Builtin Applications

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# 2.3. Builtin Applications

The builtin applications can be selected in two ways: either by selecting the application from the Conduits menu, for example Conduits->Memo, or by selecting the application from the drop-down list in KPilot's toolbar.

The KPilot Toolbar

Selecting one of the builtin applications will cause that application to appear in KPilot's main window. Any changes you make to the PalmPilot™ databases with the builtin applications (such as deleting a memo) do not take effect on the PalmPilot™ until the next HotSync.

## 2.3.1. The Memo Application

The memo application allows you to view the memos on your PalmPilot™, export them to text files, import new ones to be installed the next time you HotSync, or edit existing ones.

The Memo Application

The memo application has a drop-down box for the memo categories defined in the PalmPilot™. Here category "All" is selected. Underneath the drop-down box is a list of memo titles. These are the first lines of the memos, just like in the PalmPilot™ memo application. Clicking on one of the memo titles in the list box will display it in the text box labelled Memo Text: to the right.

When a memo is selected you can use the buttons Export Memo and Delete Memo to export the selected memo to a file or to delete the selected memo. Exporting a memo requires you to give a filename; the memo is written to that file. Take care not to overwrite existing files with this action. Deleting a memo does not affect the PalmPilot™ until the next HotSync.

The Import Memo button allows you to read a text file and add it -- as a memo -- to the PalmPilot™. Importing a memo does not take effect until the next HotSync. Note that if you import a memo and decide that you do not want to have it on the PalmPilot™ you must perform a HotSync (copying the memo to the PalmPilot™) and then delete the memo from the PalmPilot™. It is not possible to delete newly-added memos from the builtin memo application.

## 2.3.2. The Address Utility

The address viewer lets you view, import, export and edit addresses to and from the PalmPilot™. The import and export format is configurable via the settings dialog. Note that the first field in the import format is used as the Key Field. That is, if Use Key Field is turned on in the settings dialog, when importing if KPilot sees another record with a matching Key Field the existing record is updated to reflect the new data being read in. If no such record exists, a new record is created. The default is not to use the Key Field, so every record read in from the import file is created and added to the database.

The Address Application

The address application resembles the memo application; the drop-down box, list and text area function exactly the same, allowing you to select and view an address as on the PalmPilot™.

You can use the buttons to enter new records into the address book, delete addresses or changes addresses. The button Import List lets you read a text file containing records in comma-separated-value format (with the fields in the particular order described by the Address Import setting) and add those records to the address book. The Export List writes all the addresses in the address book to a file in the format given by the Address Export setting.

## 2.3.3. The File Installer

The file installer supports dragging and dropping of files into the file list area or just hit the Add File button to add a file if you are not. These files will be installed on your PalmPilot™ during the next HotSync if Sync Files is checked in the settings dialog. If you choose not to install the files on the PalmPilot™, just hit Clear List to remove any pending files.

| An internal copy of the file is kept, so you can even drag and drop URLs from Konqueror!

Also, if you are using the HotSync Daemon you may drag and drop files or URLs onto the docked icon on the tool bar. Provided Sync Files is checked in the settings dialog they will be installed the next time you HotSync.

The File Installer

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