Sleeper 1.3 Pelican Software Inc P.O. Box 741072 Houston Tx 77274-1072 713.242.8928 (Voice) 713.242.9573 (Fax) www.pelicansoft.com (Web page) support@pelicansoft.com (Email) ======== Table of Contents ========= About Sleeper . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Registering Sleeper . . . . . . . . 3 Overview of features . . . . . . . 4 Permanent backligting . . . . . . . 5 Backlighting at power-up. . . . . . 6 Backlight on if external power on . 7 (registered version only) Bring Sleeper foreground. . . . . . 8 Default Auto switch-off . . . . . . 9 Special hotkeys . . . . . . . . . . 10 Special Help . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Troubleshooting conflicts . . . . . 12 ====================================== [SECTION ONE] ABOUT SLEEPER Sleeper is a shareware application written for the Psion Series 3c, and only for the backlit model. It won't run on non backlit models. The function of the program is specifically to more intelligently control the backlighting. [SECTION TWO] INSTALLATION To install Sleeper you only need to copy one file to your Psion. Sleeper.opa . Copy this file into an \APP\ directory on any drive of your Psion. . From the system screen, press Psion-I to install the Sleeper application. CTL file: - The sleeper.ctl file is an installer file for use with PsiSetup, Psion's new installer that comes with PsiMail. If you don't have PsiSetup, this file is of no use. [SECTION THREE] REGISTERING SLEEPER (Price $18.00 USD) Sleeper is a shareware application written by Pelican Software Inc. We write only for Psion computers. Please support the shareware concept and register this program if you intend to use it. This will enable us to continue writing software for the Psion. There are various ways to register Sleeper. 1. On Compuserve, via SWREG, use ID 13822 2. Credit card, call Regnet at 801-355-5110 outside the US, or 800-946-8769 toll free in the USA. Note: Our web page has a direct link to online registration through Regnet. Find us on the web, at http://www.pelicansoft.com [SECTION FOUR] OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM FEATURES Sleeper is a program that hopefully anticipates the kinds of ways most users will use their backlighting. For example, it makes sense to use the Psion as a night clock now that it has a backlight, but there are at least three problems that come up immediately. 1. What if sleeper is not in the foreground? 2. I can't find the Psion-space bar to turn the light on. 3. I can't find the Psion-Off combination to turn it off. Sleeper handles each one of these situations in it's preferences. First, Sleeper is itself a clock. It displays the time, date, and week number. The time can be displayed in analog or digital format. Next, Sleeper has a preference that will bring itself foreground after a certain hour at night. This guarantees that at night when you press the ON key, Sleeper will come foregound. Now that Sleeper is foreground, how about some light to see? No problem. Sleeper automatically turns the backlight on so that YOU don't have to. Ready to turn the light off and go back to sleep? Just press the space bar and Sleeper will turn off the Psion. [SECTION FIVE] PERMANENT BACKLIGHTING There may be times, like in the evening, that you want the S3c backlighting to be on at all times, so that you don't constantly have to go to the settings to change it back and forth. Sleeper handles this in the preferences with an option called "Backlight always on - (During specific hours)" Choosing this option lets you tell Sleeper that after a certain hour in the day, or night, you want backlighting to be On at all times. This way if you find that after 7:00 at night you typically need backlighting all the time, just tell Sleeper to do this for you. When the specific hour arrives, Sleeper will change your system settings to keep the backlight on. [SECTION SIX] BACKLIGHT ON AT POWERUP Another convenience setting in Sleeper is the ability to set Sleeper to turn your light on every time the machine is powered up. Alternatively, you can tell it to only do this when permanent backlighting is On. For example, if you have set Sleeper to turn permanent backlighting on after 8:00 at night, this doesn't mean that the light will automatically come on when you turn the machine on. You would still have to press the Psion-space keys to get the light on. With this feature in Sleeper, you never need to turn on the light when turning on your Psion. [SECTION SEVEN] BACKLIGHT ON IF EXTERNAL POWER ON If you want the backlighting on when the AC (Mains) adapter is connected, set this to "Yes" in the preferences. Note: This feature only functions after registering [SECTION EIGHT] BRINGING SLEEPER FOREGROUND Use this option to force Sleeper to the foreground after a certain time at night. This option is made for using Sleeper as a night clock. This way when you press the On key at night, Sleeper will always be in the foreground. [SECTION NINE] DEFAULT AUTO SWITCH OFF This is used to tell Sleeper how to set back your normal baclight settings when permanent backlighting is not on. The S3c doesn't remember your last auto switch off amount, but Sleeper does, and therefore doesn't need to ask you. [SECTION TEN] SPECIAL KEYS Enter Toggles clock type Space bar Turn machine off <->key Hotkey for preferences Help key Brings up this hotkey list. Psion shift-X Exits with out warning Note: Press the help key while in the preferences dialog to bring up a reminder help screen about the various options. [SECTION ELEVEN] Special Help While in the preferences, if you can't remember what each setting does, with the preferences dialog open, press the Help key. [SECTION TWELVE] Troubleshooting conflicts Since Sleeper must capture, or take over the OFF key, it will conflict with other programs trying to do the same thing. There aren't many programs that do this though, so most users will not have to worry. The worst thing that can happen will be that Sleeper will not start, due to not being able to capture the OFF key. Sleeper must capture the OFF key in order to be able to turn the machine on at power-up. Update History =============== 1.0 - not released 1.1 - First release 1.2 - Bug fix - if "if external power" was on, the light was coming on whether or not the AC (mains) was plugged in or not. 1.3 - Bug fix - not coming foreground in some cases. Email us if you have questions - support@pelicansoft.com