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----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Seifert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Palm Developer Forum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2000 11:00 AM
Subject: Re: Hackmaster + reset
> Roger Chaplin wrote:
>
> > "W.F. Ableson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > Though the hack may not be in effect at the time. When the device is
reset,
> > > Hackmaster asks if you want to reinstall your hacks. Does hackmaster
get
> > > invoked prior to any other "app" being launched at reset?
> >
> > I'm not sure (since I don't have the HackMaster source code handy :-)
> > but I would imagine that HackMaster is putting that prompt up in
> > response to getting the SystemReset launch command. I don't think there
>
> Iīd think so, too.
>
> > Someone else (sorry, don't know who) wrote:
>
> Thatīs been me.
>
> > What variables do you want to set? Something that you have saved in
> > preferences, or in your own database? Or, are you trying to set some
>
> PrefSetPreference(prefDeviceLocked, true)
>
> is all I want to do. And it does work - if the Palm is reset by
> pressing a "reset" button like HackMaster supplies, or after the
> Palm crashes. But if the reset is a 'paper clip' reset, then it does
> not work - leading me to the conclusion, that in this case
> SysReset() is not called, although the documentation says otherwise:
> "This routine is called when the user presses the hidden reset
> switch on the device." So is this a bug in the manual or am I
> misunderstanding sth?
>
> > A reset also undoes any and all trap patches.
>
> A friend tried to delete a hack while it was still enabled in
> Hackmaster. Even after resets the Palm crashed (a no-notification
> reset helped). But otoh you must be right, because I tried to patch
> SysBroadcastActionCode() to catch the SystemReset-launchcode, but it
> did not work (assuming that the Palm does really use
> SysBroadcastActionCode() to sent the SystemReset launchcode ... ;))
>
> > So, the only way you're going to be
> > able to do this kind of work after a reset is to respond to the
> > SystemReset launch command.
>
> Iīve been afraid so ;-( It does work quite good, thatīs the good
> news. But of course I donīt like my users to install two files if
> one would be sufficient ;(
>
> Another question that arose was the visibility in the launcher. Itīs
> only a 1k prc-file and not meant to do any graphical output.
> According to the PalmOS Dev Documentation only databases of type
> 'appl' receive launch commands. Now another friend told me to use
> 'panl' and voila, the app is not longer visible but still receives
> launchcodes. Iīve tried a grep on the docs but found no 'panl'
> mentioned. Strange. Is 'panl' really the same as 'appl' with the
> difference that it is not displayed?
>
> > Unfortunately, as you probably well know,
> > hacks don't receive launch commands at all.
>
> I know ;-(
>
> > Mr. Keyes has made mention of some features in HackMaster 2 that will
> > greatly help in situations like this. I hope we see it soon.
>
> Hackmaster 2? Have I missed Hackmaster 1? Where can I found more
> information, e.g. where has he mentioned what? <getting curious ...>
>
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> Daniel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
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