MegaLauncher is a multipurpose application manager that can work on all modern Palm OS platform devices. Easy, intuitively understandable interface and the program philosophy enable you to study and accept this program in no time. Designed for considerable facilitation and time saving this program also enables you to control all your applications and databases effectively taking minimum steps. Such powerful utilities as Trash Manager, Archive Manager, Backup Manager, Theme Manager, Search Manager, Favorites List and powerful File Manager enable you to control your device completely and save your time and money to perform any operations.

Supports handhelds running Palm OS 4.0 or later
Supports standard (160x160), Hi-Res (320x320), Hi-Res Plus (320x480) and Landscape mode (480x320) displays
Supports 16-bit color displays only.

 

To install this application you should synchronize the "MegaL_xx.prc" application to your device. Files can be installed by using the Desktop S/W or just any other application.

MegaL_HR.prc 
For color device (320x320/320x480/480x320, Palm OS 4.0 and greater).  

MegaL_LR.prc 
For color device (160x160, Palm OS 4.0 and greater).

ZLib.prc 
You should install this file with any files listed above only in case you wish to use the compression/decompression function.  

Note! You should select only one appropriate combination which is suitable for your device:
"MegaL_HR.prc + ZLib.prc" or "MegaL_LR.prc + ZLib.prc"

Note! You should install at least one skin. Otherwise MegaLauncher can`t launch.

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MegaLauncher falls into 2 major components: Launcher and Commander, which in their turn consist of a set of functional utilities.

The       button enables you to hide the upper and the lower toolbars correspondingly. To reclaim the toolbars, press these buttons again.

The    button - command fast access, enables you to access immediately all managers and functions existing in Launcher.

 

The upper toolbar includes 2 (3) identical drop out lists that can be adjusted to display the desired system parameters.

This panel enables you to display the ToDo and Date Book information.
To scroll the displayed information on the screen, Press the button on the right.
All parameters adjustment of this panel is available from Interface Manager/Calendar panel.

 

Setup view   

 

The Bottom toolbar contains icons for display view switching and for the most frequently used utilities.

Accordingly from left to right:

Go to Commander
View by Icon
View by List
View by Tree
Trash Manager
Common List
Recent List

 

To quickly replace the button function on the Bottom toolbar, you should touch and hold the desired button. In the appeared window select a new function for this button. The time of holding is adjusted in Menu/Options/Preferences/ Touch&Wait timeout.

 

Launcher makes it possible to perform major operations with applications in several ways. This is designed to provide each user with the opportunity to choose the most convenient working variant.

1."Touch-And-Wait" - touch and hold with the stylus the icon of any application.

In the appeared window select the desired information. For example: to change the application category, select "Info", then "Application category"

2."Drag-And-Drop" - touch the desired application icon with the stylus and drag it to the Bottom toolbar. Instead of the stationary Bottom toolbar there will appear the toolbar with the operational icons:



Bring the dragged application icon on the desired operation icon and drop the stylus from the screen of your device.

Info
Copy
Move
Beam/Send
Delete
Compress
Favorites

For example: to change the application category, drag the desired application to the upper part and bring it on the category toolbar. In the opened category list (without dropping the stylus from the icon of the application being dragged) bring it on the desired category (this category must be illuminated from beneath) and release the stylus from the screen of your device. The application will be removed to the category selected. Note: when in the "All" category, you`ll hardly notice the fact of removing the application to the different category, as the "All" category displays all applications.

 

To add/delete/edit categories, select "Edit Categories" in the list of categories.



You can sort the existing categories in the desired order. To do this, touch the desired category and with the help of the side arrows remove it upward or downward. To create a new category, press the "New" button. To edit/delete, you should select a category and then press the "Edit" button.



MegaLauncher enables you to work with 2 types of categories:

Normal
Hidden
Private

The "Normal" categories are the ordinary categories.

It is clear that if the category is of the "Hidden" type, it won`t be visible.

Please pay your special attention to the "Private" categories. To enter the "Private" type of categories, the password is required. No one can enter these categories without knowing the password.

So, you can give to any categories (except "All" and "Unfilled") the "Private" type, but the entrance to these categories won`t be protected unless you activate the "Protection`s active" option. To do this, you should press any of the dropout lists on the upper toolbar and select the "Menu", then select "Utils" and "Access password". Select the "Protection`s active" option. Enter the password in the appeared window and its approval.

Note! The password should be copied and kept in the safe place. Remember that in the case of the password loss, you`ll have to perform "Hard Reset" of your device and our technical support team won`t be able to help you.

 

Go to Commander - transfer from Launcher to Commander.
Icon View - the "Icon View" opening.
List View - the "List View" opening.
Tree View - the "Tree View" opening.
Volume Info - transfer to the mode of the system information display over the device and the external cards.
Exit - exit from MegaLauncher.

 

Theme Manager - transfer to the utility to change skins/icons/backgrounds.
Interface Manager - manager that enables to adjust the MegaLauncher program appearance.
Color Manager - different color schemes adjustment.
Sound Manager - sound effects under different operations and actions.

Backup Manager - transfer to the "Backup Manager" utility.
Trash Manager - transfer to the "Trash Manager" utility.
Archive Manager - transfer to the "Archive Manager" utility.

Palm OS Utils - the list of your favorable applications that can be edited (add/delete/sort). There are 2 ways of replacing the application to the "Palm OS Utils”.
1. By means of the built-in "Drag-and-Drop" function drag the desired application onto the "Palm OS Utils" icon on the MegaLauncher lower toolbar.
2. Directly in the "Edit Palm OS Utils" window. To perform this operation, press the "Add" button and in the list appeared select the desired applications (6 maximum).
To delete the application from this list, select the application and press the "Delete" button.

Favorite Apps - the list of your favorite applications that can be edited (add/delete/sort). There are 2 ways of replacing the application to the "Favorites List".
1. By means of the built-in "Drag-and-Drop" function drag the desired application onto the "Favorites List" icon on the MegaLauncher lower toolbar.
2. Directly in the "Edit Favorites List" window. To perform this operation, press the "Add" button and in the list appeared select the desired applications (10 maximum).
A favorite application can be moved up and down the list by means of the side arrows.
To delete the favorite application, select this application and press the "Delete" button.

Recent Apps - latest run applications.
Common Apps - more frequently used applications.

 

Preferences - this window includes all MegaLauncher necessary adjustments.
Access password - transfer to the window to enter and activate/deactivate the system password.
Language - transfer to the window to change the interface language.
Refresh cache - this function means for manual cache refreshing aimed to actualize the current information on files and applications.
Soft Reset - the device soft reset. Here all the adjustments and programs on your device remain safe and sound.
Uninstall ML - MegaLauncher complete uninstalling. After that the program can be deleted from Application Launcher (Palm OS).

  Preferences

Touch&Wait timeout - Pause adjustment before the popup menu appears while "Touch&Wait".
Compress at deletion into Trash - this function makes it possible to automatically compress files/application when deleting them into Trash.
Show button tips - this function enables you to see the floating tips when touching specific interface controls.
Controls sound effects - this function makes it possible to produce the sound effect while manipulating with the interface buttons.



Application cache mode - Enables to activate the caching mechanism and select various caching modes.
Don’t use - cache is off.
The "Safe" mode - means for safe operation with applications. In this mode, before performing some of the commands there will be a cache updating necessity alert.
The "Fast" mode - serves for fast operation with applications.

Also cache the files on the device - Caching will be applied including the main PDA memory content. It slightly affects speed.



Switch to the card at insertion - Enables you to switch automatically to the inserted external card display.
Hide "All" category - This enables not to display several types of applications in ALL category.

 

Registration - MegaLauncher is regarded as 14-day working program. After that, if you make up your mind to purchase this program, you`ll be sent a registration code via E-Mail. Enter the code into this window to lift the temporary work restriction. Otherwise the program will be blocked and non-working.
About - the information about this program developers.

2 upper toolbars of Commander are identical to those of Launcher. The difference is that instead of the categories changing you can select the displaying of the device internal memory or the external card. Commander is able to display simultaneously the internal memory content and the external card. Moreover you can adjust the size of each window. To do this, touch with the stylus the middle toolbar displayed in the picture:



and drag the toolbar upward or downward. Sound effects indicate that the window has been enlarged/diminished to the extremes available.

Note! The window adjustment is possible on the devices with 320*480 resolution only. The window size is stipulated on the devices with 160*160 and 320*320 resolution.

Also it is necessary to take into account that when touching the central part of this toolbar, "Folders tree" will open. The second pressing in the center of this toolbar will result in the normal display view. "Folders tree" can be opened only in case if the external card display is selected in the toolbar.

 

The Bottom toolbar contains the icons for display view switching and for the most frequently used utilities.
Accordingly from left to right:

Go to Launcher
Upper panel
Lower panel
Both panel
Trash Manager
Archive Manager
Search Manager

 

Realization of all operations in Commander is identical to that in Launcher, i.e. you can use the "Touch-And-Wait" and "Drag-And-Drop" functions.
Besides, group operations are possible in Commander. To do this, you should select checkboxes of several files/applications (checkboxes are on the left of each file/application) and use the already known "Touch-And-Wait" and "Drag-And-Drop" functions. In this case the realized operation will be applicable to the group of the selected files/applications.

Hint:   to make copying/removing more convenient, use the "Both panel" mode and just drag files from window to another.

 

Go to Launcher - transfer from Commander to Launcher.
Select All - select all files/applications in the current folder.
Unselect All - cancellation of the selected files/applications in the current folder.
Volumes Info - transfer to the mode of the system information display over the device and the external cards.
Volumes Label - renaming of all volumes available.
Volumes Format - formatting of all volumes available.
Create Folder - folder creating in the previously selected place.
Exit - exit from Commander.

All the rest points of "Commander Menu» are similar to those of "Launcher Menu".

Free usage of MegaLauncher is limited by 14 days.