Palm Insider Pro is
an ultimate file manager for PalmOS platform, and it's easy to use!
Main
Features
- Supports handhelds running on PalmOS 3.5 or higher.
- PalmOS 5 Compatible.
- Graphical and Easy To Use user interface.
- Support the Virtual Graffiti for using on different devices.
- Supports VFS. Multiple expansion cards are supported.
- Supports Sony HiRes(320X320)/HiRes+(320X480)/Landscape
Mode(480X320).
- Supports Sony JogDial.
- Supports Palm 5-Way Navigator.
- Supports Treo600 5-Way Navigator.
- Supports Drag & Drop.
- Supports Pop up menu.
- Dual-column UI which lists items in the handheld and on the expansion
card at the same time.
- Batch file operations: Beam, Send, Duplicate, Copy, Move, Delete,
Change Attributes, and etc.
- Lists ALL items on the handheld and expansion cards:
- Ability to duplicate/delete resources/records/databases/files.
- Ability to delete any protected file within the RAM.
- Ability to create a new database.
- Ability to modify information of databases/files. You even can
directly modify the information of a database which is stored on expansion
card.
- Ability to view database's resources/records and App Info
Block and Sort Info Block, either in internal memory, or on
the expansion card.
- Ability to modify information of resource/record.
- Ability to create record in a RAM-based database. Record's size
can exceed 64KB.
- Supports viewing various resources, even ability to view version
3 bitmap on PRE-OS5 handhelds. Ability to lists all bitmaps
of a Bitmap/Icon Family.
- Ability to view database's resources/records, or the whole database
header(including record/resource entries list) in internal memory,
as well as on the expansion card. Multiple combination of viewing contents:
HEX & AscII, HEX, AscII, BIN & AscII.
Very handy!
Note: Viewing file contents depends on the free Dynamic heap available
on the handheld. However, you still can view all resources/records of
the database)
- HEX editor supports HiRes/High-density small fonts.
- Ability to launch an application within the internal memory by Palm Insider Pro directly.
- View VERY detailed information of the system/handheld:
- OS version
- HotSync info
- Device info
- Processor info(Dose not support DragonBall SuperVZ and ARM
based processors at the moment)
- Display Info
- Battery Info: Ability to change the Auto-Off period, this setting
will be reset after a soft-reset if Palm Insider Pro is not in
internal memory.
- Memory Info
- Expansion Slot/Card Info
- View details of Feature. Lists all Features, and the (possible)
owner programs of the features, even the programs are stored in /Palm/Launcher/
directory.
- View details of System Preferences. Lists all system preferences records,
including saved preferences and unsaved preferences. And you
can view the content of any preference. Lists the (possible) owner program
of the preference, even the programs are stored in /Palm/Launcher/ directory.
You can easier to determine whether the preference is necessary, and delete
it with a single tap.
- View details of all System Traps' address.
- System Error Code query.
- System Key Event Watcher.
- Creator Finder, which can find the owner/related app basing on a
specific CreatorID.
- System Alarm Manager.
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You can modify the date and time for each Alarm.
- Directory tree.
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You can “New” “Delete” or “Rename” in the directory tree screen.
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You also can rename for expansion card.
- And much more...
Usage
- Selecting items:
1.Tap on the first title button, then select one of the selection methods.
2.Tap on the item icon and then drag to select several files.
.
- Toggling between internal memory and expansion card: Tap on the second
title button for one second, then select handheld or expansion card.

- Toggling the item info column: Tap on the third title button for
one second, then select one of the item info.

- New / Rename / Delete a directory: Tap
on the directory title for one second and then select New /Rename / Delete
from the pop up menu.

Disclaimer
and Legal Stuff
This program is a shareware. If you think this program is useful for you and
you would like to encourage me to continue improving this program and writing
more useful programs, please purchase Palm Insider Pro at PalmGear.
Why should I buy Palm Insider Pro?
- You think this software is very useful for you, and you want to encourage
the author to continue improving this software and develop more useful programs.
- Purchase now and you will receive:
- Enable the built-in HEX Editor function.
- Remove the Unlock prompt dialog.
- Technical support via email.
- Future update email notifications.
You may distribute this program without modifications and not for profit-making
purpose. Please contact us if you want to modify
it or use it for commercial purposes.
Purchase
and Registration
- You can purchase Palm Insider Pro at PalmGear: go to http://www.palmgear.com/register,
then enter Product ID: 48941
- If you don't receive the unlock code within 7 working
days, one of the following coditions might have happened:
- You had supplied an incorrect email address when
purchased Palm Insider Pro.
- Your email account is full.
- Your email account is no longer available.
- For some reason, the email of the unlock code
is not accepted by your email account(treated
as a spam, for example).
Solutions:
- Delete some emails from the email account to make
sure there's enough free space to receive the email.
- Register a new email account.
- Allow receiving the emails from PalmInsiderPro@zztechs.com.
- Supply to me at least one other email account
than the one used when purchased Palm Insider Pro.
- If the Unlock Code dose not work, please be sure that the input and User
Name is correct. If you are still failed to unlock your copy of Palm Insider
Pro, please send the User Name and the HEX string to:
PalmInsiderPro@zztechs.com
- One license is used for one user. If you change to a new handheld without
changing the user name, the Unlock Code can work on the new handheld. If you
want to use Palm Insider Pro with different user names, you need to
purchase the extra licenses.
Compatibility
- Palm Insider Pro supports all handhelds which are running on PalmOS
3.5 or higher version. Currently, Palm Insider Pro is not compatible
with PalmOS Emulator and Simulator.
- Palm Insider Pro is not compatible with SwitchDash 0.4 and
lower versions, if you are using SwitchDash, upgrading to SwitchDash 0.44
is strongly recommended.
Release
History
1.0 - Feb,2005
- Supports Palm OS TT5 and Palm OS Treo650.
- Better support the Virtual Graffiti for using on different devices.
- Added ability to display the icon on database lists.
- Added pop up menu.
Tapping on the item for 1 second will active it.
- Added ability to launch an application within the internal memory by Palm Insider Pro directly.
- Changed the icon of function button “Open”.
- Added Alarm Manager.
You can modify the date and time for each Alarm.
- Added directory tree function.
You can “New” “Delete” or “Rename” in the directory tree screen.
You also can rename for expansion card.
- Added ability to delete any protected file within the RAM.
- Tapping on the Information button will switch to the System Info screen.
- Miscellaneous updates and bug-fixes.
0.51 - Oct 3, 2003
- Works better on PalmOS3.5 handhelds and non-color handhelds.
- Fixed the bug of unable to cancel the batch beaming Card files.
- Fixed the bug of copying items from internal memory to expansion card..
0.5 - Oct 1, 2003
- Added support for the landscape mode(480x320) of Sony Clie UX series.
- Added support for Treo600 5-way navigator, also supports the standard
5-way rocker of PalmOS 5.3 and higher.
- Added ability to select the font of the HEX Editor.
- Fixed a crash bug when viewing resource of a resource database which is
stored on the expansion card.
- Fixed a crash bug when viewing some certain 'Tbmp' resources on
some pre-OS5 Clie models.
- Miscellaneous updates and bug-fixes.
0.5 Beta 2 - Sep 20, 2003
- Changed the registration. Now the Unlock Code is no longer requiring
the Identification ID.
- Added ability to batch set/unset any selected databases' attributes
at same time.
- Increased the refresh speed after newing/deleting a DB and creating a directory.
- Added ability to delete a whole directory tree.
- Added ability to view the information of any directories.
- Added ability to drag an item to the different file table to duplicate/copy
the item.
- Added ability to toggle between 3 views via 5-way navigator or JogDial.
- Miscellaneous updates and bug-fixes.
0.5 Beta 1 - Sep 14, 2003
- Renamed to Palm Insider Pro, and became
a shareware.
- Totally redesigned the whole UI. Now the UI is graphical and much
more easier to use.
- Now supports 3 item views: Single column, dual columns and single column
with DB info.
- Supports Drag & Drop.
- Enhanced the file management capability greatly.
- Supports batch file operations
- Added ability to set the font and color of the databases/files.
- Miscellaneous updates and bug-fixes.
0.3 - Jul 19, 2003
- Added ability to beam/send and receive non-PalmOS format files onto expansion
card.(The file size depends on the free memory of the both handhelds)
- Added ability to Beam database in internal memory and file on expansion
card.
- Added ability to Send database in internal memory and file on expansion
card via BlueTooth/SMS/Email.
- Added Creator Finder.
- Integrated Creator Finder into Database Info form.
- Added ability to duplicate database which contains record/resource which
is larger than 64K.
Also ability to duplicate a single record/resource which is larger than 64K.
- Added ability to create new directory.
- Added ability to delete directory and its sub-files.
- Improved the support for Sony JogDial.
- Added ability to sort system preferences.
- Added ability to tell the CardNo and LocalID of database in internal memory.
- Added support for 'aprf' resource.
- Added support for 'TRAP' resource.
- Changed entering directory with double tap.
- Miscellaneous updates and bug-fixes.
0.21 - Jun 1, 2003
- Added support for Palm 5-Way Navigator.
- Added ability to create record in RAM-based database. Record's size can
exceed 64KB.
- Improved the capability of recognizing owner programs of system preferences/features.
- Miscellaneous updates and bug-fixes.
0.2 - May 24, 2003
- Added System Preferences viewer form. Ability to list the owner apps,
also searches the /Palm/Launcher/ directory of the expansion cards.
- Added searching the owner apps in the /Palm/Launcher/ directory of the expansion
cards.
- Added Lib Traps numbers in the Core Traps.
- Added ability to modify information of resource/record.
- Added ability to create a new database.
- Added ability to view all bitmaps of the bitmap/icon family.
- Added Binary display form in HEX viewer.
- Fixed bug of viewing ARM native bitmap resource.
- Corrected HotSync information on handhelds running on PalmOS5.2.
- Resolved the conflict with V3BHack 0.3 when displaying Palm!Insider's
icon.
- Better PalmOS5 compatibility.
- Miscellaneous updates and bug-fixes.
0.1B - Apr 20, 2003
Get the latest version at PalmGear:
http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=48941
Contact
If you have any questions or ideas on this program, please feel free to email
us at PalmInsiderPro@zztechs.com.
Enjoy!
Guangzhou Zhangzhe Technology Co., Ltd.
Web site: http://www.zztechs.com
E-mail: PalmInsiderPro@zztechs.com
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