Boot Disc 8/boot-disc-1997-04.iso/PDA_Soft/Psion/misc/SnaHome/Snahome0.txt

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HOME INVENTORY V1.0 (SIENA Only)
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Following the success of my Home Accounts  program for the
Psion Series 3A & 3C, S3ABANK,  a number of people suggested I
issue some of the optional modules as standalone programs.
S3AHOME was the third of these modules (the others are the
Investment Tracker S3AINVx.ZIP, the Fuel Consumption
monitor S3AFUELx.ZIP, the Expense Account Monitor
S3AEXPx.ZIP and the Financial Planner, S3APLANx.ZIP.
(Where the 'x' is the version number).  I have now begun to
convert them to run on the SIENA, and this is the first
module to be transferred.

This program allows you to keep track of the contents of
your home, for insurance purposes.

To Install the program,

1.   Put SNAHOME0.APP in your \APP\ directory

2.   If you want to use the optional On-Line Help
(Highly recommended) put the file SNAHOMEH.OVL into
an \APP\SNAHOME\ directory.

3.   If you want to use the optional Print option put
the file SNAHOMEP.OVL into the
\APP\SNAHOME\ directory and the file
SNAPRINT.DYL into an \OPD\ directory.  Note
that this file is common to all my programs, so if you
have more than one of them you only need one copy
of this file.

4.   Install (PSION-I)

Now go into the program.  You can either use the default
file Home, or use <PSION-N> to start one of a different
name.  The 'nag' screens can be removed by registering the
program, which will also allow you full access to the
program, i.e. 23 Rooms and 23 Categories.  The
unregistered version allows you just 5 rooms and 5
categories, to enable you to see the capabilities of the
program. For now use anything you like as the House title,
it can be changed later.

The new Help system is very extensive and should describe
the program's capabilities in full.

Working through the MENU commands will show you the
capabilities of the program.  You can have unlimited
numbers of houses, and the  File  menu gives you the usual
handling commands for these houses (If you want to delete
a house, use this menu option. If you delete it from the
System screen not all the appropriate files will be deleted).

In each  of the three screens (accessed via the diamond key,
the menu or appropriate 'hot keys') the Edit menu allows
you Enter, Update and Delete entries, and for Rooms and
Categories, the option to Move them in the list.  Again, for
Rooms and Categories, the Enter and Update dialogs give
you the option of excluding a room or category from the
total value (shown by an "x" in the list rather than a
number). There is an  Update Items  Value option which
allows you to uprate (or deflate) every Item (or by
Category) for inflation. (As you will see later, Items can be
excluded from this by setting a flag as  Purchase Price
only). There is also an æAmend TitleÆ menu option to
change the name of the House, and an 'Edit Memo' feature,
similar to that used in the Agenda, so that you can also keep
track of insurance policy numbers or other details you may
wish to record.

The 'Search' menu allows you to use the æFind ItemÆ option,
and the 'Special' menu allows you to add a Password, Print
the Items, switch between font sizes, and exit the program.
Finally, the 'Set Preferences' option allows you to configure
the font type, date format, the currency separator
(12,345.00), the number of decimal places, setup the printer
and specify if you wish to stay in the Preferences menu
while setting up the program. As usual, <Fn-Menu> will
toggle the Info screen.   In the Item screen, there is also
an additional Menu selection to allow sorting of the Items.

To see how the program is used, use the Menu or <Psion-I>
to add an Item. You will be asked for a purchase date, and
all the usual details.  Leave the flag as  æNew for OldÆ  if you
want the Item to be taken into account when the  Update
All  option is used.  Now use the diamond key to cycle
between the 3 screens to see the full capability of the
program.

Note that when you enter the  Item  display from the
Rooms  screen, you will be shown the Items in that room,
but if you enter from the  Category  screen it shows the
Items in that category.  In this screen, using the right/left
arrows will cycle through the rooms/categories or you can
go directly to a Room or Category by using <Psion-S>.  (In
the Rooms and Categories screens, the arrows move you
between houses)

If the Item list gets rather long, there is now a 'Find' option
to quickly jump to an Item.  If you have more than one Item
with the same description, repeated use of the Find option
will move through the list.

Finally, in the Item screen you have the facility to Move or
Copy Items between Houses, if you are running with more
than one House, and an Item Information option (also obtained
by pressing the <Space-bar> or <I>) that shows the information
that cannot be displayed on the SIENA screen, because of the
limited size.

If you find the program useful and wish to register it, please
see the file REGISTER.TXT for up-to-date instructions on
how to register.  Apart from giving you a 'warm' feeling,
allowing  you  23 rooms and categories, and getting rid of
the 'nag' screens, registering will give you access to full
support and notification of  regular, free, updates.   If
anyone has any useful suggestions for improvements, I will
always try and include them in the next version.

Al Richey