Using the Preferences dialog

The following table describes the features of the Preferences dialog on a Palm OS device.

Table 1. Setting preferences on a Palm OS device

Field

Enables/disables or sets

Additional details

BROWSER TAB

Remap Application buttons

The buttons on the device to perform back and forward functions.

Check the Remap Application Buttons box to have your device’s Datebook and Address buttons function as the backward and forward arrows while M-Business Client is the active application.

Dragging pen

What happens when you drag the stylus.

With scrolls selected, dragging scrolls the content window; with selects, dragging selects text in the content window. See Working with text.

Minimum font size

The minimum font size in which text is displayed.

Select Small (the default), to allow the smallest text to be displayed in the smallest size. Select Medium to force the smallest text to be displayed in the medium size. Select Large to force all text to be displayed in the largest size.

Maximum font size

The maximum font size in which text is displayed.

Select Large (the default), to allow the largest text to be displayed in the largest size. Select Medium to force the largest text to be displayed in the medium size. Select Small to force all text to be displayed in the smallest size.

CONTENT TAB

Show Tables

Showing tables for pages that are not specifically designed for M-Business Client.

If you choose not to display tables, you still get the text from the tables, but the text will not appear in a table.

Show Images

Synchronizing images.

If you choose not to display images, they are not displayed at all. Electing not to display images saves memory on your device.

Enable JavaScript

The device to display pages containing JavaScript that have not been marked with the HTML <HandheldFriendly> tag.

For more information on using JavaScript, contact your system administrator.

Note: This preference option only appears in the Application Edition and Web Edition Pro versions of M-Business Client.

Show JavaScript Errors

When this option is turned on, an error message will appear when JavaScript on a page causes an error.

This option is primarily used by channel developers when they are debugging JavaScript.

ONLINE TAB

Max CacheSize

The maximum size in KB of pages stored in the memory cache on your device.

See Managing online cache.

Online Images

Image bit depth when browsing online.

See Setting bit depth for online images.

Go Online Automatically

The device to automatically go online when an offline user tries to open or link to a page which is not on the device.

If not enabled, you will receive a notifier that the page you linked to is not available on your device.

Enable Scanner

The device to scan bar codes and place the numbers in a form field.

This preference option only appears if you have a device with scanning capability, such as the Symbol 1700.

To set preferences
  1. Tap the Applications silk-screen icon, then tap the M-Business icon.

  2. Tap the Menu silk-screen icon, then choose Options » Preferences.

  3. Select and clear the checkboxes beside your preferences.

    Tap the tab at the bottom of the preferences to bring another set of preferences forward.

    Preferences dialog, Browser tab on Palm OS device
    Preferences dialog, Content tab on Palm OS device
    Preferences dialog, Online tab on Palm OS device
  4. Tap OK.