EasyLaunch is a great cradle substitute!!

[PaulNB]

There was a discussion on one of the palmtop newsgroups regarding cradles & someone mentioned EasyLaunch. It's great, you can program any button to start hotsync by pressing the button or by pressing & holding so you don't have to specifically assign the button to hotsync! It's also nice in that it allows you to assign penstrokes for various functions. For example I assigned it so I can go from the bottom right of the Grafitti area to the find button to turn the unit off instead of using the menu or power switch option. A very handy hack & it's freeware as well.

[elf]

Oooh, thanks for posting...I'll give that app. a try...

Currently I have programmed the Todolist button[1] to run the Hotsync app but it required me to click on the HotSync button to actually start the hotsync.


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[1] I call-up the Todolist via DateBk5+ so this button is unused for me.

[Gazpacho]

Indeed, there is no need for a hotsync button or cradle. I've programmed my memo-button to do a hotsync immediately (no pressing on the hotsync icon) when I hold it. Apart from that I've programmed:

1) Turn off: find --> calc
2) Turn off & lock: graf bot/right --> calc
3) Toggle backlight: menu --> apps

Although it is an entirely different program, you should try McPhling, which lets you easily switch apps with a penstroke.

[DanT]

EasyLaunch & McPhling are great hacks to launch apps and DAs. Each hack has a unique application.

For EasyLaunch, I use 14 stylus strokes and 6 keys (hard buttons) to launch 10 apps and 10 DAs without changing the original function of the hard and soft buttons. The HotSync will automatically start by simply swiping a finger from the App button to the left side of the screen (no tapping the HotSync button is needed). Those apps and DAs have to be in RAM however.

McPhling is useful for going back to previous apps and for launching DAs and also apps that reside in both RAM and MS, which Easylaunch cannot do. You will crash your system if you use EasyLaunch to go back to app that is not in RAM. I use McPhling for this task. So if you are using several apps back and forth, McPhling will come handy. It reminds me of the Back button of Internet Explorer.