CaseTime

CaseTime version 1.0 for the Psion Siena, 3a, and 3c. Copyright (C) 1998 Dr Michael Brewer 1. Overview -- -------- CaseTime is a relatively simple (compact) multiple timer application, providing timers for use in keeping track of time spent on multiple tasks. It is designed mainly (but not exclusively) for those of you who are in a job where clients are charged by the minute. So it may be of use to solicitors, patent agents... It was written to be as compact as possible, without much of the baggage that may come with other similar applications --- it doesn't have fancy case-management functions for example. It is assumed that you keep track of all that by some other already-established method (paper?) in your office (or wherever). As a result, the opa file is approximately 5K and hence won't be a very big memory hog on your Psion (which is undoubtedly straining under the load of all those games you've crammed onto it). In addition, it is extremely cpu-friendly. It can be used to be used to keep track of the time spent on a few active cases which you might be working on, until such a time as you are ready to enter the time spent on these cases into your external case management system. Of course, you may find other uses for CaseTime... for example timing how long each of your daughters is spending on the phone... or... 2. Installation -- ------------ (a) Unzip casetime.zip. It contains application file casetime.opa and this file readme.txt. (b) Copy casetime.opa to the app\ directory on your Psion. (c) Install CaseTime on your Psion using the "Install" menu item under the "Apps" menu in the system screen (Psion-I key). (d) Move to the CaseTime icon, and press Enter. 3. Usage -- ----- The current version has five timers, each of which has an associated label so that you can identify each case. Select a case by moving the pointer up and down with the up and down arrows respectively. Edit the label for the selected case by pressing "l". Delete the label by pressing "w". Press "c" to start (or continue after pausing) the selected case's timer. A dot appears to indicate that the case is being timed. Press "p" to pause it. The dot is removed. Press "r" to reset the timer. The default at start-up is to allow only one active timer at a time. When you start a timer (using "c"), and move to a different case, the timer from which you have just moved is paused, and you may then start a new case's timer. If you would like to allow more than one active timer at a time, toggle this feature with "t". The current timer will then not pause when you move off it, allowing you to start multiple timers. This mode of operation is indicated by a dot to the top left. You can cycle through various fonts by pressing "f" (cycle backwards with "shift-f"). Toggle bold with "b". Toggle italics with "i". Return to normal font style with "n". For information about CaseTime, press "a", and to register press "g". All the commands mentioned above can be activated using either just the stated key, or with the Psion key together with the stated key. Of course, in addition they may be activated via the menu (press the menu key). Remember you can also get rid of the status window to save screen space (for example by pressing "Fn-menu" on the Siena). Note that, although not displayed, CaseTime keeps track of elapsed seconds for each case too. 4. Contact information -- ------------------- The author may be contacted via email at mrb@robots.ox.ac.uk, or you may write to me at: Dr Mike Brewer Flat 2 28 Frognal London NW3 6AG Note that this address is likely to change more often than my email address, so please try emailing me first! Or you could even phone me on +44 (0)171 419 2274. Again, this number may change. 5. Homepage -- -------- The homepage for CaseTime is at: http://www.robots.ox.ac.uk/~mrb/casetime.html 6. Registration -- ------------ CaseTime is shareware, so if you find it useful then please register it. The registration fee is not large, but will at least help me to justify to my girlfriend why I spend so much time on my Psion! To register, follow the instructions at the above-mentioned homepage. In summary, you can either mail 5 UK pounds or 10 US dollars to the above-mentioned address (note warning about address). Please give full return postal details, and preferably your email address for speedier receipt of the registration code. Or you can pay by credit card from any country by using the regnet service --- visit the following site directly: http://www.reg.net/product.asp?ID=2654 Unregistered versions of CaseTime are fully working, so what you see is what you get. When you register you will receive a registration code which will remove the nag screen which is only displayed when you start and end the program. The same registration code will be valid for all future versions. 7. Distribution -- ------------ CaseTime version 1.0 may be distributed freely, so long as both the application file (casetime.opa) and this file (readme.txt) are included unmodified in the distribution. On no account may any registration code be distributed. 8. Disclaimer -- ---------- This program is provided "as is" without any warranty, expressed or implied, including but not limited to fitness for a particular purpose. Under no circumstances will the author (Mike Brewer) be held responsible for loss of data, damage to software/hardware, or any other type of loss or damage as a direct or indirect result of using this software. ----------------- 15 September 1998