On 29 Oct 2002 at 13:07, Beard, Jeffrey J. wrote: > 1) Problem: I've configured both iSilo and Plucker so that the long HTML table is >rendered in a single table on the Palm, separated by lines between fields (which is >so much easier to read than horizontal table scrolling). In iSilo, the table is a >single long page which makes it easy and fast to search and scroll through. In Plucker, it seems to be breaking it into a number of sections or pages, which while searchable, adds more hoops to jump through (can't just scroll through it, and the search option in the viewer has to be set to search all pages). And I noticed that Plucker has a very noticeable delay while reading/rendering the partial pages/sections (several seconds at least), whereas iSilo does not. > > Q: In the interest of keeping this drop-dead simple to use (attorneys aren't famous >for being tech whizzes, although we have a few good mavericks in the mix), is there >any way to have it plucked as a single long document? I realize this may add to the >performance hit, but I still need to try it for comparison. Also, is there any way to minimize the performance hit on the Palm viewer while rendering?
You will wipe out both problems by splitting the table into pages. Put a header/footer of 3 hyperlinks A-E, F-M and N-Z. Or better yet, do a hyperlink for each A Z letter in the header footer, so that can jump directly to the 1st letter instead of having to scroll around to find it. Have a look at the clinicalexam.com example channel and the header on the abbrevations index for and example implementation. I actually see that this is the same implementation that you use on your list of attorneys: http://www.quarles.com/attorney.asp For explanation of why your behaviour is happening: The single page is too long for a Palm record, so it is split into pieces to be renderable. The app has to draw the whole page before displaying so can calculate scroll position. Setting the color depth lower (eg black and white) will draw pages faster. > 2) On a personal use note, I have a Visor Platinum with a MemPlug Smartmedia >Springboard. I've successfully moved Plucker docs over to the card and re-synced the >doc list. > > Q: However, is there an option for installing/syncing plucked docs *directly* to >the SM card? (Some of our attorneys also have the newer Palms with the SD card slot >and this would benefit them as well.) Otherwise, it has to take up the PDA's RAM and >requires a manual copy to the card. The implementation has been deduced and the interface set. It will be available in a future release. Best wishes, Robert _______________________________________________ plucker-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.rubberchicken.org/mailman/listinfo/plucker-list
