Palm OS 5 Support (Palm Tungsten T, Sony Clie NX series)

HandStory Suite 2.3 fully supports Palm OS 5 devices such as Palm Tungsten T and Sony Clie NX series. If you have a Palm Tungsten T, you can use the 5-Way Navigator to browse files in HandStory without a stylus.

Faster document loading in Clip, Doc and Book views

If a Clip page is long or contains many image files, it opens faster now with the new background loading support in Clip view. Documents are loaded faster with an improved document loading mechanism, the Incremental Loading technology, in Doc and Book views.

Support for displaying the list of contents in HandStory eBooks

In Book view, the bookmark icon has been replaced by a new contents icon (). You can easily access the table of contents in HandStory eBooks using this icon. User bookmarks can be accessed at menu -> Marks -> Edit Bookmarks.

Supports 256 colors image conversion in Clips, for smaller file size

The Convert Images to 256 Colors option has been added to the Images setting in the Clip Settings dialog box, enabling smaller file sizes. This option is useful for those who are conscious of the memory space in the handheld.

New Clip Script commands for HandStory Script Clips

New commands have been added to HandStory Clip Script. The new Clip Script commands include commands for clipping Web pages where an article is divided into more than two pages.

Support for PNG and TIFF image conversion

HandStory can convert images in PNG (*.png) and TIFF (*.tif, *.tiff) formats and save them to Palm. Right-click on a PNG or TIFF file in Windows Explorer to save it to your Palm.

Login Script Clip

Using the new Login Script Clip technology, now you can clip Web sites that require your user ID and password. Whenever you update the Login Clip, HandStory logs into the Web site with the provided login information and clips the information that is accessible only by logging into the Web site.

Update Clips on a wireless-capable handheld device

If you have a wireless-capable handheld device, you can update HandStory-serviced Clips on the road when you do not have access to your PC. When you update Clips wirelessly, HandStory Browser contacts the HandStory Clip server (which stores all updated Clips), compares them with your previously updated Clips, and updates your outdated clips.

Support for Hi-Res+ (320x480 pixel high-resolution).

HandStory 2.2 supports Hi-Res+, which has a resolution of 320x480 pixels and is used in Sony Clie NR70 and NR70V devices. Now, users can hide the virtual Graffiti area and use the full 320x480 screen in HandStory.

Backup Custom Clips

Before HandStory 2.2, Custom Clips added by users were only recorded in the HandStory preference file; if a user deleted a Custom Clip accidentally, there was no way to restore the lost information. Now that all Custom Clips have their own .hsc Clip definition files, backing up or re-registering Clips after accidentally deleting them will be much easier.

Send your favorite Clips to your friends by email

With the new Send To feature added in the Manage Clips window, it isconvenient to send your favorite Clips to your friends by email. In the Manage Clips window, choose the Clips that you want to send, and click the Send To button.

Test and preview your Clips

You no longer need update and sync Clips each time you make changes in order to test the new Clip. With the new Test Clip feature of HandStory Clip Editor, you can see what the Clip will look like simply by selecting the Clip to test in the list and clicking the Test Clip button.

7.

Back button to return to the previous link

When reading Clips on devices that include a Back button, you can use the Back button to return to the previously viewed page. If you press the Back button when there is no previous page to move back to, it will close the Clip and show the list screen.

Clip to Palm Function is added to the Internet Explorer shortcut menu

Clip To Palm function is added to the Internet Explorer shortcut menu which is displayed when you right-click on the browser window. You can use Clip To Palm when you want to save an HTML as a Clip with texts, images, and links included. When Clip To Palm menu is selected, "HandStory Converter - HTML" dialog box will appear and you can select the desired HotSync user, category, title, link depth, and image conversion settings in the dialog box.

HandStory Clip Editor is included.

HandStory Clip Editor is now included in HandStory Suite 2.1.
With HandStory Clip Editor, users can create their own Custom Direct or Script Clips and distribute the Clip files (.hsc) to other HandStory users freely. In this way, Web site administrators can create a Custom Clip providing their Web sites' contents and the visitors can enjoy the contents at any time on their Palm.

16 grayscale images are displayed in 4 grayscale mode in the Clip view.

In the devices that support up to 4 grayscale image output only, Visor Deluxe or Palm IIIe for example, HandStory now converts 16 grayscale images in Clips to 4 grayscale images and display them properly. HandStory Browser 2.0 could not open any Clip with 16 grayscale images in such devices before.

Remember Entered Password option is added to the Main Preferences.

With the new Remember Entered Password option, HandStory can remember any entered password until they close HandStory or turn off the devices. This will facilitate easier and faster browsing documents, yet not lowering security because the password entry will be enabled again when they return to HandStory. If you want to enter the password every time, you can just turn off the option.

Loading percentage is displayed when reading a big Clip

When reading a large size of a Clip file, you can see the loading progress in percentage at the Go To field in the Clip view. However, because Clips are designed to be updated often, the loading data is not saved in the Palm. Therefore, incremental loading feature in Doc or eBook view is not supported in the Clip view.

HandStory Clip Feature

The feature that everyone has waiting for is available. The HandStory Clip feature will conveniently save contents from Palm-optimized websites to the Palm device for offline viewing. Another format, "Clip," has been introduced to offer for quick access to web content which includes both text and image. HandStory Clip support High Color Image and 320x320 Hi-Res small fonts.
With Clip Automatic Update feature, your favorite Clips will be updated automatically once per day. You can add any PDA-friendly web site to Custom Clip.

HTML file conversion

Besides gathering contents from regularly updated palm-optimized websites, HTML files saved on your PC can easily be saved as a HandStory clip by using a right mouse click on the HTML file and selecting Save to Palm from the context menu.

New Popup menu on List View Screen

No more redundant command actions. On the HandStory Browser List View screen simply tap on the file icon or tap and hold the file title until a popup menu appears, and then select from the menu.

AutoScroll and Incremental Loading with Doc

With AutoScroll features, you don't need to use your finger or stylus and Incremental Loading will reduce dramatically loading speed of Doc.

Faster speed with Expansion Card.

Reading files associated with HandStory from the Expansion Card is much faster when you open HandStory Browser.

Bookmarks are always present

We have fixed a bug that deletes all bookmarks in a Doc file located on an Expansion Card when deleting only one bookmark.

Launch HandStory with Doc icon in Launcher III

After changing the option to allow Launcher III to show Docs, HandStory will open the Doc file by clicking on the Doc icon.

Added 'Append' button on Converter

The [Append] button has been added on the HandStory Converter to append additional text to already existing texts in the converter.

Direct Web clipping

Besides gathering contents from regularly updated palm-optimized websites, HTML files saved on your PC can easily be saved as a HandStory Clip by using a right mouse click on the HTML file and selecting "Save to Palm" from the context menu.

Direct conversion to Expansion Card

Now you can convert texts or images directly to Expansion Cards with HandStory Converter.

Jog Dial Support

Use Sony Cliés jog-dial to scroll up or down, browse open or close documents and more.

Color Icons and toolbars

Enjoy our new color icons and toolbars for memos, Docs, eBooks, and images. Different colored icons indicate the type of the file, allowing for easier and faster file recognition and selection.

'Move all to Card/RAM' Function

A new function, Move all to Card/RAM, has been added to easily move all files within the selected category to your Expansion Card or RAM.

VFS file move function

It's easy to move VFS files between RAM and Expansion cards (SD/MMC/CF/Memory Stick)

Text/Image Compression Option

HandStory Converter's compression option has been added for flexibility for you to change the setting of Text/Image conversion.

Japanese/Chinese Windows support

HandStory Converter now supports Japanese and Chinese texts.