LIST-IT 1.0 ---------- What does one do with List-It? Well, create lists, of course! These lists can consist of anything you wish. Some people use them as lists of things to purchase, others prefer to use them as a To Do replacement. So feel free to put in whatever you like! HOW IT WORKS - LIST OF LISTS When you open List-It, the first thing you see is an empty list. This is where youıll see the names of the list youıll create (ex.: Grocery, To Do, whatever). To see a particular list, tap on that listsıs line. If youıre starting from scratch, just tap on the NEW button. HOW IT WORKS - LIST EDITOR This is where you actually enter your list. The first field you see is the Title field. This is where youıll enter the name that youıll see when you first open List-It, or when you tap on the bellybutton (thatıs the button between the two arrows, at the bottom of your Newton). There are two types of lists that you can choose from (to learn how to select a type of list, see the OPTIONS section below). What ever type you decide to use, there are two things that are always part of your lists: a check box (to mark off items that are done/purchased) and an Item field in which holds the name of whatever you want to buy or remember. The first list type is the one that also gives you a Quantity field and a Price field. This is particularly useful for shopping lists. When both fields are filled, they are multiplied and the result is added to the total at the bottom of the screen. The second list type, instead of the Price and Quantity fields, has a ³Comments² field in which you can enter anything in particular that youıd like to remember for a given line. If a list is longer than the 10 lines we see on the screen, just tap on one of the arrows at the bottom of the screen to either scroll up or down. What about the button that looks like a scale, you ask?. Well, when you click on it, it opens a window that helps you compare the price of two items. How do you use it? Simple. Letıs say there are two sales: 100 grams of flour for $2 and 150 grams of flour for $2.50. You want to know which one will save you the more money. Just fill in the fields (put 100 and 150 in the two quantity fields, and 2 and 2.50 in the price fields). Then, put in a quantity you want to compare your prices to, say 100g. So enter 100 in the last field. The calculated results will appear at the far right of the window. Youıll then know which one will cost you less for 100g. But thatıs not all! If you tap on the ³Add to the List² button, the cheapest item will added at the end of your current list. OPTIONS BUTTON When you tap on the OPTIONS button, you are offered a series of options. List Type (or ³Create Lists with²): The first option lets you decide which type of list youıd like to create (ie: a list with the Price and Quantity fields or a list with the Comments field). To select a list type, just tap on the radio button of your choice. The next list you create will (with the NEW button) will use your selection. List of Lists: You have two choices as far as the list of lists (also known as Overview list) is concerned. You can either see the name of your lists and the date they were created (with the Creation Date radio button), or see the listsıs names and how many items have yet to be checked off (with the Undone Items radio button). To be check off a listıs line, simply tap in the check box at the left of your list, when youıre in the List Editor. Convert Old Lists: In case you donıt know, List-Itıs ancestor was called Shopper. Because of various sociopolitical and economical reasons (just kidding), I changed the name. At the same time, I changed the way lists are stored in your Newton. Well, if you were a Shopper user that would like to keep the items you had entered, tap on this button to automatically convert your lists. We recommend that, after checking to make sure that everything is all right with your converted lists, you delete your old lists and take Shopper off of your Newton. Remove All Lists: This option deletes the lists you have created with List-It. Only choose this option if you plan on removing List-It permanently right afterward. This is for people who actually want to get rid of List-It and donıt want to leave anything lying around, or donıt know how to use a program such as ³Souper². FIND / ALL When in List-It, you can use the Find button at the bottom of you screen to look for an item in one of your lists. Also, if you do a Find from within another application and tap on the ALL button, List-It will be included in the searches (ie: you can look for a specific item from within the Names application. If something is found, List-It will automatically be opened). DUPLICATE / DELETE You can duplicate and delete a list (when youıre in the listıs editor). The practical side of the duplicate command is that you can set up a basic list you use every so often but with some minor modifications. Instead of reentering it every time, you can make a copy of a ³master list² and play with that without affecting the original. Also, in both cases (duplicate and delete), both commands can be undone with the ³Undo² button at the bottom of your screen. There is a known bug with undeleting a list. If you tap on Undo after doing a delete, your list will re-appear, but your Newton will start beeping and may freeze. We know of no reason for this as of now and are looking for a fix. PRINT / FAX List-It gives you the option of printing and faxing any one of your lists. Just make sure youıre in the Listıs editor before you choose either of these commands. If youıre not in the editor, who knows what might come out! OTHER GOODIES Many people have asked us for the possibility to go from list to list without having to use the belly button every time. Thatıs why we put in a special feature that lets you immediately choose the list you want to go to from within another list. Just tap on the title at the top of your screen, and tap of the name of your choice. REVISIONS - OR WHATıS NEW WITH U This is where you can see the evolution of List-It. Iıll also include some notes about List-Itıs ancestor, Shopper, for the users that want to know what happened between versions. List-It 1.0: I canıt believe they changed it! - List of lists lets you see how many undone items you have for each list. - You now have access to two types of lists, one with price and quantity and the other one with comments. - Scale button works with both types of lists - Printing and Faxing (says it all). - Fix Shopper bug that caused last item on screen not to be checked off properly while scrolling up or down (from within the list editor). - Taping on the List-It title pops-up a list of lists to quickly go from one list to the another. - Lists with blank items at the end are automatically compressed. - Documentation was partly rewritten. - Better coding of routines so that the application is more compact and runs faster. - ³Convert Old Lists² option for Shopper users. Shopper 1.2: The joys of Shopper 1.2 - You now get a ³swoosh² sound when scrolling up or down from within a list. - Thereıs a new Options button that lets you delete you lists (ie: wipe out the soup, for you technical people) before you remove Shopper. Shopper 1.1: The wonders of Shopper 1.1 - Much improved soup management (fixes PCMCIA card problem) - When removing PCMCIA card, Newton no longer asks you to put it back in. - Find All bug has been fixed. - Display has been slightly changed (looks nicer). - New ³scale² button to help you compare prices Shopper 1.0: A NEWton BEGINNING - THE FUTURE Of course, we already have some ideas for future versions... But your ideas are also very much welcome. We love to hear from people that use our applications (whether the comments are positive or negative). So send in your ideas if you have any! Theyıll be greatly appreciated. WHILE WEıRE AT IT This application is shareware. Weıve put a lot of time in designing this, and plan to put more time in it still. If you plan on using it (either for personal use, or for business), then please send 10$ to the following address: Macapa Software 440 Upper Edison #7 St-Lambert Quebec, CANADA J4R 2V5 Please include your name, addresse, phone number and E-Mail address when we can reach you. This will let us stay in contact with our registered users if any important news were to come out concerning the product you are registered for. If youıve already paid registration fees for Shopper, you are then automatically registered for List-It. Also, if you havnıt done so, please let us know what your E-Mail address is (see paragraph above for reasons). Thank you. PS: This application is Copyrighted İ to Les logiciels Macapa. It may be distributed freely for non-commercial purposes (as long as this documention is include, unchanged). Rights are reserved by the author.