Outline List View

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Bonsai Outliner for Palm OS > Outline Management > Outline List View

This view lists the outlines that are present on your handheld.  Operations performed on an entire outline are done from this view.  Such as;

 

Open the outline
Display the outline details
Set the outline category
Copy
Delete
Archive
Export
Beam
Reset completion status and dates
Rename

 

The columns that can be displayed as listed in the following table.

 

       

Column

Description

Name

The name of the outline

Category

The category of the outline.  Filter on this field using the selector in the upper right corner.

Sync

A check mark appears in this column if the outline is configured to synchronize with the desktop

Desktop

A name appears in this column if the outline is configured to only synchronize with a single machine.

Size

The total size of the outline in bytes.

Items

The number of items in the outline.

Last modified

The last time or date the outline was modified.  A time is shown if the outline was modified today.  Otherwise, the date is shown.

On Card

A check mark appears if the outline is stored on a storage card (CF, MS, SD).

Usage Count

The number of times the outline has been opened.

Private

A check mark appears in this column if the outline is marked as private.

 

 

The view on the handheld that shows the list of outlines can be customized.  In addition to selecting what columns are displayed, the column size and location can be changed.

 

If you have installed a new outline on the device by either; beaming, import, or the Palm Install tool, and it does not show in this view, then use the Refresh command on the View menu to scan for the new outline.

 

Tap on a column header to display a menu with options for sorting and column selection.  Tap on the header past the last column to select a new column for display as the last column.

 

OutlineListHeaderMenuPalm

 

Tap on the header to display a menu

 

 

OutlineListHeaderColsPalm

Then select a new column to display from the list of columns.

 

OutlineListItemColPalm

 

Commands available on the header menu.

 

Command

Description

Hide Header

Collapsed the header to a narrow line. This increases the space available to display the names of outlines.

Sort Ascending

Sorts the list of outline by the column tapped in ascending order.

Sort Descending

Sorts the list of outline by the column tapped in descending order.

Hide Column

 

Hides the column that was tapped.  At least one column must be displayed.

Show Column...

 

Displays a menu of columns that can be displayed.

 

 

Tap on the column separator in the header and drag to change the size of the column.

 

Tap and hold on an outline's category to display a menu of categories.  Select a category from the menu to be assigned to the outline.

 

Tap and hold on an outline's name to display a menu of actions that can be performed on the outline.

 

Tap on a selected outline's name to open the outline.  Tap on other columns of a selected outline and the details for the outline will be displayed.

 

When using a portable keyboard, the scroll keys will move the selection up and down, and scroll the display left and right.  The Enter key will open the selected outline.

 

When using a handheld with 5-way navigation buttons, like the Treo 600, press the Option button along with one of the navigation buttons to move the focus from the list to the category filter, or the command buttons.