Tap on any button ('IN' or 'OUT') to add a record to your TimeCard.
The bottomline shows the last time a record was added.
The title bar displays the current date and time, according to the format chosen in the Preferences.
Also see note below for IN/OUT mode in the Preferences screen.
Hardware Buttons
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The hardware buttons can also be used as follows:
PageUp : IN
PageDown : OUT
Also see note below for application hardware buttons in the Preferences screen.
Menus
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The 'File' menu provides the following operations:
New Record:
This functin brings you to a screen that lets you create a new entry in the database. It lets you choose the date, time, mode (in/out), and optionally lets you enter a comment.
Reset TimeCard:
This function will erase the entire TimeCard database. It is recommended that you export your data to MemoPad first.
View/Edit TimeCard:
This function displays all your TimeCard entries. From there, it is possible to modify them individually, by tapping on any entry in the list, or add a new entry.
Export to MemoPad:
This function will export a text copy of the TimeCard database to a MemoPad record. The first line of the MemoPad record will contain : 'TimeCard <current date>'.
The MemoPad record will be created in the category you selected in the 'Preferences' screen.
The 'Options' menu provides the following operations:
Preferences:
This launches TimeCard's preferences window.
About:
Launches the About Box.
Register:
Allows you to register the application and get rid of the limitations of the unregistered version. (see file 'register.txt')
View screen
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This contains the list of all your TimeCard records. You can scroll it up and down by tapping the small arrows in the upper or lower right corner of the list. You can also scroll by using the hardware up and down buttons.
If the line starts with a small document icon, it means that a comment was entered for this record.
There is also a 'Total' line for each day displayed. This line just shows the total hours worked in the day.
The title bar also displays the grand total of all hours worked in the entire database (sum of all day totals).
Tap the 'Top' button to go to the beginning of the list.
Tap the 'End' button to go to the end of the list.
Tap the 'Done' button when you are done viewing or editing the TimeCard database. This will bring you back to the main (IN/OUT) screen.
Tap the 'New' button in the title bar to add a new record.
Tap on any item to modify it. Then, validate the modification with the 'Save' button, or cancel it with the 'Cancel' button. It is also possible to delete a record with the 'Delete Entry' button.
Tapping on any 'Total' item will have no effect.
Preferences screen
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Choose the 'Date Format' and 'Time Format' according to your regional settings.
'Export Category' is the MemoPad category to which TimeCard will export it's data. TimeCard defaults to the 'Unfiled' category.
If you remove the category currently used by TimeCard, the 'Unfiled' category will then be used.
Check '5 Minutes Lock' in order to avoid accidental usage of TimeCard. Especially on the Palm V, it can happen that your device stays on, and the 'UP' hardware button is pressed hundreds of times while your device is in your pocket. This can potentially add hundreds of unwanted entries in TimeCard's database. The '5 Minutes Lock' feature, if checked, will not accept any new entry from the hardware buttons less than 5 minutes after the last activity in TimeCard. This, however, does not prevent you from adding/removing/editing records using your stylus; it works only on the hardware buttons.
Check '4-digit Year' in order to have the year displayed on 4 digits, instead of just 2.
Check 'IN / OUT mode' in order to have your entries recorded with an IN or OUT tag (with the 'IN' and 'OUT' buttons). Otherwise, only one button (labeled 'Presse Here') will be displayed and no extra tag will be stored in the database.
Check 'Show day of week' if you want the day of the week stored in the TimeCard database.
Check 'Use Application HW buttons' in order to enable the four round hardware buttons as data input buttons. Otherwise, they will start the application they are assigned to. However, the PgUp and PgDown hardware buttons are always enabled.
If this option is enabled, the application hardware buttons will behave as follows:
DateBook, Address : IN
ToDoList, MemoPad : OUT
Check 'Export & Reset on ...' in order to have TimeCard automatically export the database to a MemoPad record and then erase it, every week. Select the day of the week you want the operation done. The operation will be done the first time TimeCard is used on the day you chose.
Check 'Export with TAB separator' in order to have a TAB separator in the exported MemoPad record. If not checked, the separator for exported data is a space.
Check 'Confirm Record Deletion' in order to have a popup asking for confirmation when deleting a record.
Check 'Auto Off' if you want to automatically turn off the pilot after you add an entry.
Check 'Exit App' if you want to automatically exit TimeCard after you add an entry.
If either one (or both) of 'Auto Off' or 'Exit App' is checked, you can also check the 'HW only' option. This option, if checked, will tell TimeCard to exit or turn off the device only if an entry is added with the hardware buttons (Up, Down, Address, Phonebook, Todo, MemoPad)
Modify Entry / New Entry screen
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In order to change the date, tap on the date surrounded by a dotted line. This will launch a date selection window.
Modify the time by selecting the hour or one of the minutes buttons. Then use the two arrows to change the selected value. You can also use the hardware up and down buttons in order to change the value.
Select the mode (IN/OUT/NONE), and eventually enter a text comment and you're done.
If modifying a record, the 'Save' button will eventually change the placement of the record, so that at any time, the records database is sorted in chronological order.
If adding a new record, the 'Save' button will automatically insert the record according to the date and time that was entered.
Note on Totals
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A very simplistic approach to totals calculation has been implemented.
As long as the data stored in TimeCard is coherent, the totals will be accurate.
Totals are based only on the 'IN' or 'OUT' records. The records having no 'IN' or 'OUT' mode ('NONE'), are ignored.
A typical and coherent usage would be:
Mon 22-NOV-1999 08:29 IN
Mon 22-NOV-1999 13:06 OUT
Mon 22-NOV-1999 14:00 IN
Mon 22-NOV-1999 18:58 OUT
Total: 09:35
In this case, TimeCard will be able to calculate the totals.
If the entries look like this:
Mon 22-NOV-1999 08:29 IN
Mon 22-NOV-1999 09:56 IN
Mon 22-NOV-1999 13:06 OUT
Mon 22-NOV-1999 14:00 IN
Mon 22-NOV-1999 18:58 OUT
Total: N/A
TimeCard displays 'N/A' in the Total and Grand Total items, because of the two 'IN' records at the beginning of the day.
If you work at night, you may have an 'IN' record, following by an 'OUT' record the following day. In this case, TimeCard will look like this:
Mon 22-NOV-1999 08:29 IN
Mon 22-NOV-1999 13:06 OUT
Mon 22-NOV-1999 14:00 IN
Mon 22-NOV-1999 18:58 OUT
Mon 22-NOV-1999 21:07 IN
Total: 12:28
Tue 23-NOV-1999 04:38 OUT
Total: 04:38
Therefore, for any day ending with an 'IN' record, the totals will include the time from this record until the end of the day. Likewise, for any day starting with an 'OUT' record, the totals will include the time from the beginning of the day to this record.
