What is PopExtras?
PopExtras consists of two parts, the first being a button which
is attached to the status bar of the background application (eg
Notepad). Tapping this button will present you with a pop-up menu
containing a user definable list of apps installed on the Newton.
Tapping an app name will open that app! The second part of PopExtras is
the utility that is used to select which apps will be displayed in the
popup button. This utility consists of a scrolling list which contains
the apps installed on the Newton. Tapping on an item in the list will
place a check to the left of the app name, tapping again will remove the
check. Simple. There is also a Clear button which will uncheck all
items. Next to the Clear button is an Open button which can be used to
open the selected app (whether it is checked or not). Checking and
unchecking items will be immediately reflected in the popup menu (only
visible if you close the Extras Drawer after opening PopExtras).
Some Important Information
PopExtras will create a union soup called ³PopExtras:comet², at
install time, on your Newton. This soup is used to store the items that
will be displayed in the popup. I have tested PopExtras rigorously to
ensure it does not incur the wrath of the ŒGrip-O-Death¹ god. This is
not a guarantee, just a fair amount of reassurance
It should also be noted that this version of PopExtras will only run
on Newton 2.0 devices.
Version Log:
2.0 € Whoa...big step, NOS 2.0 complience...only took a few hours
to get it running nicely under 2.0. No functional changes. Some code
tidying. I'm not using quite so many undocumented features now! There
are still a couple - but I won't tell if you don't! Added registration
scheme to save sending out personalised copies everytime someone
registered...