Stand Alone Menu Editor Custom Menus for the Newton Table of Contents1		Welcome and Registration	1.1.1	About Stand Alone Menu Editor	1.2		Registering Stand Alone Menu Editor	 1.3		Contacting Stand Alone,Inc	1.3.1		Email	1.3.2		Phone	1.3.3		Regular Mail	1.3.4		World Wide Web	2	Installation	3	 	Creating New Menus3.1		Creating New Menus	3.1.1		Selecting Menus	3.1.2		Creating a New Menu	3.1.3		Edit or Remove Menus3.1.4		Default Caret Menu	63.2		Adding New Items to Your Menu	3.2.1		Adding New Text Items	3.2.2		Separators	3.2.3		Adding Grids to the Menu List3.2.4		Changing the Grid Characteristics3.2.5		Removing Grids From the Menu3.3		Editing Items	3.3.1		Modifying Text Items3.3.2		Icon Items	3.4		Testing Menus	3.5		Clearing Menus	3.6		Deleting Menus	4	Installing Menus1 4.1	Selecting Menu Locations	4.2	Installing Menu in New Locations4.3	New Menu Options	4.3.1		Extras Icon	4.3.2		Statusbar Button	4.4	The Caret Menu4.5	Conflicting Menus	5	SAME Actions	5.1	Appman	5.2	Change Volume5.3	Clean and Display Memory	5.4	Clean Memory	5.5	Close all Apps	5.6	Connect	5.7	Cursor Left	5.8	Cursor Right	5.9	Dates Keyboard	5.10	Launch Extra	5.11	Numeric Keyboard	5.12	Paste Space	5.13	Paste Accent	5.14	Paste �		5.15	Paste Delete	5.16	Paste Forward Delete	5.17	Paste My Name	5.18	Paste punctuation	165.19	Paste Tab	5.20	Paste the Date	5.21	Paste the Time	5.22	Paste Return	5.23	Phone Keyboard	5.24	Receive a Beam	5.25	Remove Space	5.26	Restart Newton	5.27	Retrieve Eudoratm Email	5.28	Rotate Screen	5.29	Run Script	5.30	Send eudoratm email	5.31	Sleep Newton	5.32	Super Capstm	5.33	System Info	5.34	Toggle Backlight	5.35	Toggle Guest Mode	5.36	Toggle Recognition	5.37	Toggle Stores	5.38	Typewriter Keyboard	1	Welcome and Registration1.1	About Stand Alone Menu EditorWelcome to the Stand Alone Menu Editor (SAME), an enhancement for the Newton 2.0OS or higher that lets you create custom menus. The new menus can be placed atany of the four corners of the screen, the text caret, a button on the statusbar, or in a special icon in the Extras Drawer.Included in this archive are the following packages:SA Menu Engine.pkg This package powers the SAME application. It performs thisaction quietly, and will do nothing if tapped. However, it needs to beinstalled for SAME to function.SA Menu Editor.pkg You interact with SAME through this package.  All new menusare created, tested and installed through this application. When you haveyour menus set up how you want them, you can remove this from yourNewton. Chapters 3 to 5 deal specifically with the Menu Editor.Icon Editor The third package is not actually a part of SAME, but iscomplementary to it. It is the Icon Editor, and is used to customize theicons that you create through SAME. You can use it to design your ownicon for both the Extras Icon and the Statusbar Button.SAME.pdf This is the users� manual for Stand Alone Menu Editor.SAME.txt. The text only version of the manual. If at all possible, use the pdfversion, as it has layout and graphics that cannot be included inthe text version. The pdf version of the manual can be viewedusing Adobe�Acrobat Reader�. You can obtain this free ofcharge at www.adobe.com.SAStuff.txt A list of all of the software available from Stand Alone Inc.SA reg.pkg If there isn�t a registration option under the  button, install thispackage to register your software.1.2	Registering Stand Alone Menu EditorThe Stand Alone Menu Editor demo works for a 30 day trial period. At the end ofthe 30 Days, it will stop working. To avert this tragedy, you need to get intouch with Stand Alone to register your software. You can register with us byseveral different methods.You will need to include the following information, no matter how you choose toregister. Most importantly, you need to include your name EXACTLY as it isentered in your Newton, including spaces. We use this to generate your password,so it must be precise. You need to specify which programs you wish to register,and include payment for each of them. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and AmericanExpress. If you are using normal mail, you can send us a check as well. Make sureto include your card number, the expiration date, and what type of card you areusing. You also need to give us a way to get in touch with you. Email is thepreferred way, followed by your address and phone number. An Email address is notstrictly necessary, but it results in much faster service.For instant gratification, register by phone, and pay using Visa or Mastercard.Call (773) 477-2492 and we will give you a password right over the phone.Alternatively, you can send us a check to the address below.You can also Email us one of several ways. The application has a Register sectionunder the  button. Tap on that to open up a registration slip. If you fill outthat slip, and have an Email client on your Newton, it will automatically Emailus and we will send you a registration code. You can also just Email us therelevant information from your Newton or a desktop machine, and we�ll send you acode. If you are registering through Compuserve, use, GO SWREG.Once you register, you will receive a password from us. You can install thispassword one of two ways. There is an option to Enter Password under the  menu.Tap on it to bring up a screen that has a space to enter the password.Alternatively, just install the SA Register package enclosed in the Stand AloneMenu Editor archive. Select �Stand Alone Menu Editor� from the pop-up menu at thetop, and enter the password. When you enter the correct password you will get amessage confirming the entry. Afterwards, you may remove the SAS Registerapplication from you Newton.1.3	Contacting Stand Alone, Inc.There are several ways to get in touch with us here at Stand Alone, Inc.  Emailis the preferred form of communication, but whatever works for you is fine. Ifyou have any questions, comments, suggestions or compliments, please don'thesitate to contact us through any of the methods listed below.Stand Alone is open from 9 AM to 7 PM Monday to Thursday, 9 AM to 6 PM Friday,and 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday.  We are Closed on Sunday. These times are CST and GMT -5.1.3.1	Email: internet: 		info@standalone.com AOL: 			Std AloneCompuServe:		76342,30571.3.2	Phone: Voice: 			(773) 477-2492 Fax:			(773) 477-25791.3.3	Regular Mail: Stand Alone 3171 N. Hudson, Suite 1 Chicago, IL, 60657,USA1.3.4	World Wide Web: http://www.standalone.com 2	Installation2.1	InstallationThe first thing that you need to do to get your software up and running is toinstall it on your Newton. To do this, you need to have Newton Backup Utility, orNewton Connection Utilities, set up to talk to your Newton. If you have problemswith this part of the installation, please contact  consult the documentationthat came with your Newton. Once either Utility is set up, just follow the stepslisted below to for each of the packages you wish to install.1. Open the Newton Backup Utility , or Newton Connection Utilities  on yourDesktop machine.2. On your Newton, go to the Extras Drawer  and tap the Connection icon .3. Once the Newton Backup Utility has loaded on your desktop machine, make sureyour cables are connected and tap the  button on your Newton.4. For each of the packages you wish to install, do the following:� Tap the Install Package button in the Newton Backup Utility� Go to the folder where your packages are, and select the desired package.� Click on the �Install� button3	Creating New MenusThis section chapter takes you through the heart of SAME: the Menu Editor. To usethe Menu Editor, you first need to go to the Extra�s drawer and tap on the iconto open it. When it is launched, a screen appears where you create, test andinstall any new menus.3.1	Creating New MenusThe picker at the top of the screen  lets you choose what menu you are workingon. Tapping on it brings up a list of all the available menus, as well as thechoice to create a new menu from scratch.3.1.1	Selecting Menus Menus are selected by tapping on a menu in the CurrentMenu picker. The menu with the check next to it is the selected menu.3.1.2	Create a New Menu Select New Menu with the picker to create a new menu.When you select New Menu, a window appears that asks you to name the menu. Writein the name and  tap Create to start editing the new menu.3.1.3	Edit or Remove Menus To edit or remove menus, select the menu you wishto modify and then choose Edit Menu Title under the Current Menu picker.You can rename the menu by replacing the current name with a new one, or you canremove the menu by tapping the remove button. To change the name without removingthe menu, just change the name and tap the close button.3.1.4	Default Caret Menu SAME starts with the Default Caret Menu already onthe editor. This is the menu that pops up when you tap on the text caret. You canadd to this menu, but you cannot delete it from the Newton.3.2	Adding New Items to Your MenuSAME makes it easy to add new items to any menu. You can add new actions as atext line, or as icons in a grid. We will deal with the text entries first, asthe grids are slightly more complicated to work with. Chapter 5 is devoted to afull explanation of all of the actions that can be added to a menu.3.2.1		Adding New Text Items To add a new item, just select the item thatyou wish to add to the menu, and drag it onto the Menu Window. If you laterdecide that you don�t want that function, all you need to do to remove it is dragit off of the Menu window and back to the list of actions. If you drag an actionby the icon, an icon will appear by the text in the menu. If you just drag it bythe text, only text appears.3.2.2	Separators Separators are a useful tool to separate a list of actionsinto distinct sections. They are found in the Add picker.There are two separators that you can place in a menu. The first is just called a Separator. The other, a Solid Separator, is a thicker line, which makes astronger distinction between groups of actions.3.2.3	Adding Grids to the Menu ListIf you are using menus with many action, it may be easier for you to use icongrids. Under the Add picker, select Icon Grid to add one to your menu. When youare using icon grids, the features that you include in the grid are representedby icons, rather than text. This lets you store a large number of features in arelatively small space.3.2.3	Changing the Grid Characteristics Tap on an installed grid to bring upthe Edit Grid window that will let you customize the grid.Height The sets the number of vertical spaces in the grid.Across This sets the number of horizontal space in the grid.Icon Height determines the size of the spaces in the grid. Tap here, toset the pixel height of the square.Icon Width brings up a picker that sets the pixel width of the squaresin the grid.3.2.4	Removing Grids From the Menu To remove a grid from your menu, tap on thegrid to bring up the Icon Grid Detail. Tap the Delete button to remove the gridfrom the menu.3.3	Editing ItemsBoth the text items and the grid icons can be modified as needed.3.3.1	Modifying Text Items Tap the text item to bring up the Text Item window.Rename the Icon You can rename the icon on the name line.Set Indent You can also set the indentation using the indent picker. This setsthe number of pixels before the first letter of a text item.Show Icon in the Menu You can  show the icon to the left of a text item with theShow Icon button.Remove Text Item From Menu You can also delete a menu item with the deletebutton. If you tap on the icon, and have Icon Editor installed, you can customizethe text item�s icon.3.3.2	Icon Items To edit an icon in the icon grid, just tap on the icon youwish to modify.  A window will appear that lets you customize the icon.Action This tells you what the icon does, and it also will pop up any sub menusthat are associated with the icon.Delete This function removes the icon from the grid.Edit Grid Edit Grid brings up the Edit Grid window.Icon If you tap on the icon itself and you have the Icon editor installed, youcan customize the icon as you want.For more information on the Icon editor, please refer to the Icon Editor manual. 3.4	Testing MenusWhen you are finished designing a menu, you can see what it will look like bytapping on the Test button. When it is tapped, a screen appears that shows youexactly how the new menu will appear when installed. This menu is for visualreference only, and tapping on any of the menu actions will do nothing.3.5	Clearing MenusThere is an option under the Action button that lets you clear a menu.3.6	Deleting  MenusAn alternate way to delete a menu is to select a menu and then tap on the Actionbutton. There is an option there to delete the current menu.4	Installing MenusTo use a new menu that you have created, you need to install it with the actionbutton. To install a menu, you first need to select the menu using the CurrentMenu picker at the top of the screen. Once the menu that you wish to install ischosen, tap the Action button. This will then bring up a number of options.Use the install menu option to install the menu to any one of a number of placeson the Newton. A list will pop up which gives you a list of places to assign themenu.4.1	Selecting Menu LocationsCheck the box next to the location to install a menu there.4.2	Installing Menu in New LocatingWhen you have decided where to include the selected menu, tap Install/Remove toset the menu to the checked locations. Because tapping Install/Remove is the onlyway to exit this window, make sure that you have the desired locations selectedbefore tapping it to close the window.4.3	New menu optionsThe New menu  gives you two new places to place menus4.3.1	Extras Icon This creates an icon in the Extras Drawer with an menuassigned to it.When it is selected, a window appears where you can name the menu, and, if IconEditor is installed, customize its icon. Tap the Create button to place the iconin the Extras Drawer. When the icon is selected in the Extras Drawer, the menuassociated with it pops up.4.3.2	Statusbar Button This option creates a small button  with a menuattached to it. Tapping this option brings up a window with a number of options.Rename the button through the name line. If you have Icon Editor installed, youcan modify the icon by tapping on it. The list of check boxes lets you selectwhere the button appears. If a location is checked, the menu button will appearthere. If a location isn�t checked, it will not. When you are finishedcustomizing the menu button, tap Create and the button will appear at all of theassigned locations. When this button is tapped, the menu assigned to it willappear.4.4	The Caret MenuThe caret menu is slightly different from the other menu locations. A  menu isrequired to be in this location, but it doesn�t need to be the default caretmenu.  Installing a menu to this location is slightly different than otherlocations. Select the menu that you want to install with the Current Menu picker,and then tap the Action button. From the menu that pops up, choose Build CaretPackage. It will then prepare the menu to be installed into the caret location.4.5	Conflicting Menus Only one menu can be installed to any given location. Ifyou try and install multiple menus to the same location, a screen will appearthat gives you two choices. You can either cancel the action which leaves theoriginal menu in place, or you can choose the Reassign option which places thenew menu in the location. 5	SAME Actions There are several dozen actions thatcome pre-installed with SAME. In addition, other applications can install theirown actions, which will be listed in the action list in the application. Any itemthat pastes text or character will paste that information directly after thecurrent location of the caret (). If there is no caret on screen, selecting theitem will do nothing.Below is a list of all the pre-installed actions, along with a brief description:5.1 AppManThis item cannot be added to the caret menu. When placed in a menu, this itemgenerates a list of all currently open applications, allowing you to jump fromone to another. In addition, it offers choices to jump to the NotePad, the Stylespalette, and the Connection app.5.2	Change VolumeWhen you add this to a menu, you will assign it a volume level. When chosen, itsets your Newton�s volume to this level.5.3	Clean and Display MemoryThis calculates and displays the amount of free heap memory both before and afterclearing unused memory. Heap memory on a Newton is similar to RAM on a desktopmachine. For a full explanation of heap, please refer to Stand Alone�s FAQ sheetat www.standalone.com.5.4	Clean MemoryThis clears unused memory, but does not display the results.5.5	Close All AppsThis closes all open applications.5.6	ConnectThis opens the Connection app and attempts to initiate a connection usingwhatever method was last used.5.7	Cursor LeftThis moves the caret left one character.5.8	cursor RightThis moves the caret right one character.5.9	Dates KeyboardThis opens the Dates keyboard.5.10 Launch ExtraYou need to select a particular extra to launch after you add this to a menu. Youdo this by tapping on the menu item.  The icon then changes to reflect whateveryou have chosen. When selected from a menu, this opens the desired application.5.11 Numeric KeyboardThis opens the Numeric keyboard.5.12 Paste spaceThis pastes a space.5.13 Paste accentThis pastes an accent. When this is included in the menu, you have to choosewhich accent to paste by tapping on the menu item. The accent is applied to thecharacter just to the left of the caret. The accent can be any of the following:�, �, ^, ~, �, �, or �.5.14 Paste �This pastes a bullet, �.5.15 Paste deleteThis deletes the character to the left of the caret.5.16 Paste forward deleteThis deletes the character to the right of the caret.5.17 Paste My NameThis pastes your name, as entered in your Owner Info.5.18 Paste punctuationThis pastes an item of punctuation. You have to choose which character to pasteby tapping on the menu item. It can be any of the following: ., ,, @, !, ?, :, ;,�, �, �, �, _, -, *, &, \, /, (, ), {, }, [, ], �, �, and #. In addition, you canpaste sets of the following: ��, ��, ��, and ��. Pasting a set pastes both theleft and right elements, and then place the cursor in between them. Two versionsof each icon are available, so that you can create regular and small sized icongrids.5.19 Paste tabThis pastes a tab.5.20 paste the dateThis pastes the current date. You can select the format for the date in the SAMEprefs.5.21 paste the timeThis pastes the current time. You can select the format for the date in the SAMEprefs.5.22 paste returnThis pastes a return.5.23 phone keyboardThis opens the Phone keyboard.5.24 receive a beamThis opens the In Box, and automatically sets the Newton to receive a beam.5.25 Remove spaceThis removes all spaces from any currently selected text. If there is nocurrently selected text, it removes all spaces from the chunk of text thatcurrently contains the caret. This is useful for properly formatting email andweb addresses.5.26 Restart NewtonThis restarts your Newton. It is equivalent to pressing the restart button in thebattery compartment, and is not harmful to your data. For more information ondifferent types of restarts, please refer to the Stand Alone FAQ atwww.standalone.com.5.27 Retrieve Eudora� EmailIf Eudora� is installed. This tells Eudora� to check your email.5.28 Rotate ScreenThis rotates your screen. If you have a Newton with more than two screenorientations, it pops up a menu from which to choose a new orientation.5.29 Run ScriptThis runs a section of NewtonScript code. After you add it to a menu, you need tochoose a script to run. You can create and edit scripts from the Script Editor,but you need to have some knowledge of NewtonScript to use this feature.5.30 Send Eudora� EmailIf Eudora� is installed, this tells  Eudora� to send any email in your Out Box5.31 Sleep NewtonThis puts your Newton to sleep.5.32 Super Caps�This properly capitalizes the selected text. If no text is currently selected, itproperly capitalizes the chunk of text in which the caret is currently in. Itwill change words to lowercase, capitalize the beginnings of sentences, andproper nouns.5.33 System InfoThis brings up a small window listing your free heap, and free storage space oneach card and your internal store.5.34 Toggle BacklightIf your Newton has a backlight, this toggles it on or off.5.35 Toggle Guest ModeThis places your Newton in Guest recognition mode, or, if it�s already in Guestmode, return it to user mode. You should do this before letting other people tryout your Newton, so that it does not learn their handwriting in place of yours.5.36 Toggle RecognitionThis toggles recognition between Cursive and Printed styles.5.37 Toggle StoresThis lets you set the store on which new information and packages are stored.5.38 Typewriter KeyboardThis opens the qwerty style keyboard.