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              Natara Bonsai(TM) Outliner for the Palm OS
                           Release Notes
                  Version 2.8.1, October 20, 2003
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            (c) Copyright Natara Software, Inc.  2000-2003


This document provides information about this version of the
Natara Bonsai outline application for the Palm Computing platform.

  Contents
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  1.0  General
  2.0  Quick Start Steps
  3.0  Upgrade from Previous Version
  4.0  Uninstalling
  5.0  Changes in this Release

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1.0  General
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Natara Bonsai installs in a 30 day evaluation mode.  The
full product feature set is available for your use.  After
30 days the conduit will no longer synchronize the outlines
until a product registration code is entered. 

You can purchase a license for DayNotez from the Natara web site
at http://www.natara.com/daynotez/purchase.cfm.


NOTE:
  If you are upgrading from a previous version of Bonsai,
synchronize your outlines with the desktop before performing
the upgrade.  Then after installing the new Bonsai application
on your handheld, run the application and view each outline
before performing another synchronization.


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2.0  Quick Start Steps
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The following steps will get you up and running with 
Natara Bonsai.

1) Open the downloaded Zip file and extract all the files
   into a temporary directory.  Run the setup program from 
   that location.  Or, if you have downloaded the 
   self-extracting Zip file, run that executable and follow
   the instructions.

2) Run the Natara Bonsai program from the Start menu.  
   The default is location on the start menu is:
     Start->Programs->Natara Software->Bonsai

3) Create an outline and save under the name of your choice.
   
4) During the save you are asked if you want to synchronize
   this outline.  Respond yes to the prompt.

5) Perform a HotSync.  The Natara Bonsai application is now installed 
   on your handheld.  Run the Bonsai application on your handheld
   device to initialize the application settings.

6) Perform a second HotSync.  Your outline is now installed on your
   handheld and is ready for use. (NOTE: The second HotSync is only 
   necessary after you first install Natara Bonsai. After that, your
   outline database and file will by updated with each normal HotSync.)


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3.0  Upgrade from Previous Version
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When upgrading from a previous version, select the 'Update'
option on the first dialog of the InstallShield Wizard. 

Be sure to install the new version of the Bonsai Palm OS
application onto your Palm OS device. After the new Bonsai 
version is installed onto your handheld, run Bonsai at least 
once and view each outline before performing another synchronization.


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4.0  Uninstalling
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Use the Add-Remove Programs control panel document to
uninstall Natara Bonsai from your desktop.

On your Palm device, use the Delete menu item under the
App menu to remove Bonsai and all outlines.


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6.0  Changes in this Release
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Changes in version 2.8.1

New
 - Added support for the PalmOne Tungsten T3.
 - Added support for the Handspring Treo 600.
 - Added additional settings for 5-way navigation buttons.

Fixes & updates
 - (handheld) The Create To Do command did not properly handle
     items with no priority. 



Changes in version 2.7.1

New
 - Added support for the Clie UX50 wide screen.
 - Added a priority filter of 'has priority'.

Fixes & updates
 - (handheld) New sibling button creates a new first child if on 
     expanded parent.
 - (handheld) Toggle state using DPAD has problems. 
 - (desktop) The Created column was not printing on desktop.
 - (desktop) The dates toolbar was not updating correctly
 - (desktop) Notes were not indented correctly in the default HTML export.
 - (desktop) Backspace to delete a selection did not leave the insertion caret
     at correct location.
 - (all) Notes are truncated if linked with the standard To Do 
     and are greater than 4K in length.  Now restricting linked
     to do note length.
 - (desktop) Hidden toolbars show themselves after print preview.
 - (handheld) Added defensive logic to check for invalid to do link
     when a jump is attempted.


Changes in version 2.6.1

New
 - Support added for the AlphaSmart Dana wide screen.
 - Added option to hide the entire branch if an item is filtered.
 - Added option to show Simple items when filtering on status.
 - Sort by Completion date.
 - The install script has been rewritten to improve compatibility.

Fixes & updates
 - (handheld) The DPAD will still collapse the current branch even if the
     current item is a collapsed branch.
 - (handheld) Fixed a problem on HandEra devices where showing the details
     dialog would not restore the toolbar icons.
 - (desktop) Linking an item with a priority of 'None' would create a
     bad To Do on the handheld.
 - (desktop) The filter names are now sorted on the menu and in the dialog.
     For exsiting outlines, corrected after first view of filter dialog.
 - (handheld) When a filter is turned off, the outline will position so
     that the current item is still on the screen.
 - (handheld) There was a report of a crash when importing filters.  Reduced
     stack usage in that area.
 - (handheld) When selecting a date filter for Due After, the date control
     was not being displayed.
 - (handheld) Added a prompt when Cancel is tapped and notes have been changed.
 - (desktop) The Export template required that options to be at start of line.
     Now allows for whitespace.
 - (handheld) Changing the item type from simple to To Do would lose the last
     character entered.
 - (handheld) Using the Copy Outline command would leave copied outline locked.
 - (handheld) The expand/collapse state was effecting flat filter.
 - (desktop) Changed the Insert Date icon so it does not look grayed out.
 - (desktop) Using Shift-click to select a range of items would miss the child
     items of the last collapsed branch in the range.
 - (handheld) Fixed a problem where when zoomed on a branch, items after the
     branch might be shown.
 - (handheld) Moving items that were linked with a To Do would lose the link
     cache.  This would cause several symptoms, including the To Do's showing up
     in the import dialog, and not being updated when changed in normal To Do app.
 - (handheld) Fixed a crash where enabling a filter when zoomed would crash
     if nothing matched the filter.
 - (handheld) Changed the Bonsai icons to work around a bug in Launcher-X.
 - (desktop) Now preventing multiple instanecs of the Bonsai desktop application
     from running.  
 - (handheld) Fixed a problem so that if synchronization removes the branch of
     the current zoom, Bonsai does not crash on startup.
 - (handheld and conduit) Fixed compatibility problem with older pre-Palm OS 
     VFS implementations.
 - (handheld) The wrong item was shown after the Palm Find of a Bonsai note with 
     filter active.


