ROM Hide - Hides ROM applications from the Application Launcher
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v0.1.7 2002-04-09
NOTE:
Use of this application is not supported by Sony Electronics.
Use at your own risk.
1. Requirements
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* Palm OS v3.5 or greater
2. Installation
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Install RomHidePanel.prc to the device.
3. Usage
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1. Run the Prefs application.
2. Select "ROM Hide" from the Preferences pop-up list.
3. Select which ROM applications should be hidden from the Application
Launcher.
4. Uninstallation
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On devices running Palm OS v3.5, ROM Hide cannot be deleted if there are
any hidden ROM applications. Restore all hidden ROM applications before
removing ROM Hide.
On devices running Palm OS v4.0 or later, deleting ROM Hide with the
Launcher's delete command will restore all hidden applications
automatically.
5. How It Works
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ROM Hide does not modify the ROM in any way.
If a device has multiple versions of an application installed, the Palm
OS Application Launcher displays only the most recent version. ROM Hide
takes advantage of this feature by creating a new, "dummy" application in
the RAM with the same name and creator ID as the corresponding ROM
application. The dummy version in the RAM is treated as newer than the
one in the ROM, and only the RAM version is displayed in the Launcher.
ROM Hide then marks the dummy RAM version as hidden, preventing it from
being displayed in the Launcher. Thus, both ROM and RAM versions are
hidden from view.
This method is inelegant, but it should work with all versions of the
standard Palm OS Launcher.
6. Limitations and Known Issues
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* ROM Hide works with the standard Palm OS Application Launcher. It does
not work with many third-party launcher replacements, such as
SilverScreen, CRS-Launcher, and Rondo, among others, which do not
respect the hidden flag and display all applications, including hidden
ones.
* When hiding an application, an entry for that application will appear
in the Launcher's Delete dialog. DO NOT DELETE THE ENTRY. Deleting
the entry also will delete any associated application data.
* ROM Hide cannot be deleted with MS Gate if there are any ROM
applications are hidden, regardless of the OS version.
* Does not allow the Prefs application to be hidden since doing so would
prevent hidden applications from being restored.
* Does not support hiding RAM-based applications. May be implemented in
a future version.
* ROM Hide is not compatible with MS Autorun. Hiding MS Autorun may
disable it.
* Each dummy application consumes 1.8 KB of RAM.
7. Revision History
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0.1.7 (2002-04-09)
* minor bug-fixes
0.1.6 (2002-03-25)
* supports "Lefty" preference for left-handed users
0.1.5 (2002-03-18)
* hidden applications now can be run temporarily by tapping on the
">>" button beside each application
0.1.4 (2002-03-06)
* added "Hide All" and "Unhide All" commands to the menu
* modified error-handling code
0.1.3 (2002-02-20)
0.1.2 (2002-01-30)
* minor bug-fixes and minor cosmetic changes
0.1.1 (2002-01-07)
* minor bug-fixes and minor cosmetic changes
0.1 (2001-12-06)
* initial release
(c) Copyright 2001 Sony Electronics, Inc.
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