Re: Re: Need help understanding desktop/handheld relationship

On Sat, 3 Jan 2009, Mark Einersen wrote:

# I think I know the correct dir from #2 below: "Refreshing outline
# directory" (DUH!). Still wondering how/if I can change it, as well as
# the answers to the others questions.

	In a rush right now, but .. If I recall right (remember, I've got 
not much sleep the last 2 years ;), the latest File -> Open should be used 
for the index, but I could be wrong there.

	(Also watch.. www.palminfocenter.com and www.engadget.com and 
others are live blogging the new Palm OS device and OS ... *yummy*)

		jeff

# 
# Thx!
# Mark
# 
# --- In [email protected], "Mark Einersen" <me.me@...> wrote:
# >
# > Thanks for your reply, Jeff. Just to make sure I understand correctly...
# > 
# > 1. I could keep all my outlines on a memory card on the HH side. Then
# > when I want to edit them I could simply insert the card into my PC and
# > "Open raw..." directly from the card? I guess the only disadvantage of
# > this scenario is that I would NOT be able to categorize the outlines
# > on the HH, correct?
# > 
# > 2. When I look at the info in the Expert console, where should the
# > index be looking? Can I change this path or is it automatically set? I
# > see the following path descriptions:
# > 
# > -Registration file path
# > -Filter file path
# > -Tag file path
# > -Refreshing outline directory
# > 
# > 3. Should the path that the index is looking for be the location where
# > I store the corresponding files I have on my HH? If so, how do I make
# > that the default location where they are stored upon sync (or at least
# > how do I get the HH files to sync to the corresponding files in the DT
# > directory)?
# > 
# > 4. Theoretically, I should "Open..." the same directly that the index
# > is looking for, right (at least on a "normal" basis)?
# > 
# > Thanks again!  This is very helpful.
# > Mark
# > 
# > --- In [email protected], Jeff Mitchell <skeezix@> wrote:
# > >
# > > On Fri, 2 Jan 2009, Mark Einersen wrote:
# > > 
# > > # 1. Am I correct that files on my memory card have NO ASSOCIATION
# > > # whatsoever with what is backed up on and/or synced with the desktop?
# > > 
# > > 	More-or-less correct; there was a time when I had planned to have 
# > > the desktop do some really tricky things so you could edit files
# on the 
# > > card after hotsync, but in the end.. devices started to get a lot of
# > RAM, 
# > > Palm made the tricky stuff really buggy to pull off, and I added
# > Open Raw 
# > > which would let you edit the card-side files directly (via a USB
# flash 
# > > reader say, or mounting the files via the Palm evice as a card
# reader, 
# > > etc.)
# > > 
# > > 	So to sync it is easiest to keep files in RAM.
# > > 
# > > # 3. On the DT my visual list of outlines shows 8 outlines,
# including a
# > > # new one I created a couple weeks ago that appears to have been
# synced
# > > # properly onto my HH. Yet when I choose "Open..." I see a list of 10
# > > # outlines (8 are the same as what I see on the DT UI, plus two others
# > > # that I have previously used). Why?
# > > 
# > > 	Could check the Exprt -> Console option and read through (its 
# > > cryptic) to see where it is looking.. essentially, the left-side
# index 
# > > shows from one directory the files it could find; the Open could be 
# > > looking in another place (it tries to remember the last palced you've 
# > > opened a file, and you could have opened somewhere else).
# > > 
# > > 	The DT can open files anyplace on your computer, the trick is what 
# > > it is showing in the index and File -> Open.
# > > 
# > > # 4. I have also created a "test" outline on the HH and upon sync
# it is
# > > # not visible in EITHER of the aforementioned list of files. However, 
# > > # when I click on the last outline listed on the DT UI, it opens the
# > > # "test" list--although it is an old outline with a totally different
# > > # name!! What the heck?
# > > 
# > > 	Simialr to (3). Theres probably a mixup of where it is seeing. 
# > > (Which could also be complicated by some of Vista's odd
# behaviours, if 
# > > you're using that OS.)
# > > 
# > > # 5. When on choose "Open raw..." all I see are 3 files, all three of
# > > # which are presently in internal memory on the HH (other files with
# > > # corresponding names on the DT are presently on my HH memory card).
# > > # When/why would I want to open/modify on the DT a "raw" file
# (PDB) vs.
# > > # a "normal" file (XML)?
# > > 
# > > 	Open Raw is provided for those who need it, but it is generally 
# > > not needed much for Windows users. (It is mostly used by Mac and
# Linux 
# > > users, or Windows folks who need to recover based on a pdb file,
# or who 
# > > want to edit on an SD card, or other crazy tricks :) Generally the
# XML 
# > > file is the way to go, but as always.. I like to provide tools so
# > people 
# > > can work how they see fit.
# > > 
# > > 		jeff
# > > 
# > > --
# > > If everyone would put barbecue sauce on their food, there would be
# > no war.
# > >
# >
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