Arranger(TM) for Palm by Olive Branch Software
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Product overview
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Arranger is an outliner for Palm and Visor PDAs with links to the
built-in applications.

Product developer
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    Olive Branch Software
    223 E. Victoria St
    Santa Barbara CA 93101
    USA

http://www.olivebr.com/index.htm
support@olivebr.com

Version 
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This is version 1.30

Description
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Arranger is an outliner with an intuitive drag-and-drop interface.
Individual items can either be notes of up to 32K maintained by
Arranger or links to the actual built-in applications:
  Address, Date Book, Expenses, MemoPad and To Do.
Please see the documentation or on-palm help for more details.

Requirements
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Arranger runs on Palm OS 2.0 and higher, on all versions of Palm
and Visor PDAs.

How to use the software
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1. Unzip the contents of arranger.zip into any convenient directory.
   It is optional to recreate the directory structure inside the
   zip file; doing so will place the help files in a separate sub-
   directory.

   To create this help sub-directory with WINZIP, check "Use Folder
   Names" on the Extract Dialog Box.

   To create this help sub-directory with PKZIP, use the -d switch.

2. Use the Install Tool plus HotSync applications that came with your
   PalmPilot to load Arranger.prc from the above directory into your
   PalmPilot.

3. Macintosh users should
   a. Get a copy of SimpleInst from one of the following sites:
         http://www.gix.or.jp/~ysuzuki/bin/SimpleInst0.1d4J.sit.hqx
         http://www.olivebr.com/arranger/SimpleInst0_1d4.sit
      Install it according to its directions.
   b. Use StuffIt Expander or UnZip to un-zip the file into a folder.
   c. You can read the help file(s) by dragging arranger.htm onto
      your favorite browser.
   d. You can install Arranger by dragging it in top of SimpleInst.
      It will be downloaded at the next hot-sync.

4. Run Arranger on the Palm.  It will start with a small sample
   outline.  Tap "Open" and try dragging lines around to see how it
   works.  Use Help on the Palm and the desktop documentation to
   discover the finer points.

Notes for people upgrading from earlier versions
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1. For safety, save your existing files first by:
   a) performing a HotSync to back up your existing Arranger data
   b) locating the HotSync backup directory, which is something like:
          C:\Palm\YourName\Backup
   c) copying the files
          ArrangerDB.PDB
          ArrangerClipDB.PDB
      to somewhere safe
   d) If you cannot find these files, you may be running Version 2.0
      of HotSync Manager, which has a bug which fails to back up some
      data files. To find out which you have, right-click on the
      HotSync icon on the tool-bar and select "About...". If the
      version is prior to 2.0.1 you can get an upgrade free from Palm
      at http://www.palm.com/support/downloads/readme21.html

2. Install the new version of Arranger.  It is NOT necessary to first
   delete the previous version.  Doing so would remove your existing
   data.

3. It is safe to revert to a v1.1x version of Arranger.  Your
   preferences such as font size will be lost, but all data will
   remain intact.  To revert, use HotSync to install the preceding
   version of Arranger.prc onto your PalmPilot.  If you no longer
   have a copy of this file, download it from
       http://www.olivebr.com/arranger/arranger.zip

4. See the file CHANGES.TXT for details of the changes since v1.1.

Documentation
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The documentation is in HTML format.  Use any web browser such as
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer to read ARRANGER.HTM in the
above directory.  If you do not have a browser, send email to
support@olivebr.com for a lightweight browser (250K, needs Microsoft
DLLs of 586K).

To read a local file:
  In Netscape:           File | Open Page | Choose File | Open.
  In Internet Explorer:  File | Open.

The documentation for v1.12 is also available online in German at
    http://www.olivebr.com/de/arranger/help/arranger.htm
and in Japanese at
    http://www.olivebr.com/jp/arranger/help/arranger-j.htm

This documentation has not been changed to match v1.30, but the
differences should not be so great as to cause serious confusion.

HotSync
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Arranger does not have a desktop component but its data is backed up
automatically by HotSync.

To restore your data, run the PalmPilot Install Tool and browse to
find the backup directory, which will be something like:
  C:\Palm\YourName\Backup
then select ArrangerDB.PDB from within it.  You can optionally
restore the clipboard also by selecting ArrangerClipDB.PDB.

IMPORTANT: If you use Windows 95/NT, you must be running HotSync Manager
Version 2.0.1 or better because version 2.0 has a bug in it which fails
to back up some data files.

To find out which version you have, right-click on the HotSync icon on
the tool-bar and select "About...".  If the version is prior to 2.0.1
you can get an upgrade free from 3Com at
  http://www.3com.com/palm/custsupp/readme21.html

Reporting Faults with Arranger
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Any and all reports on the software are invited, whether serious or
trivial.  In particular:

    The user interface:
        What was obvious?
        What was cryptic?
        What changes would you like to see?
        What is missing?

    Bugs:
        What is the problem?
        How can it be repeated?
        Be sure to describe the circumstances under which it occurrred
        in as nuch detail as possible, especially the model of Palm
        and the version of its operating system (shown on the title
        bar of the Memory application).

    The Help file:
        Did it tell you what you needed to know?
        Is the HTML format convenient?

    The README.TXT file and this file:
        Did they tell you what you needed to know?

Please send reports to support@olivebr.com

Miscellaneous notes
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The latest version of Arranger is always available at
    http://www.olivebr.com/arranger/arranger.zip

A German-language version is also available at
    http://www.olivebr.com/de/arranger/arranger.zip
(This is the previous version 1.12, not 1.30.)

Licensing
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This program may be evaluated without charge for 30 days.  After that
time it will not operate and may not be used without payment of a
license fee.  Please see the license details in the accompanying file
LICENSE.TXT

Price
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A single-user license is US$19.

Payment Instructions
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Payments are handled exclusively on-line at http://order.kagi.com/?3S5
A secure link is available to protect the information you send.

Copyright
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Arranger(TM) is copyright (c) 1997-2002 by Olive Branch Software.
All Rights Reserved.
