Icon EditorReplaces, Creates and Modifies Your NewtonÕs IconsTable of Contents1	Welcome and Registration	1.1	About Icon Editor	1.2	Registering Icon Editor	1.3	Contacting Stand Alone Inc.	1.3.1		Hours of Business	1.3.2		Email	1.3.3		Phone1.3.4		Regular Mail	1.3.5		World Wide Web	2	Installation	3	Using Icon Editor	3.1	Overview	3.2	When Icon Editor DoesnÕt Work	3.3	Icon EditorÕs Main Screen	3.3.1		Pen	3.3.2		Fill	3.3.3		Icon Box	3.3.4		Tools	3.3.5		Import	3.3.6		Action Button	3.3.7		Saving your Icon	1	Welcome and Registration 1.1	About Icon EditorWelcome to the beta version of Stand AloneÕs Icon Editor. In the future, the IconEditor can be used to modify any icon on the Newton, but for now, it only worksthrough the Stand Alone Menu Editor or FreezeMan. You can use Icon Editor tomodify specific icons in either of those two programs. Please refer to the usermanuals for the respective programs for where the Icon editorIncluded in this archive are the following packages:Icon Editor.pkg This is the software package that you need to install on your NewtonIcon Editor.pdf This is the usersÕ manual for Icon Editor.Icon Editor.txt This is the text version of the userÕs manual. If at allpossible, you should use the pdf version of the manual as it haslayout and graphics that cannot be included in the text file.The pdf version is viewed with Adobe¨ Acrobat Reader¨, whichcan be obtained free of charge at www.adobe.com.SAStuff.txt A list of all of the software available from Stand Alone, Inc.SA reg.pkg If there isnÕt a registration option under the  button, install thispackage to register your software.1.2	Registering Icon EditorThe Icon Editor Demo will work for a 30 day trial period. At the end of the 30Days, it will stop working. To avert this tragedy, you will need to get in touchwith Stand Alone to register your software. You can register with us by severaldifferent methods.You will need to include the following information, no matter how you choose toregister. Most importantly, you need to include your name EXACTLY as it isentered in your Newton, including spaces. We use this to generate your password,so it must be precise. You will need to specify which programs you wish toregister, and include payment for each of them. We accept Visa, Mastercard, andAmerican Express. If you are using normal mail, you can send us a check as well.Make sure to include your card number, the expiration date, and what type of cardyou are using. You also need to give us a way to get in touch with you. Email isthe preferred way, followed by your address and phone number. An Email address isnot strictly necessary, but it will result in much faster service.For instant gratification, register by phone, and pay using Visa or Mastercard.To do so, call (773) 477-2492 and we will give you a password right over thephone.Alternatively, you can send us a check to the address below.You can also Email us one of several ways. The application has a Register sectionunder the  button. Tap on that to open up a registration slip. If you fill outthat slip, and have an Email client on your Newton, it will automatically Emailus and we will send you a registration code. You could also just Email us therelevant information from your Newton or a desktop machine, and weÕll send you acode. If you are registering through Compuserve, use, GO SWREG.Once you register, you will receive a password from us. You can install thispassword one of two ways. There is an option to Enter Password under the  menu.Tap on it to bring up a screen that has a space to enter the password.Alternatively, just install the SA Register package enclosed in the Icon Editorarchive. Select ÒIcon EditorÓ from the pop-up menu at the top, and enter thepassword. You should get a message confirming the password. Afterwards, you mayremove the SAS Register application from you Newton.1.3	Contacting Stand Alone Inc.There are several ways to get in touch with us here at Stand Alone, Inc.  Emailis the preferred form of communication, but whatever works for you is fine. Ifyou have any questions, comments, suggestions or compliments, please don'thesitate to contact us through any of the methods listed below.1.3.1	Hours of Business Stand Alone is open from 9 AM to 7 PM Monday to Thursday, 9 AM to 6 PM Friday,and 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday.  We are Closed on Sunday. These times are CST and GMT -5.1.3.2	Email: internet: 		info@standalone.com AOL: 			Std AloneCompuServe:		76342,30571.3.3	Phone: Voice: 		(773) 477-2492 Fax:		(773) 477-25791.3.4	Regular Mail: Stand Alone 3171 N. Hudson, Suite 1 Chicago, IL, 60657,USA1.3.5	World Wide Web: http://www.standalone.com 2	InstallationThe first thing that you need to do to get your software up and running is toinstall it on your Newton. To do this, you need to have Newton Backup Utility, orNewton Connection Utilites set up to talk to your Newton. If you have problemswith this part of the installation, pleast contact  consult the documentationthat came with your Newton. Once Newton Backup Utility is set up, just follow thesteps listed below to for each of the packages you wish to install.1. Open the Newton Backup Utility , or Newton Connection Utilties  on yourDesktop machine.2. On your Newton, go to the Extras Drawer and tap the Connection icon .3. Once the Newton Backup Utility has loaded on your desktop machine, make sureyour cables are connected and tap the  button on your Newton.4. For each of the packages you wish to install, do the following:¥ Tap the Install Package button in the Newton Backup Utility¥ Go to the folder where your packages are, and select the desired package.¥ Click on the ÒInstallÓ button3	Using Icon Editor3.1	OverviewThe Icon Editor opens automatically when you tap the icon you wish to modify atspecific places in either FreezeMan or the Stand Alone Menu Editor. A main screenappears with pixel by pixel grid of the icon, and a number of tools you can useto change it. If you modify the icon and close the Icon Editor, the changes thatyou made go in to effect, and the icon is changed.3.2	When the Icon Editor DoesnÕt WorkIf you tap on the Icon Editor in the Extras Drawer, the Icon Editor will open toits main screen, and all of its functions appear to work. However, nothing thatyou do can be saved. In the finished version of the program this part of theprogram will be functional, but it is not in the beta version. For now, the IconEditor can only be used through FreezeMan and the Stand Alone Menu Editor.3.3	Icon EditorÕs Main ScreenThe main screen is where you modify your icons with Icon editor. It gives youaccess to all the tools you need to craft your icons as you desire.3.3.1	Pen The Pen is where you set the pattern for the lines that you draw.Tap on the Pen box, and then select the pattern that you wish to use. The patternthat you choose only effects the lines, or the boarders of shapes. The penciltool is always solid black.3.3.2	Fill The Fill box shows you what pattern will fill any shape that youdraw. The shape will still be bordered by the pattern you set with the Pen box.To have the entire shape made up of the same pattern, set both pen and fill tothe same pattern.3.3.3	Icon Box This box shows you what the icon will look like at its realsize.3.3.4	ToolsPencil The Pencil draws only in black, and on a pixel by pixel basis. It is bestfor small detail work.Rectangle The rectangle tool draws boxes on the screen. Tap and hold on thecorner where you wish the box to begin, and drag it to where you wish it to end.The boxes will just be an outline, unless you have the Fill set to a pattern.Oval The oval tool draws circles and ovals on the screen. Other than that, itworks just like the rectangle tool.Round Rectangle The round rectangle tool is very close to the rectangle tool,except that it has rounded corners. Otherwise, it works just as the rectangletool.Line The line tool draws a straight line, one pixel wide, on the screen. Tap andhold where you wish the line to begin, and the drag it to where you want it toend. The line tool cannot use Fills, but will let you use different Pen patterns.Eraser The Eraser tool erases marks on the Icon Editor screen. It erases in a 2pixel by 2 pixel box.3.3.5	Import Tapping on this button lets you import some of the built-inicons. Modifying these icons will not change the originals, but you can use themas templates for your own icons. Tap on the button to have the import windowappear. The import window lets you scroll through the available icons and importthem into the icon editor.3.3.6	Action button The Action button gives you a number of choices for theIcon Editor.Erase Icon This erases the current icon, and gives you a blank canvas to work on.Resize Once your icon is drawn, you can choose to resize it here. It gives youthe option to resize it to a number of standard sizes. You can also control thepositioning of the icon when you resize it.Trim Trim reduce the canvas size to the size of the icon you have created. It isuseful for removing blank space around the edge of the icon.Revert Revert reverts the icon to itÕs last saved state.3.3.7	Saving your Icon Any changes that you make to your icon areautomatically saved when you close the Icon Editor. If you donÕt wish to save thechanges you have made, tap Revert before closing the Editor.