image from the popup menu. Then it will be converted into a background image, and set as the current background image automatically.
    • Go to the Theme Manager, then open the BackImage, select a picture file, then tap the Select button from the pop up Operating Dialog. When you tap the OK button to exit the Theme Manager, the selected picture file be converted into a background image, and set as the current background image automatically.
    Note:
    • The JPG support requires Sony JpegUtil Library or JpegLib.
      • Sony JpegUtil Library is a built-in library on some Sony Clie handhelds(NR series and Clie T650C/T665C/T675C and all Clie OS5 models). However, if you install the Sony JpegUtil Library(JEPG_Library.prc and JPEG_Util_Library.prc) to your handheld, the JPG support maybe work on the handheld(except for other OS5 handhelds than the Clie ones). You can find the Sony JpegUtil Library in the ROM of the above listed handheld models. NOTE: WE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING THE Sony JpegUtil Library, YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK.
      • JpegLib for Palm is a PalmOS port of the Independent JPEG Group JpegLib, which is ported by Yves Piguet.
        JpegLib for Palm can be used on all handheld models. You can visit http://www.nyctergatis.com/jpeglib/index.html for the latest news of JpegLib for Palm.
      • Sony JpegUtil Library is much faster than JpegLib, so if Sony JpegUtil Library is available on your handheld, you don't need to install JpegLib.
      • Sony JpegUtil Library dose not support progressive Jpeg files. If you want to convert progressive Jpeg files, you need to install JpegLib.
    • If the background image database is converted in the Theme Manager, it will be marked as a temporary background image. Once you change to other background image, temporary background image will be deleted from RAM automatically. If you want to use it on other handhelds, you need to first copy it from RAM to the expansion card via ZLauncher, so that ZLauncher can mark it as a normal background image so that it won't be deleted on other handhelds.
    • If you want to get the best quality of the converted back image, you should change the display color to the proper depth before converting the image. For example, if the picture file is 16-bit color depth, you should change the display mode to 64K colors mode before the conversion.
    • If the current display color depth is less than the color depth of the background image, it will not be available. For example, if the color depth of the background image is 16-bit, and the current display color depth is 8-bit(256 colors), then the background image will not be displayed.
    • Modifying the picture files on desktop computer before the conversion is recommended.
    • If there is no expansion card available for your handheld, you can convert the picture file in PalmOS Emulator which can do the job, then export the converted background image database from the PalmOS Emulator, and synchronize it to your handheld.
    • ZLauncher supports all color depths of supported picture files. No exact dimension limitation for the picture files. If the background image is smaller than the screen, ZLauncher will tile the background image to full fill the screen.
    • To import BMP/JPG files to the expansion card, you can use some 3rd-party software such as SyncWizard, Card Export, PalmDisk. If you are using a Sony Clie, you also can use MS Import/Data Import. You also can import picture with Quick Install Tool which is bundled with PalmDesktop 4.1. Importing the picture files to the /Palm/Programs/ZLauncher/BackImage/ directory is recommended, so that the Theme Manager can recognize them.
    • If you don't have an expansion card on your handheld, you can try PalmRAMDisk to create a virtual expansion card, then import picture files onto the virtual expansion card and then convert the pictures into background image databases.
    • You may also try ZLauncher Background Converter by Robert Eaton, to easily create ZLauncher background image on MS Windows.
  • Setting Current Background Image: You can change the background image with the installed images. Go to the Theme Manager, then open the BackImage page, select one of the list background image, then tap the OK button.

WARNING: Do NOT insert or remove the expansion card when it is busy to avoid any damage to it.

Adjusting Detail View

In Detail View, you may notice that some contents you are interest in are truncated. If you do want to display all of a truncated content, you can adjust the width of the corresponding title button to change the width of whole column.

For example: As the illustration below, the name of Memo Pad application is truncated since the its width is wider than the Name column's

First, tap on the line between Name button and Creator button:

Now, an inverted vertical line appears. Then drag the line to right:

When the stylus moves a certain distance( enough for displaying whole name of Memo Pad), release the stylus and the Name column is become wider. The name of Memo Pad is no longer truncated.

 

Hiding

  • Hiding Application/Database in RAM:Each PalmOS database has its own database attributes. One of them - Hidden attribute - decides whether the database is visible. Modifying the Hidden attribute of a database can make it visible or invisible.
    You can change the attributes of database in the Database Information form. Dragging a database to Information button can call up the Database Information form.
    • If the application to be hidden is in RAM. Selecting the Attrs select trigger will call up the Database Attributes form. You can hide the application by checking the Hidden box, or uncheck the Hidden box of a hidden application to make it visible. This function is also available for the databases in RAM.
  • Hiding Application in ROM: In Database Information of the ROM-based application, you'll see a box named Hide near by Attrs. Checking it will hide the application in ZLauncher. This feature is only available in ZLauncher.
  • Hiding File/Directory: Similar to database, file also has the Hidden attribute, and the operation of modifying file's attributes is similar to the operation on database too. Dragging the file/directory to File Information button can call up the File Information form. Modify the Hidden attribute can make the file/directory visible or invisible.

To display the hidden items, check the box of Show Hidden Items in ZL Preferences.

WARNING: Do NOT modify the attributes of database/file if you don't know the exact signification of them. Any modification may cause the crash with other applications.

  • Hiding Tab: Go to Tab Properties, check the box of Hide to mark the current tab as hidden tab. If you want to display the hidden tab, go to ZL Preferences, check the box of Show Hidden Tabs, or select the menu command Tab > Show Hidden Tab.

 

Rearrange Tabs:
Drag the source tab title to the destine tab title, then the source tab will be moved to the destine position.

 

Creating ShortCut:

There're two types of shortcut in ZLauncher: (Real)ShortCut and Virtual ShortCut.

  • ShortCut: ShortCut is a real PalmOS application. You can use it insider or outside ZLauncher. ShortCut can trick most conduits, so even the application is stored on the expansion card, the application's conduit still can interact with the shortcut. You also can assign a shortcut to a hardware button.
    You can create shortcut for any application on any location of the expansion card. To create shortcut for a card application, just go to the expansion card tab and find out the application, then drag the application to the Create BackImage/ShortCut button of the Card Tools Panel. You also can first tap on the file for one second, then select ShortCut from the pop up menu.
    A shortcut takes up several KB of RAM.
  • Virtual ShortCut: Virtual ShortCut is a linkage to the application which is stored in /Palm/Launcher/. Virtual ShortCut is only available in ZLauncher.
    You don't need to manually create virtual shortcut for applications in /Palm/Launcher/, when you perform Refresh Apps, ZLauncher will create virtual shortcuts for all applications in /Palm/Launcher/.

 

 
Changing Date/Time Display Format:
The date/time display format in ZLauncher is as same as the system of your handheld. You can change the date/time display format in the Format panel (launch Prefs application, then select panel Format).

Uninstalling ZLauncher :
If you want to uninstall ZLauncher, please follow the below steps:

  1. Uncheck the option of Default Launcher in ZL Preferences.
  2. Exit to the system built-in Launcher by selecting the menu command: App > Exit.
  3. Delete ZLauncher from the system built-in Launcher.

 

The above mentioned usage is just a part of the functions. We believe that you must can find more skills and use your handheld better with ZLauncher.

 

 
ZLauncher Resources

Find more ZLauncher resources at http://www.zztechs.com/en/zlauncher/themes.htm

If you would like to create your own themes/iconsets, please refer to ZLauncher Theme Specification and ZLauncher IconSet Specification.

 
Registration

This is shareware. By registering this software, you not only show your respect for our copyright, but also encourage us to improve and update our work.

  1. Purchase - Once it expires after 30 days of trial, please visit our web site(http://www.zztechs.com/) to choose the most favorable way of your purchase.

    Registration Code:Upon receipt of your payment, we'll create a specific registration code for you which based on your Palm User Name. Therefore, you have to tell us your Palm User Name and your e-mail address, so that we can send you the registration code via e-mail. You should keep the registration code in a safe place, and this code will be valid both for current and future updates. Note: If you find your registration code not clear enough to read, please try to enlarge it in the desktop editor. That will be helpful.

    Palm User Name (HotSync Name/HotSync ID) is the name of your Palm device is assigned during HotSync. It is required for registration code generation. You can easily get your Palm User Name from either the HotSync screen (upper right corner), Palm Desktop or the System Information form of ZLauncher (Just like the illustration below, " Palm m505"). Note: Palm User Name is case sensitive, so please offer the exact Palm User Name for registration code, or you'll get a wrong registration code. I.e., "Peter" and "peter" are different Palm User Names.

  2. Entering Registration Code

    Call up About ZLauncher form (Apps >About / Register). Then tap the Register now button to call up the Register form

    The Register form appears just like the illustration below:

    At the location of Registration Code, enter your registration code. After filling in the code, you can continue to use this software, and enjoy our free update service.

 

 
Release History & Updates

4.10 - 04/19/2004

 

4.00 - 02/16/2004

3.70 - 11/04/2003

 

3.60 - 09/02/2003

3.50 - 07/18/2003

3.20 - 06/02/2003

3.12 - 05/08/2003

3.01 - 04/14/2003

3.00 - 04/07/2003

 

2.30 - 03/18/2003


2.22 - 03/04/2003

 

2.21 - 01/13/2003

2.20 - 01/06/2003

2.10 - 12/23/2002

2.00 - 12/17/2002


1.50 - 12/06/2002

1.40 - 11/24/2002

 

1.32 - 11/14/2002

1.31 - 11/12/2002

1.30 - 11/11/2002

1.20 - 11/01/2002

1.10 - 10/21/2002

1.00 - 08/22/2002

 


 
Disclaimer and Legal Stuff

This software is shareware. You may distribute it without modifications and not for profit-making purpose.
We take no responsibility for any loss of data or other failures.
Once you run this program, you are assumed to have accepted the above terms.

Please contact us if you want to modify it or use it for commercial purposes.

Free trial period of ZLauncher is 30 days, register user can get free upgrade versions from http://www.zztechs.com .

 

 
Contact Us

If you have any problems or advices on ZLauncher, please let us know.

Guangzhou Zhangzhe Technology Co., Ltd.

Web site: http://www.zztechs.com
E-mail: zlauncher@zztechs.com


Copyright (C) 1999-2003 by Guangzhou Zhangzhe Technology Co., Ltd., All rights reserved.

Thank Larry Miller for the assistance in updating this user manual.