>This is because i am building a folder tabbed screen.  So when you click the
>folder tab it switches to another form.
>I obviosuly don't want the previous form closed because if they've entered
>something
>there i don;t want to free all the Text and settings they may have entered.

You have other choices:

- Don't use separate forms. Use one form with buttons for the tabs.
- Save the text and settings from the first form and go to the second 
form. You can save them in preferences, features, a database, etc.

>I thought it would be easier and faster for the user to keep all the forms
>they have accessed in memory and then commit them to the database when they
>press OK.

The Palm OS makes a lot more sense and is easier to write software 
for if you use one form at a time (at least that's my conclusion 
after writing software for this platform for 6 years). That's doesn't 
preclude you from displaying alerts or dialogs on top of that form. 
The OS is fast enough that there aren't any speed penalties taking 
that approach.

Regards,
Steve Mann


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