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> heres a quick guide to setting up tcharts today screen
[ start up
tcharts today screen starts up with no settings, you will need to set a wallpaper and load some plugins to make it useful. pressing up on the directional pad of your be-300 will reveal a menu where you can set most settings
[ wallpaper
to set a wallpaper bring up the menu and select the "wallpaper" item
this will let you browse for a background image. you can select a bitmap, jpeg or gif image file. press "ok" once you have selected a wallpaper
once you've pressed "ok", the wallpaper image will be loaded
[ plugins
to load a plugin reveal the menu and tap the "plugins" item
this will reveal a sub-menu with various plugin related items. select the "load plugin" item
browse to whatever folder you have stored your plugins in, select one and press "ok". i keep my plugins in the same folder as the today application (this folder is the default path that is selected when you load a plugin)
the plugin will be loaded onto the today screen after you press "ok"
repeat this for any other plugins you wish to load
[ plugin options
most plugins have various settings that can be user defined. to access the plugin settings page bring up the main menu and select the "set plugins options" item from the plugins sub-menu
this will reveal another menu listing all of the plugins loaded. select the plugin item you wish to setup or dismiss the menu by selecting "cancel"
if a plugin has any options available (some dont) a dialog showing the available settings will be displayed. set any options you wish and then dismiss by either pressing "ok" button on the dialog (if one is available) or by using an pocket pc "ok" button equivalent (like on beebar or dics okapp or my own ok app)
once dismissed the plugin should display with the new settings
[ manage plugins
plugins can be re-ordered and deleted using the "manage options" item on the plugins sub-menu
a dialog showing all of the loaded plugins will be displayed
re-order any plugins by selecting a plugin and pressing "up" or "down". plugins can be removed from the today screen by selecting the desired one and pressing "delete"
once dismissed the plugins will be reloaded in the new order and any removed one wont appear
[ text color
the text color of most plugins can be set automatically from the today screen. select the "text color" item from the menu
this will reveal a color picker dialog enabling you to select a color of your choice
dismiss the color picker dialog by pressing "ok" and the plugins should refresh with the newly selected color
[ setup
the "setup" option on the menu reveals a dilaog where you can set the double tap action for the tchart plugins. aim these at the vaious applications you require. these settings will be migrated into the plugins themselves in the future
[ refresh
to refresh the plugins just select the "refresh" item on the menu. this will refresh all of the plugins. an automatic refresh occurs ever two seconds
 
[ reload
this item on the menu reloads all of the plugins. it will purge all of the itema and then reload them from scratch
 
[ about
to view the boring about dialog select the "about" item from the menu