Thread: [Palm OS] BeCrossword access to memory card?
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2008-07-08 , 20:25
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Originally Posted by terrencegf View Post
Perhaps this question has already been answered, but here's my experience. I had purchased BeCrossword for my Palm TX a while ago and the registration process asked for the HotSyncID. Naturally, I gave it and received a license code that is tied to that HotSyncID. When I installed BeCrossword on GVM, I used the command line startup method to set my HotsyncID appropriately. Then I registered BeCrossword in GVM without any problems.

For the record, I created a .desktop file to allow me to launch GVM into favorite application (Beyond Contacts) with my HotSyncID. The file is "/usr/share/applications/hildon/beyondcontacts.desktop", but really I could have named it anything. The contents of the file are:
Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=0.1
Type=Application
Name=Beyond Contacts
Exec=/usr/bin/gvm/gvm --bgcolor=0x0000,0x0000,0x0000 --rotated=no --dynheap=4096 --sound=no --hotsyncid="MyNameHere:19523" -a DTOD
Icon=garnet-vm
I found my hotsyncid on my Palm TX via the "shortcut-dot-dot-4" trick, and the application "creator" code (DTOD for Beyond Contacts) by using FileZ. If you wanted to start BeCrossword, you'd use the creator code "BeCW".
For those a bit intimidated by the post terrencegf links to, here's what you do to get your becrossword registration recognized by gvm on the tablet.

First, purchase becrossword from pocketgear.com. When it asks for your hotsync id, enter something you'll remember. Download the becrossword zip file on your computer or tablet, unzip, and then move unzipped folder to your tablet.

Open the GVM launcher on the tablet, and install the becrossword prc file.

Once it installs correctly, DON'T launch it. Close the launcher and open xterm.

In exterm, enter:

Code:
$ cd /usr/bin/gvm
$ ./gvm --hotsyncid=[your hotsync id]
This will launch gvm directly, and will assign it your hotsync id while its at it. Now you can touch the home icon in the bottom left corner of the gvm screen, and then open becrossword. Then navigate to the help menu within becrossword, choose, "Enter registration code." Enter the code you got from pocketgear.com, using the keyboard that pops up when you tap the arced "abc" in the bottom left corner. This should get you all registered.

You can from now on launch becrossword using the normal gvm launcher.