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<div class="test">CoolDAs for PalmOS 3.5 or above</div>
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<h2>1. <a href="#instroduction">Instroduction</a></h2>
<h2>2. <a href="#requirements">Requirements</a></h2>
<h2>3. <a href="#installation">Installation</a></h2>
<h2>4. <a href="#operation">How to use</a></h2>
<h2>5. <a href="#history">Release History</a></h2>
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<h1>Instroduction</h1>
<p> Copyright &copy; Yang Zhiqiang<br>
All rights reserved<br>
*Shareware*<br>
Website: <a href="http://www.yzqsoft.com" target="_blank">http://www.yzqsoft.com</a><br>
Support: <a href="mailto:yang_zhiqiang@hotmail.com">yang_zhiqiang@hotmail.com</a><br>
Current Version: v1.66<br>
<br>
<strong><font color="#FF0000">Now, CoolDAs is a shareware, you can use it
free. But if you wish to express your appreciation for my work, and hope I
can continue developing and supporting it over the years, please buy it. <br>
<br>
Thanks!</font></strong><br>
<br>
This is a very useful desk accessory(DA), let you quickly to get some key
palm information, execute some key commands and change some key perferences.
<strong>In the v1.6 special version, it also a &quot;Go And Back&quot; appliaction
launcher!(The specail version only a technology preview, it has some bugs
for the feature. if you have suggestion or bug report, please send them to
me.)</strong><br>
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<strong>Main Features:</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>&middot;Show current time, date &amp; week</li>
<li>&middot;Show current battery information</li>
<li>&middot;Show current free size &amp; percentage of RAM</li>
<li>&middot;Show free/total dynamic/storage memory, max dynamic chunk, max
storage chunk</li>
<li>&middot;Show current free size &amp; percentage of the first or second
card</li>
<li>&middot;Lock &amp; Power off palm</li>
<li>&middot;Power off palm</li>
<li>&middot;Toggle the state of back light</li>
<li>&middot;Activate brightness adjust dialog</li>
<li>&middot;Soft-Reset palm</li>
<li>&middot;Set Auto off time</li>
<li>&middot;Change current privacy</li>
<li>&middot;Turn on/off beam receiving(IR)</li>
<li>&middot;Set palm valume, and turn on/off alarm vibrate and LED</li>
<li>&middot;Quick HotSync</li>
<li>&middot;Launch NetConnect DA if it presents, else go to net panel and
back to previous app</li>
<li>&middot;Toggle ture on/off bluetooth if BtToggle presents, else go to bluetooth
panel and back to previous app</li>
<li>&middot;Quit to launcher</li>
<li>&middot;<strong>If you use special version, you can get "Go And Back"
launcher(go to app and back previous app after quit the app) on OS5 device
or get a normal launcher on OS4 or below</strong></li>
</ul><br><br>
<strong>Snapshots: <br>
</strong>
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<td width="53%"><img src="images/CoolDAs.GIF" width="326" height="465"></td>
<td width="47%">Current CoolDAs main form</td>
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<td><img src="images/CoolDAs%20Helper.GIF" width="326" height="465"></td>
<td>CoolDAs Helper v1.1 main form</td>
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<td><img src="images/CoolDAs(S).GIF" width="326" height="465"></td>
<td>CoolDAs v1.6 special version main form. </td>
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<td><img src="images/CoolDAs%20Helper(S).GIF" width="326" height="465"></td>
<td>CoolDAs Helper v1.1 special version main form</td>
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<td><img src="images/GoAndBack.GIF" width="326" height="465"></td>
<td>CoolDAs v1.6 special version - Go And Back form</td>
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<strong> </strong>
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<h1>Requirements</h1>
<p>CoolDAs works on Palm OS 3.5 or above devices. To launch it, you should install
a DA Launcher.<br>
Example: <a href="http://simple-palm.com/" target="_blank">DALauncher</a>,
<a href="http://www.sra.co.jp/people/hoshi/palmos/adal.html" target="_blank">App/DA
Launcher</a></p>
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<h1>Installation</h1>
<p><strong>Generally:</strong><br>
Install the CoolDAs.prc into your Palm handheld.<br>
<br>
<strong>Specially:</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>1. To support &quot;automatically restore auto-off time after reset&quot;,
you also should install CoolDAs Helper.prc.</li>
<li>2. To support &quot;go and back launcher&quot;, you should install both
CoolDAs special version and CoolDAs Helper special version. You can get
them under &quot;Specail&quot; directory.</li>
<li>3. To support chinese lunar calendar, you should install lunar calendar
plugin, you can get them under &quot;Plugins&quot; directory. DAPluginLunarCal_JT.prc
is for Simplified Chinese user. DAPluginLunarCal_FT.prc is for Traditional
Chinese user.</li>
<li>4. NetConnect DA and BtToggle are not included, please get them by yourself.</p>
</li>
</ul>

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<h1>How to use </h1>
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<td colspan="2"> <div align="center"><strong>Button Description</strong></div></td>
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<td width="22%"><img src="images/Help_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/Help_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: I</td>
<td width="78%">Show about/help/register form</td>
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<td><img src="images/BlueTooth_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/BlueTooth_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: B</td>
<td>Toggle turn on/off bluetooth if BtToggle presents, else go to bluetooth
panel, click &quot;Done&quot; button to back. Hidden when your device
doesn't support bluetooth</td>
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<td><img src="images/Brightness_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/Brightness_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: E</td>
<td>Activate brightness adjust dialog</td>
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<td><img src="images/HotSync_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/HotSync_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: H</td>
<td>Perform HotSync</td>
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<td><img src="images/Light_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/Light_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: L</td>
<td>Toggle ture on/off backlight</td>
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<td><img src="images/Lock_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/Lock_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: S</td>
<td>Lock device and power off</td>
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<td><img src="images/More_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/More_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: G</td>
<td>Launch &quot;Go And Back&quot; Launcher, hidden if you doesn't install
CoolDAs Helper</td>
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<td><img src="images/Net_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/Net_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: N</td>
<td>Launch &quot;NetConnect DA&quot; if it presents, else go to network
panel, click &quot;Done&quot; button to back</td>
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<td><img src="images/PowerOff_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/PowerOff_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: P</td>
<td>Power off</td>
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<td><img src="images/Reset_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/Reset_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: R</td>
<td>Perform soft reset</td>
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<td><img src="images/Volume_1bit_12x12.gif" width="12" height="12"><img src="images/Volume_1bit_24x24.gif" width="24" height="24">
hotkey: V</td>
<td>Go to the volume setting form</td>
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<p><strong>1. Hotkey: C, or click date label to toggle calendar if you install
chinese lunar calendar<br>
2. Hotkey: M, or click memory label to show memory card details form<br>
3. Hotkey: D, or click card label to toggle first/second card info if your
device has two cards<br>
4. Hotkey: X, or click CoolDAs title label to quit to launcher</strong></p>
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<h1>Release History</h1>
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<strong>v1.66 Released date: Sep, 02, 2005</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>1. BugFix: PalmOS privacy dialog bug, fixed</li>
<li>2. Chinese lunar calendar plugin update to v1.1, supports display chinese without chinese os</li>
</ul><br>
<strong>v1.65 Released date: Jun, 22, 2005</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>1. Support launch "NetConnect DA"</li>
<li>2. Support show more memory card information</li>
<li>3. Support the second external card</li>
<li>4. Full support PalmOne 5-Ways Navigator to quit CoolDAs</li>
<li>5. Support quit to launcher</li>
</ul><br>
<strong>v1.6 Released date: Apr, 01, 2005</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>1. Use icon button instead of character button</li>
<li>2. Change timer font to large bold</li>
<li>3. Support chinese lunar calendar if install chinese lunar calendar plugin</li>
<li>4. Restore v1.4 volume form style, and support turn on/off alarm LED</li>
<li>5. Support toggle turn on/off bluetooth if BtToggle presents</li>
<li>6. Support activate brightness adjust dialog</li>
<li>7. Add special version, support &quot;Go And Back&quot; Launcher(Special
feature: Go to app and back to previous app after quit it, only for OS5
device. It will become to a normal application launcher on OS4 or below
or doesn't enable &quot;Go And Back&quot; launcher on OS5 device)</li>
<li>8 . New read me file</li>
</ul><br>
<strong>v1.5 Released date: Mar, 16, 2005</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>1. Support go to &quot;Bluetooth Preference&quot; and back to previous app(if
presents)</li>
<li>2. Redesign volume form, support turn on/off vibrate(if presents)</li>
<li>3. Add help</li>
<li>4. BUGFIX: Can't change volume on OS5 device, fixed</li>
</ul><br>
<strong>v1.4 Released date: Mar, 10, 2005</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>1. Support go to &quot;Net Preference&quot; and back to previous app</li>
<li>2. Add &quot;Quick List&quot; in auto-off form and volume form, let you select
a value quickly</li>
</ul><br>
<strong>v1.3 Released date: Feb, 22, 2005</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>1. Support HotSync</li>
<li>2. Add &quot;CoolDAs Helper&quot; tool, let you restore auto-off time after
Soft-Reset</li>
<li>3. Change some hotkeys, now the hotkey is the character on the button</li>
<li>4. Minor bugs fixed</li>
</ul><br>
<strong>v1.2 Released date: Nov, 27, 2004</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>1. User-defined auto off time</li>
<li>2. Change volume function</li>
<li>3. Hotkey support, &quot;Q&quot; - Quit, &quot;A&quot; - Show about, &quot;R&quot; - Soft reset, &quot;L&quot; - Lock &amp; Power off,
&quot;B&quot; - Turn on/off backlight, &quot;P&quot; - Power off,&quot;V&quot; - Show volume</li>
<li>4. Big clock</li>
<li>5. Show time/date with the time/date format in preference</li>
</ul><br>
<strong>v1.1 Released date: Sep, 24, 2003</strong><br>
<ul>
<li>1. Change current privacy</li>
<li>2. Turn on/off beam receiving</li>
<li>3. Show battery charing status</li>
<li>4. BUGFIX: Can not run in OS3.5.x driver, fixed</li>
</ul><br>
<strong>v1.0 Released date: Jul, 07, 2003</strong><br>
Initial version
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