Sound

Welcome to 'Toggle!' - two minimalist freeware 'toggle' apps for your EPOC machine. What is 'Toggle!'? ================== Toggle! is the collective name for 2 small applications - or app(let)s perhaps - that allow you to control your remote link and system sound from the Extras Bar of your machine. They're called 'Link' and 'Sound' respectively and are designed to be 'minimalist' in operation but intelligent in use. By way of example, here's what 'Link' does when selected from the Extras bar:- * Checks to see if machine's remote link is open or closed * If open, it closes it; if closed it opens it * Displays a small message in the bottom right hand side of the screen saying what the new status is * If being run for the first time, displays 2 small 'About' screens. These are not subsequently shown when the program is run again. * Changes the icon in the Extras bar to show the link's current status - i.e. open or closed * Quits 'Sound' does exactly the same but with the machine's sound control. Why were they written? ====================== Especially since there are a number of similar app(let)s already available that do this...? Well basically because none of the similar programs already around did exactly what I wanted. I.e. very minimalist in operation but intelligent enough to check your machine's status before doing anything (as opposed to just trying to 'remember' it from the last time they were run...). Since I wanted them enough to write them for my own use, I figured that others might find them useful too. They're designed to work at two levels. For the first time user, they're simple and intuitive in operation (with icons and names to suit) and give feedback both on the screen and via the Extras bar. For the power user, they're ideally suited for calling from a macro program (such as Macro5, Extrabars, etc.). For example, I have 'Link' set up so that it's called using Ctrl+Fn+L and toggles the remote link from any program whatsoever that's running... Compatibility ============= 'Link' and 'Sound' should work on any EPOC machine. If not, please let me know! Installation ============ Toggle!.zip contains 3 files. ReadMe.txt (i.e. this file), Link.sis, and Sound.sis. Link.sis, and Sound.sis install using the standard EPOC installer (either from your PC or on the machine itself - see Psion's web site for details). "Incompatible opx version" during installation ============================================== If you should get this error when you're installing Link.sis or Sound.sis then you've probably got a program already running that's using systinfo.opx (which is built into these programs) when you try to install them (e.g. Macro5). Close down running programs before the installation. Standard disclaimer =================== Whilst I have tested 'Sound' and 'Link' carefully, I cannot and do not give - or imply - any sort of warranty with them. I.e. use at your own risk. Updates ======= Any updates will be via the Pscience5 and FreEPOC web sites at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/martin_guthrie and http://www.freepoc.de Best regards, Martin Guthrie, April 2000 (martin@freepoc.de) Free Yourself... Free Your Palmtop... FreEPOC.