[NTLK] NewtonTalk Digest, Vol 17, Issue 8

Wrightslp wrightslp at yahoo.com
Sun Feb 6 12:30:03 EST 2011


I cant wait to put einstein on my device! If it doesnt go thru will you put it on cydia? 
On a different note, I have a 2100 in my drawer and would love to get years of dates onto amnew device or onto a calander on the desktop, is there information on how to do this anywhere? 
Thanks so much!
Diane
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> Today's Topics:
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>   1. Re: iOS Einstein submitted to the Apple App Store
>      (Matthias Melcher)
>   2. Things about shapes (Andy Hill)
>   3. Re: iOS Einstein submitted to the Apple App Store (Andy Hill)
>   4. Re: iOS Einstein submitted to the Apple App Store
>      (Matthias Melcher)
>   5. Re: iOS Einstein submitted to the Apple App Store (William Ross)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 20:36:58 +0100
> From: Matthias Melcher <mm at matthiasm.com>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] iOS Einstein submitted to the Apple App Store
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
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> On 04.02.2011, at 16:33, Griffin, Terence J. wrote:
> 
>> Rosetta was partially included in OS X Jaguar as Inwell. Someone plugged in a 
>> Wacom tablet and discovered that the Newton Rosetta Easter egg was there in
>> tact. I think it was removed in Tiger.
>> 
>> If Einstein does not get approved, please consider putting it on Cydia. 
> 
> I would, but I could not figure out how to get it nice enough to "just work". Well, let's see how the approval process go and keep that as an option. Maybe we find some help?
> 
> - Matthias
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:58:58 +0000
> From: Andy Hill <adhill at fastmail.co.uk>
> Subject: [NTLK] Things about shapes
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
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> Hi
> 
> In case this is of interest to anyone,  I thought I would share some
> things I have found out about working in shapes-mode in Notes on an MP2000.
> This is what works for me but I appreciate that folks will have acquired
> their own techniques and this may be really old hat for most people.
> 
> *Circles*
> Perfect circles are easily drawn by starting at the very top mid point,
> drawing a circle shape anticlockwise but not (and this is the crucial
> bit), not joining back with the start point. Take the stylus off a few
> millimetres before joining the start point and the Newton will create a
> really good circle for you. This same technique will help you create
> perfect squares, rectangles and triangles.
> 
> *Circle (shape) - resizing
> *If you select (highlight) a circle (or square etc) you do not get
> handles from which to resize. All you can do is tap the blackened border
> and move to a new position. An easy way to resize a circle is to add a
> tiny mark or shape in the middle of the circle. It is irrelevant what
> this is because you will delete it afterwards. Once you have the circle
> with the additional mark or shape inside, highlight again and you will
> see that the a shaded box around the outside of the circle appears. Tap
> and drag the corner to resize the circle - in either or both axis. Then
> scrub out the inner mark to leave the resized circle. Note on my MP2000
> when I tap the corner of the box to resize I have to wait about 2
> seconds before anything happens. This technique works will any other
> shape as well.
> 
> *Squares and rectangles
> *I find that squares (and rectangles) come out best if you start in the
> top right hand side and draw the sides in an anticlockwise direction. As
> with the circles take the stylus off a few millimetres before joining up
> with the start point and the Newt will do the rest.
> 
> *Changing line thickness*
> For any shape, once selected (highlighted) you can change the thickness
> of the line by calling up the styles pallet and choosing a thicker or
> thinner pen size. You have to have the styles pallet handy to achieve this.
> 
> *Other shapes
> *Using the above techniques the Newt create: triangles (all
> types), ovals, parallelograms, a rhombus, a cone, half-circles, a sector
> of circle, T-shapes, L-shapes, serrated-shape (several small triangles
> attached together), curves like sine curve and many others.
> 
> *Removing part of a shape
> *Once you have drawn a standard shape like a square, rectangle, or
> triangle, you can remove one of the sides by either scrubbing out the
> particular side or highlighting just the side and moving it. Handy for
> doing a 3-dimensional box.
> 
> *Copying and paste
> *Most people will know that by selecting a shape then quickly
> double-tapping and dragging it, you can  copy and paste the shape.*
> 
> Adding dimensions
> *Whilst in shapes mode you can still double tap a clear area of the note
> to bring up the keyboard and add text. This can be highlighted and moved
> to where you want. If text or dimensions are within a shape and you
> resize it, the text size stays the same but needs to be repositioned.
> 
> *Selecting / highlighting shapes*
> For many shapes you can highlight them by holding down the stylus,
> waiting for the thicker stylus mark and drawing a line across the middle
> of the shape. You don't have to encircle everything.
> 
> *Joining or building up shapes
> *Similar to the technique above, when adding lines to shapes or joining
> shapes up remove the stylus slightly before the point you want to join
> and the Newt will find the contact point for you perfectly.
> 
> *Using graph paper*
> Sometimes I find it easier to draw shapes using graph paper stationary
> because it provides a grid. There's  a free version on UNNA and a nice
> version on Stand Alone's Stationary Pack. Once you've drawn the shapes
> you can copy and paste to a plain or clear note.
> 
> *Pen size*
> Shapes seem to be easier to draw with pen size 2 and above. If I want a
> thinner line I tend to create the shape with a thicker size then
> highlight and reduce the size later.
> 
> *Unsuccessful shapes*
> I do not have much luck in trying to draw neat star shapes, block arrows
> (in one go as opposed to joining a triangular head and a rectangular
> body), cross shapes (again in one go), L-shaped blocks.
> 
> All in all I think the shapes mode is really quite remarkable and all of
> these features are available as standard.
> 
> Would be interested to hear anyone else's insights on this.
> 
> All the best.
> 
> Andy
> *
> 
> 
> 
> *
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:00:34 +0000
> From: Andy Hill <adhill at fastmail.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] iOS Einstein submitted to the Apple App Store
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
> Message-ID: <4D4DD692.9030509 at fastmail.co.uk>
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> 
> Hi Matthias,
> 
> I, like many others are hoping this goes ahead. It's an incredible
> achievement that you have even submitted it.
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> 
> On 04/02/11 00:10, Matthias Melcher wrote:
>> Keep your fingers crossed. If approved, it will be free. But since hell currently seems to be freezing over, who knows, we may have a chance.
>> 
>> On a related note, anyone knows any "Android" developers? ;-P
>> 
>> - Matthias
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 02:58:00 +0100
> From: Matthias Melcher <mm at matthiasm.com>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] iOS Einstein submitted to the Apple App Store
> To: newtontalk at newtontalk.net
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> 
> On 05.02.2011, at 15:56, Clu wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Feb 3, 2011, at 6:10 PM, Matthias Melcher wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Keep your fingers crossed. If approved, it will be free. But since  
>>> hell currently seems to be freezing over, who knows, we may have a  
>>> chance.
>>> 
>>> On a related note, anyone knows any "Android" developers? ;-P
>>> 
>>> - Matthias
>> 
>> This is the iPad emu of the Newton correct?   If so, I would love to  
>> hear how the progress goes on this.
> 
> The first version is iPhone/iPod Touch. The iPad version runs, but I could not figure out how to get both into one package. It tells me that the icon size needs to be 72 for the iPad, but 56 (or so) for the iPhone. I tried everything in the doc, but could not figure out how to get both sizes in.
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 5
> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 21:12:46 -0500
> From: William Ross <paxswill at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] iOS Einstein submitted to the Apple App Store
> To: "newtontalk at newtontalk.net" <newtontalk at newtontalk.net>
> Message-ID: <D21FD19B-8458-4DAD-A667-F36B5D3650BF at gmail.com>
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> 
> On Feb 5, 2011, at 8:58 PM, Matthias Melcher <mm at matthiasm.com> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On 05.02.2011, at 15:56, Clu wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Feb 3, 2011, at 6:10 PM, Matthias Melcher wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Keep your fingers crossed. If approved, it will be free. But since  
>>>> hell currently seems to be freezing over, who knows, we may have a  
>>>> chance.
>>>> 
>>>> On a related note, anyone knows any "Android" developers? ;-P
>>>> 
>>>> - Matthias
>>> 
>>> This is the iPad emu of the Newton correct?   If so, I would love to  
>>> hear how the progress goes on this.
>> 
>> The first version is iPhone/iPod Touch. The iPad version runs, but I could not figure out how to get both into one package. It tells me that the icon size needs to be 72 for the iPad, but 56 (or so) for the iPhone. I tried everything in the doc, but could not figure out how to get both sizes in.
>> 
> 
> IIRC, there is an option for either something like 'Icon-iPad.png', maybe an option in the Info.plist for iPad.
> 
> Aha, found this:
> http://oleb.net/blog/2010/04/two-icons-for-universal-iphone-ipad-app/
> 
> -Will
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