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DCP Tutorial
1 - What's DCP ??
DCP is a new shell enhancement for EPOC 32. DCP repace the current EPOC32 Shell system. The "RED SYSTEM" key allows the user to bring DCP in the front from every where. You can move icon in clicking on it and drag it every where onto the screen.
2 - How it works ?
It's very simple, you just have to use the file manager to add shortcut to your preferred files in the current desktop. DCP offers multiples desktops, no limitation but the size of memory of your device.
You can for example create a desktop for a specific project, personnal life, games and so on.
Let's describe the icon bar :
3 - Shortcut to a destop
In order to create links to specific desktop, DCP offer the capability to create shortcut to specific desktops. You can for example create a desktop which contains only desktop shortcuts like a bookmark.
Click on the DCP shortcut icon !
Select the desktop number and click OK
4 - Shortcut to a Stick
A stick can be used as a reminder, it replace small papers you can use all the day to write some useful informations.
Click on the sticker icon !
Click on save, be aware "Export" button is not implemented yet !
5 - Shortcut to a Note
A DCP note presents approximatively the same features as a word document (select font styles, insert object and so on). A DCP note is stored in a file that can be managed only by DCP. This file is stored in the folder "c:\system\apps\dcp\data", the name file is understandable (linked to the internal shortcut reference).
Click on the note icon !
Enter the title of the note and click OK.
You can now play with all the buttons to test it by yourself.
To save and quit the note, just press "ESC" or click on the close button on top right level of the screen.
6 - Shortcut to an application
This feature can be used to create shortcut to applications.
Click on the application icon
For example, we can choose word !
Now you can double click on this icon !
Why this happened ?? In fact, when you create a shortcut on an application which allow file management, DCP will ask you a new file concerning this application. By the way if you want to create a shortcut to a word document, use the file manager insteed !
So restart with shortcut to an application and select calc !
Click OK
Double click on Calc and have a look, magic no ??
7 - File Manager
DCP offer a new file manager, much more quickly than the shell
This file manager allows lot of features concerning the files and shortcut management.
Click on the file manager icon !
Let's see all the availables buttons :
Drive : Change active drive
Open : Launch the highlighted file
Rename : Rename the highlighted file or folder
Move : Move the highlighted file or folder to another location
Copy : Copy the highlighted file or folder to another
Delete : Delete the highlighted file or folder
New folder : Create a new folder in the highlighted location
Add Desktop : Add the highlighted file or folder to the current desktop
Let's try it, we will add the Documents folder to the desktop, select it and click 'Add Desktop' button !
Now we can see a Document folder appear in the screen, doucle click on it opens the file manager to this new location
Add a shortcut to a file in the current desktop, just select the 'agenda' file and click 'Add Desktop' button
Double click on Agenda shortcut !
8 - How to use Pen and Rubber
DCP has completely designed to not use any paper during your activity, that why a PEN/RUBBER feature has been added !
Click on time on PEN/RUBBER active it, click again on the selected icon (PEN or RUBBER) to come back dragging mode.
OK we try to click on the PEN !
Now you can write something in screen !
We will clear a part of these writings, select now the rubber and clear the word "right"
Return to normal mode in clicking again on the rubber !
If you want to clear all these writings you can use the main menu and select 'clean writings' item
Confirm the deletion !
8 - Shortcut to an URL
This feature allows users to create shortcut to URLs
Click on the URL icon
Enter the URL and click OK
How to use it now ?
You must first select your browser application with the main menu !
Click OK
Now double click on the URL icon, will launch the web browser and open the URL
9 - Shortcut to Contact
DCP manage 2 kinds of contact, contact include in the contact application for REVO, 5MX, Series 7 and Netbook or DCP contact for Serie 5 classic and Geofox.
Let's see how DCP manage contact with the integrated contact application on REVO, 5MX, Series 7 and Netbook.
By default, DCP use the CURRENT contact database but you can select a specific one in using the main menu (this preference is available only for REVO, 5MX, Series 7 and Netbook).
Ok we stay with the CURRENT contact file click on CANCEL !
Click now on the Contact icon
Remark : DCP use the Contact application contact selector, you can create, delete or modify a contact directly from DCP !
Edit the contact, why not ???
Now we return to the previous screen
Click on OK to add it on the current desktop
So now double click on the contact shortcut !
Dial the displayed phone number or email the contact direclty from this dialog box.
To email the contact, you must firstly select your email application from the preferences in the main menu.
Click OK
Add now a note to this contact. DCP allows to manage attached notes to Contact and Agenda shortcuts.
Select the Contact Icon and click on the SPACE Bar, this will open the note editor !
Close it, you have now an attached note to this contact.
10 - Calculate
Click on the calc icon, this will open a very new calculate (the size of the calculate depends of the screen size of your device of course).
This calc manage 10 memories and 4 currencies conversion
How the memories work
Enter a number !
If you want to store it in memory #1
just click on "STO" and "1"
Click on "C" button and click on "RCL" and "1" to make "589" reappear !
if you want definitively delete memory #1, click on "CLR" and "1"
Let's see the currency management.
You can create 4 currency conversions (cur1, cur2, cur3, cur4)
How to define currency conversion ? click on the "Cur" button !
Select the currency number : 1
Type the name of your Currency (US Dollar)
Enter the cost in your own money : 6.9 french francs
That's all !
How to use it now ??
So now I have 10 french francs, I want to know how much dollars I have ?
Enter 10 and click on "USD" button, this will give you 1,44 USD
The current currency "USD" is now displayed in the top left of the screen
Every new entry will be consider as in USD, if you want to come back to your own money, just click again on "USD" button
You can also convert money direclty from a currency to another in clicking directly on other currency buttons.
11 - Agenda Shortcut
DCP allow agenda entry. Click on the Agenda icon
You can create a Phone Call, a Todo or an appointment.
You can also select a contact direclty from the contact database (only available for REVO, 5MX, Series7 and Netbook).
Click on the Agenda tab
If you click on "Write agenda" this entry will be exported in your preferred agenda. Of course you must select your agenda file before doing this !
You can select the agenda file in using the main menu.
Ok we have selected the agenda file and click OK
Double click on the Phone Call icon
