What does one do with List-It? Well, create lists, of course! These lists can consist of anything you wish. Some people use them as lists of things to purchase, others prefer to use them as a To Do replacement. So feel free to put in whatever you like!
HOW IT WORKS - LIST OF LISTS
When you open List-It, the first thing you see is an empty list. This is where you’ll see the names of the list you’ll create (ex.: Grocery, To Do, whatever). To see a particular list, tap on that lists’s line. If you’re starting from scratch, just tap on the NEW button.
HOW IT WORKS - LIST EDITOR
This is where you actually enter your list. The first field you see is the Title field. This is where you’ll enter the name that you’ll see when you first open List-It, or when you tap on the bellybutton (that’s the button between the two arrows, at the bottom of your Newton).
There are two types of lists that you can choose from (to learn how to select a type of list, see the OPTIONS section below). What ever type you decide to use, there are two things that are always part of your lists: a check box (to mark off items that are done/purchased) and an Item field in which holds the name of whatever you want to buy or remember.
The first list type is the one that also gives you a Quantity field and a Price field. This is particularly useful for shopping lists. When both fields are filled, they are multiplied and the result is added to the total at the bottom of the screen.
The second list type, instead of the Price and Quantity fields, has a “Comments” field in which you can enter anything in particular that you’d like to remember for a given line.
If a list is longer than the 10 lines we see on the screen, just tap on one of the arrows at the bottom of the screen to either scroll up or down.
What about the button that looks like a scale, you ask?. Well, when you click on it, it opens a window that helps you compare the price of two items. How do you use it? Simple. Let’s say there are two sales: 100 grams of flour for $2 and 150 grams of flour for $2.50. You want to know which one will save you the more money. Just fill in the fields (put 100 and 150 in the two quantity fields, and 2 and 2.50 in the price fields). Then, put in a quantity you want to compare your prices to, say 100g. So enter 100 in the last field. The calculated results will appear at the far right of the window. You’ll then know which one will cost you less for 100g.
But that’s not all! If you tap on the “Add to the List” button, the cheapest item will added at the end of your current list.
OPTIONS BUTTON
When you tap on the OPTIONS button, you are offered a series of options.
List Type (or “Create Lists with”): The first option lets you decide which type of list you’d like to create (ie: a list with the Price and Quantity fields or a list with the Comments field). To select a list type, just tap on the radio button of your choice. The next list you create will (with the NEW button) will use your selection.
List of Lists: You have two choices as far as the list of lists (also known as Overview list) is concerned. You can either see the name of your lists and the date they were created (with the Creation Date radio button), or see the lists’s names and how many items have yet to be checked off (with the Undone Items radio button). To be check off a list’s line, simply tap in the check box at the left of your list, when you’re in the List Editor.
Convert Old Lists: In case you don’t know, List-It’s ancestor was called Shopper. Because of various sociopolitical and economical reasons (just kidding), I changed the name. At the same time, I changed the way lists are stored in your Newton. Well, if you were a Shopper user that would like to keep the items you had entered, tap on this button to automatically convert your lists. We recommend that, after checking to make sure that everything is all right with your converted lists, you delete your old lists and take Shopper off of your Newton.
Remove All Lists: This option deletes the lists you have created with List-It. Only choose this option if you plan on removing List-It permanently right afterward. This is for people who actually want to get rid of List-It and don’t want to leave anything lying around, or don’t know how to use a program such as “Souper”.
FIND / ALL
When in List-It, you can use the Find button at the bottom of you screen to look for an item in one of your lists. Also, if you do a Find from within another application and tap on the ALL button, List-It will be included in the searches (ie: you can look for a specific item from within the Names application. If something is found, List-It will automatically be opened).
DUPLICATE / DELETE
You can duplicate and delete a list (when you’re in the list’s editor). The practical side of the duplicate command is that you can set up a basic list you use every so often but with some minor modifications. Instead of reentering it every time, you can make a copy of a “master list” and play with that without affecting the original.
Also, in both cases (duplicate and delete), both commands can be undone with the “Undo” button at the bottom of your screen. There is a known bug with undeleting a list. If you tap on Undo after doing a delete, your list will re-appear, but your Newton will start beeping and may freeze. We know of no reason for this as of now and are looking for a fix.
PRINT / FAX
List-It gives you the option of printing and faxing any one of your lists. Just make sure you’re in the List’s editor before you choose either of these commands. If you’re not in the editor, who knows what might come out!
OTHER GOODIES
Many people have asked us for the possibility to go from list to list without having to use the belly button every time. That’s why we put in a special feature that lets you immediately choose the list you want to go to from within another list. Just tap on the title at the top of your screen, and tap of the name of your choice.
REVISIONS - OR WHAT’S NEW WITH U
This is where you can see the evolution of List-It. I’ll also include some notes about List-It’s ancestor, Shopper, for the users that want to know what happened between versions.
List-It 1.0: I can’t believe they changed it!
- List of lists lets you see how many undone items you have for each list.
- You now have access to two types of lists, one with price and quantity and the other
one with comments.
- Scale button works with both types of lists
- Printing and Faxing (says it all).
- Fix Shopper bug that caused last item on screen not to be checked off properly while
scrolling up or down (from within the list editor).
- Taping on the List-It title pops-up a list of lists to quickly go from one list to the
another.
- Lists with blank items at the end are automatically compressed.
- Documentation was partly rewritten.
- Better coding of routines so that the application is more compact and runs faster.
- “Convert Old Lists” option for Shopper users.
Shopper 1.2: The joys of Shopper 1.2
- You now get a “swoosh” sound when scrolling up or down from within a list.
- There’s a new Options button that lets you delete you lists (ie: wipe out the soup, for
you technical people) before you remove Shopper.
Shopper 1.1: The wonders of Shopper 1.1
- Much improved soup management (fixes PCMCIA card problem)
- When removing PCMCIA card, Newton no longer asks you to put it back in.
- Find All bug has been fixed.
- Display has been slightly changed (looks nicer).
- New “scale” button to help you compare prices
Shopper 1.0: A NEWton BEGINNING
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THE FUTURE
Of course, we already have some ideas for future versions... But your ideas are also very much welcome. We love to hear from people that use our applications (whether the comments are positive or negative). So send in your ideas if you have any! They’ll be greatly appreciated.
WHILE WE’RE AT IT
This application is shareware. We’ve put a lot of time in designing this, and plan to put more time in it still. If you plan on using it (either for personal use, or for business), then please send 10$ to the following address:
Macapa Software
440 Upper Edison #7
St-Lambert
Quebec, CANADA
J4R 2V5
Please include your name, addresse, phone number and E-Mail address when we can reach you. This will let us stay in contact with our registered users if any important news were to come out concerning the product you are registered for.
If you’ve already paid registration fees for Shopper, you are then automatically registered for List-It. Also, if you havn’t done so, please let us know what your E-Mail address is (see paragraph above for reasons).
