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How can I use the Geofox as a terminal emulater?
Use the pre-installed Comms application (under Comms & Dialler).
What other Web browsers can I use with the Geofox?
Other than the preinstalled browser, there is a new version available from Psion Software on their EPOC World site, which supports frames. Opera are also reportedly working on a port of their browser to Epoc32, which will even support SSL3.0 and other features.
List of applications for full screen EPOC-32, Vs. Psion?
Product: Contact!
(has code specifically for the GeoFox - i.e. larger windows and more icons)
Purpose: Contact manager
Web: http://www.btinternet.com/~psifi/
email: psifi@btinternet.com
PSION SERIES 5 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
Authors & maintainers: Daniel Pfund, Jonathan Littlewood
Can I connect my Psion to an Acorn computer?
Paul Vigay has programmed ArcLink5. The program is shareware and available from his homepage at:
http://www.interalpha.net/customer/pvigay/Psion/ It allows a Psion 5 (or Geofox) to connect to the Acorn Risc OS range of computers and transfer files backwards and forwards between the two. (Paul Vigay, pvigay@interalpha.co.uk).
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2.2 Software questions
Can I convert Series3 data files to the Series5?
Yes, but only from the Series3 to the Series5 at this time. Maybe some 3rd party software will be available soon to take care of the other way.
I can't convert contacts from Outlook, why?
It would appear that Outlook's address book has too many fields for the Psion to handle when converting in this manner. So, reduce the number of fields you want to convert (ignoring things such as Assistant and other usually empty fields) by creating a custom map (the option is given when exporting from outlook) and selecting only the main fields. TIP: Having one field called address works better than four fields for Street, Town etc. (Gareth Brandwood, GDBwood@aol.com)
Why can't I send control characters from the Terminal Emulator?
Ctrl-<letter> combinations are used as hotkeys for menu items. Use Ctrl-Fn-<letter> to send control characters via the terminal emulator.
Do the Comms and Comms.nam files have to be in the Documents Folder?
By default the Comms and Comms.nam files are placed in the Documents folder, however they can be moved elsewhere. Since the Comms application always opens the last used examples of these files it isonly necessary to move them to another folder and run Comms from there.
For example you could move the Comms and Comms.nam files to C:\System\Apps\Comms\ and then press 'Enter' on the moved Comms file. This will start the Comms application. Exiting the application records C:\System\Apps\Comms\ as the files new home and prevents them being recreated in the Documents folder. Note that in EPOC 1.00 this does not work for the Comms.nam file.
Why do the application icons sometimes not work when an alarm is snoozed?
When the task list is being displayed the application icons are disabled. If an alarm goes off while the task list is being displayed and the user selects 'Snooze' the application icons are disabled and won't allow the user to switch away from the alarm screen. The solution is to press 'tab' to switch away from the Alarm screen. You can then close the task list and switch applications as normal. Although not listed on the Alarm screen, pressing 'tab' when the alarm as sounding will snooze the alarm for 5 minutes and remove the alarm screen.
How do I get Word to use the Printer Settings in the Control Panel?
Word takes its printer settings from a template and ignores those set in the Control Panel. So create a new document called 'Normal' and change its printer settings to your desired default values. Save thedocument and then cut and paste it into C:\System\Apps\Word\. Subsequently when Word creates new documents it will use C:\System\Apps\Word\Normal as its template and select the correctprinter details. Incidently if you set a password when you save the "Normal' template that password will apply to all your new Word documents.
Can I use my PC's custom spell-check list on my Psion Series 5?
Yes - with a little bit of simple mouse clicking. Here's how to do it if you use Microsoft Word. It may look daunting but it's simply awkward to explain. Load up Microsoft Word's custom user dictionary (Click from the 'Tools' pull down menu: 'Options', 'Spelling & Grammar', 'Dictionaries', 'Edit') into Word. Remove the very top line only. Convert the text into a table (from the Table pull down menu) and insert another column. Shift the original column so that it is to the right of the new one. Insert the `#` key into all the empty rows in the left column (use copy and paste to speed things up). Now, select all (Ctrl+A) and paste into a text editor (e.g. Notepad or Super Note Tab). Use the find a replace functions to remove the empty spaces leaving each word preceded with the `#` key.
Add in the following line at the very top of the file (copy and paste it from here):
#HEADER START#1#16#0#0#=#HEADER END#
You should then end up with a file in the following format:
#HEADER START#1#16#0#0#=#HEADER END#
#Andrew
#Barry
#Carmen etc.
Close Word down WITHOUT SAVING ANY CHANGES. In your text editor, 'Save As' the text file as 'User.dic'.
Copy this file into the following location on your Psion (use Windows Explorer to speed things up):
C:/System/Data/
NB, if you already have custom entries in your Psion Spell Checker they will be replaced. If you want to preserve them, load up C:/System/Data/user.dic
and copy the entries into your MS Word Custom.dic - alphabetise them (Sort A- Z) and then continue as before. (Gareth Brandwood, GDBwood@aol.com)
Does the Series 5 have an equivalent to the S3c Jotter?
The S3c Jotter application can be emulated using Data on the Series 5. PsiWin 2 will automatically translate Jotter files from earlier machines into Data files. To set-up a Jotter file using data, create a new file and 'Change labels...' to:
Title (type 'Text', length 50)
Date (type date)
Notes (type 'Memo', length unlimited)
The Date field will default to the current date when records are added, automatically date stamping the records.
Is there a 'List' view in the Series 5 Agenda
The 'List' view, that in the S3x listed all Agenda items in chronological order, is not present in the Series 5. However equivalent functionality is available from the 'Find' command. Press Ctrl-F in any view to display the 'Find' dialogue. Leave the 'Text to be found' field blank and set the other fields as appropriate. Clicking on [OK] displays a chronological list of all relevantentries, very similar to the S3x 'List' view.
The Series 5 won't accept my password, what's wrong?
Passwords are case-sensitive and unfortunately there is no indication of Caps Lock on the Password screen. Make sure that you are entering the password with the correct case. If this fails press Fn-Caps and try again.
Can I remove those toolbars and slider bars on the screen
Yes, in all applications you can have a complete screen full of important information without extra "gadgets".
Why do some programs only use four shades of grey?
The screen's sixteen shades of grey mode takes considerably more power than when only four shades are used. Where sixteen shades are not needed software authors will tend to use the more economical mode.
How do I kill a task that doesn't respond to Ctrl-E?
If an errant task does not respond to Ctrl-E when you attempt to close it switch to the 'open files / programs' task list (Ctrl+System), select the task and press Shift+Ctrl+E. This will display a warningthat this option is for 'Emergency use only'. Clicking on the 'Yes' button should kill the task. In addition some OPL programs can be killed with Ctrl-Esc.
If the above fails and the task is still running, switch to the task's screen and press Fn+Shift+Ctrl+K. This should kill anything. Note that using this key sequence while displaying the Series 5's main screen will cause a soft reboot of the EIKON shell. Do not try this without closing all running applications (and preferably backing up to CompactFlash or a PC.) This will lead to loss of your screen settings (zoom level, title bar position, information displayed with icons) but should not lose any data apart from the previous battery usage. Occasionally the system time will be lost. However it is common to find that a significant amount of memory is freed up by a soft reboot.
Can I browse the Series 5 ROM?
Yes. First check your system preferences and ensure that "Show hidden files" and "Show 'System' folder" are both checked. Then from the system screen bring up the Browse window by pressing Ctrl-Tab instead of just Tab. When the file browser is displayed click on the drive letter and select 'Z'. You can then browse the machine's ROM. Returning from the file browser will leave system screen showing the ROM drive.
My thanks to Ian Peel, MCC International Ltd. for the Geofox FAQ
and to Daniel Pfund, Jonathan Littlewood for the exerpts from the Psion 5 FAQ
