ScoreSheet

ScoreSheet is intended as a general purpose score keeping utility.

This is Readme.txt for ScoreSheet version 1.3

ScoreSheet is ©1998,1999 by Roger Chaplin

http://home.att.net/~foursquaredev/

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| Introduction |

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ScoreSheet is intended as a general purpose score keeping utility.

Features include:

o Quick entry of players' names; just start writing

o Accomodates positive and negative scores

o Checkbox beside each player's name so you know whose score has

been entered for this round and whose has not

o Undo a score, in case you made a mistake

o View and edit a player's score history

o Scores up to +/- 2,147,483,647 (32-bit accumulator) for those

really long games

o Optional automatic sorting of players by score at the end of each

round, either highest to lowest or lowest to highest

o Selectable font size -- tailor the display to suit your needs

o Programmable reset score value, for games that begin with a score

other than zero

o Number of players limited only by your available memory

o Up to 15 independent lists of players -- keep your family Scrabble game

separate from your Saturday afternoon dominoes

o Includes a "bone tracker" for playing dominoes -- check off the bones

that have been led

Whenever you and your friends or family sit down to play a game, and you

need to go find a piece of paper on which to keep score, use ScoreSheet

instead.

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| QuickStart |

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Step 1: If you are upgrading from a previous version of ScoreSheet, delete the

old version from your device. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. Version 1.3

differs from previous versions in its internal data structure.

Step 2: Install the included scoresheet.prc on your Pilot.

Step 3: Start the program.

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| How To |

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Enter a new player: tap the "New player" button, or just start writing

Enter a score for a player: tap on the player's name (while un-checked)

Undo a score: tap on the player's name (while checked)

Control sorting: use Menu->ScoreSheet->Preferences

Change display font: use Menu->ScoreSheet->Preferences

View a player's history: tap on the player's name, then hit "Details"

Edit a player's name: tap on the player's name, then hit "Details"

Change a player's score: tap on the player's name, then hit "Details"

Delete a player: tap on the player's name, then hit "Details"

Delete all players: use Menu->Player->Delete All

Use the bone tracker: use Menu->ScoreSheet->Preferences

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| Features |

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Players' Score History:

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You can view a player's entire score history. You can change any of the

scores, in case you didn't catch a scoring mistake until later in the game. To

view the history, bring up the player's Details screen (tap a player's name,

then hit the Details button). Once there, you can tap on any score in the

history list to edit it.

Programmable Reset Score:

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You can program the score reset value (the value that all the scores get

returned to when you hit the "Reset scores" button). To use this feature, go

to the Preferences screen (Menu->ScoreSheet->Preferences from the main screen)

and enter the new reset value.

Bone Tracker:

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Keeping track of players' scores is only one part of the task of a score

keeper when you're playing dominoes; you also have to keep track of which

bones have been led to begin a hand. To use ScoreSheet's Bone Tracker, go to

the Preferences screen and select the size of the domino set you are using. A

small domino button will appear at the bottom of the main screen, right next

to the "Reset scores" button. Tap this domino button to bring up the Bone

Tracker screen. You can check and un-check the boxes as you like. When you

reset scores using the "Reset scores" button, ScoreSheet also unchecks all the

bone checkmarks for you.

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| Registering |

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ScoreSheet is shareware. The unregistered version limits you to two

players. When you register you will receive instructions for unlocking

the program, which will remove the 2-player limitation. Registration

also entitles you to technical support. You may register ScoreSheet at

PalPilotGear H.Q:

2500 East Randol Mill Road, Suite 117

Arlington, TX 76017

800.741.9070

http://www2.viaweb.com/pilotgearsw/rogerchaplin.html

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| Revision History |

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May 6, 1999 v1.3

o Added score history

o Added support for multiple display fonts

March 22, 1999 v1.22

o Minor change to category popup lists to eliminate potential problem for

PalmOS 3.1 (PalmIIIx and PalmV) users

March 1, 1999 v1.21

o Widened score column on main screen so as not to truncate large

scores

o Already scored message box now contains player's name and last

entered score

February 26, 1999 v1.2

o Added the Bone Tracker

February 22, 1999 v1.1

o Added support for categories

o Added programmable reset score

o Added initial score for new player

o Added edit player name and score

March 21, 1998 v1.0

First public release

o Added the New player button on the main screen

o Shareware version with code to unlock

March 15, 1998 v0.03

First limited public release for alpha testing

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| Support |

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If you have suggestions, comments, constructive criticism, or questions,

please let me know. I give priority on technical questions to registered

users, but I do try to answer all questions. And who knows? Your

suggestion may become the next new feature!

The most recent version of ScoreSheet has been thoroughly tested on

PalmOS 2.0.5, both on real hardware and under emulation, and on PalmOS 1.0

and PalmOS 3.0 under emulation. There are no known bugs.

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| Limitations |

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1. On the New Player and Player Details forms, the program makes no attempt

to ensure that you enter only decimal digits (0-9) and the minus sign (-)

in the Score field. If you enter non-digit characters in this field the

program will not crash, but neither will you get a reasonable number.

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| Planned Improvements |

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1. Reduce the size of the prc. The app seems to be working fine; now

it's time to optimize it a bit.

2. Keeping track of bid, for games such as Rook (and others, I am

sure).

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| Ideas for Improvement |

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1. Display players' score histories (score each round).