Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 Simulator Tips Copyright (C) 2004, PalmSource Inc. All Rights Reserved. Here are some helpful tips for using the Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 Simulator. More information can be found the in the "Using the Palm OS Simulator" documentation included with Palm OS Developer Suite or downloadable from palmsource.com. *** Downloads We have eight different download files for the Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 Simulator. PalmSim61_Dbg.zip debug version of simulator with EFIGS ROM PalmSim61_Rel.zip release version of simulator with EFIGS ROM and EFIGS Phone ROMs PalmSim61_Rel_AB.zip release version of simulator with autobackup enabled; must be installed into a folder already containing PalmSim61_Rel.zip PalmSim61_Dbg_jaJP.zip PalmSim61_Dbg_zhCN.zip ROM images for debug simulator for Japanese and Simplified Chinese; must be installed into a folder already containing PalmSim61_Dbg.zip PalmSim61_Rel_jaJP.zip PalmSim61_Rel_zhCN.zip ROM images for release simulator for Japanese and Simplified Chinese; must be installed into a folder already containing PalmSim61_Rel.zip The autobackup version of the Simulator enables a feature of Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 where all databases are automaticaly backed up to a VFS volume whenever they are changed. This feature is intended for phones and other devices where you need to be able to keep data when the battery is completely drained. *** Key Mappings F1 - Hard Key 1 (Date Book) F2 - Hard Key 2 (Address Book) F3 - Hard Key 3 (To Do List) F4 - Hard Key 4 (Memo Pad) F5 - Power Arrow Keys - Five-Way Navigator Direction Buttons NumPad 8 - Five-Way Navigator Up NumPad 4 - Five-Way Navigator Left NumPad 6 - Five-Way Navigator Right NumPad 2 - Five-Way Navigator Down NumPad 5 - Five-Way Navigator Center Button Ctrl-A - Menu Ctrl-C - Command Stroke Ctrl-E - Home Ctrl-F - Keyboard Ctrl-I - Find Ctrl-K - Favorite App/Calculator Ctrl-R - Soft Reset The PalmSim.ini file controls many of the settings in the Palm OS Cobalt 6.1 Simulator, including ones that will let you start PalmSim in a preferred configuration. This file can be edited in any text editor, including Notepad. Hitting Ctrl-Shift-Alt-T will add a Terminal icon to the status bar. This will let you access the Binder Shell, a command-line prompt that gives access to the internals of Palm OS Cobalt. Type "help" in the terminal window to learn more about the Binder Shell, and tap on the Terminal icon again to hide the shell window. Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Shift-L toggles between landscape and portait orientations. On screen resolutions which don't support landscape orientation, this can make the status bar appear oddly. This version of the Simulator supports skins, using the same format as the skins used with the Palm OS Emulator. A sample skin is provided for a generic 320x480 device. To set a skin, use the Settings/Display/Skin/Load... menu item. If you have PRC or PDB files you want installed into memory every time the simulator starts, create an AutoLoad folder in the directory that has the PalmSim.exe file, and put your files there. If you want to change the ROM image used by the Simulator, you can 1) Edit the PalmSim.ini file to change the ROM= line to point to a new file. 2) Edit the PalmSim.ini file to remove the ROM= line, then you'll be able to pick a new ROM when you restart the Simulator. 3) Hold the Shift key while starting the Simulator, then pick a new ROM image when prompted. 4) Drag the ROM file to the PalmSim.exe icon to start it with a new ROM image. When using the EFIGS ROM, if you want to set a preferred locale so you don't have to pick a language each time you start PalmSim, you can edit the PalmSim.ini file, adding the line PreferredLocale= where is one of "enUS" - US English "frFR" - French "itIT" - Italian "esES" - Spanish "deDE" - German To bypass the time and date setting screen, you can add the line AppCreator=lnch to the PalmSim.ini file. This will cause it to start the launcher by default. You can change the four-letter code to specify another program if needed.