Multi Book is a modification of the standard Addresses application to permit the use of multiple phone books. The bulk of the code matches the 3.0 Palm Addresses application. The changes all relate to the use of alternate address books.
II. Removed
A. Beaming and Receiving
B. Search
C. Phone Lookup
III. Added
A. List View
1. Title Bar
The title bar shows the name of the currently open address book. (This will initially be a blank book named "MultiDB".) Tapping the title bar will bring up a list of available address books (including the main address book) to open. (See below under "Options Menu-New Book" for creating a new address book.)
2. Record Menu
a. Copy Record
This will copy the currently selected record to the record clipboard: the record clipboard is an independent clipboard maintained for Multi Book-it will not interfere with the normal Palm clipboard. WARNING: Unlike a normal Palm clipboard, the record clipboard is a PERSISTENT (the contents are still there if you leave the application or even if you do a soft reset) and CUMULATIVE (copying adds the record to the records already on the record clipboard, it does not replace them).
b. Paste Record
Pastes the last record on the record clipboard into the current book, as an "unfiled" record. WARNING: Unlike the normal Palm clipboard, Pasting removes the pasted record from the record clipboard.
c. Copy These
Copies each record in the currently selected category to the record clipboard.
d. Paste All
Pastes all records on the record clipboard to the current book as unfiled records. The record clipboard is empty after a Paste All.
e. Delete These
Deletes all records in the current category. (You can not use this in the "All" category).
f. Categorize These
Pops up a list of categories and changes the category of all records in the current category to the category you select.
g. Clear Clip
Removes all records from the record clipboard.
3. Options Menu
a. Edit Field Names
Similar to the "Edit Custom Fields" command in the Addresses application, this lets you change the name of ANY field for any book. You can use this to change the names of fields in the standard address book.
b. About Multi Book
Does what you expect.
c. New Book
Lets you create a new address book.
d. Select Book
Does exactly what tapping the title bar in the list view does. (For those who don't read manuals.)
e. Delete a Book
Let's you delete an address book you select from the list that come up. The standard address book can not be deleted.
B. Record View
1. Record Menu
a. Copy Record
See ListView.
b. Paste Record
See ListView.
2. Options Menu
a. Edit Field Names
See ListView.
b. About Multi Book
See ListView.
C. Edit View
1. Options Menu
a. Edit Field Names
See ListView.
b. About Multi Book
See ListView.
IV. Different
A. Preferences
Multi Book uses the Addresses application's preferences for most things and will apply to all address books. A few preferences are stored in the individual data file, however. Among these are:
1. the names of the fields
2. the names of the categories
3. the sort order (company or last name).
B. Multi Book's Files
Except for the standard address book, Multi Book address book files are treated as belonging to Multi Book. This means that if you delete Multi Book, these files will also be deleted. It also means that the Multi Book files do not get synchronized by the Addresses conduit. They are just backed up by the default conduit. (There isn't currently a desktop viewer for these files anyway.)
V. Compatibility
Multi Book is based on the Addresses application from OS 3.0. It should be compatible with 3.1 and 3.2, but probably won't work on a Palm device running 2.x or 1.x.
