Technical information

Technical Description
SIMpad SL4
Version V2.0
Siemens AG 34/74
ICM CP 20.08.01, David Brunner
• ActiveX data objects (no download)
• Support for *.jpeg *.bmp, *.xbm and animated *.gif images
• Support for *.wav files
• Capability to download programs and files. Only programs which are compatible
with the SIMpad SL4 operating system (see 5.1) can be executed.
• Alternation between offline and online operation
• File formats which can be opened: HTML files (*.htm, *.html), Text files (*.txt),
Image files (*.gif, *.jpg, *.jpeg)
• Capability to save HTML pages
• Page editing: cut, copy, insert
• Text search function (searches through the HTML page): whole words or parts of
them, optional distinction between upper/lower case, search in the forward or
backward direction
• Page printing
• flexible printer connectivity options
• Adjustable toolbar
• Font button
• Five different font size: largest, large, medium, small and smallest
• Capability for encoding: user-defined, universal alphabet, universal alphabet
(UTF-7), universal alphabet (UTF-8) and USA/West Europe
• Navigation functions: forward, back, start page, search page
• Control of the loading operation: update (reload), stop (stop loading)
• Options or settings (can be reset by the user): Start page (URL), Find page
(URL), Cache size (in kbytes)
• Underscore links (never, always, alternating)
• Link: name of the link which has been configured
• Capability for using a proxy server (server address, port)
• Stop button
• Appearance options: control of download of pictures and sounds
• Cut, Copy, Paste, Select All
5.3.3.3 Windows Explorer
File handling program similar to Windows Explorer for PCs. However, it is not possible
to access files from a Windows network. The only possibility to exchange files with
another computer is with ActiveSync described in 5.4.5 or from a FTP server in the
browser (see 5.3.3.2).
• Create, modify and delete folders/files
• Indication of file properties (type, location, size, date of last change, attributes:
write protection, archive, hidden)
• Sending of files to desktop, my documents or IrDA interface
• Connection to IrDA device
• Undo function
• Basic handling funtions: cut, copy, paste, paste link, select all
• 3 types of display: big icons, small icons and list (details)
• Sorting of the files by: name, type, size, date, automatic
• Actualise window
• Options: show all files or hide hidden files (activated by default), show extensions
(activated by default)
• Basic navigation functions: forward, backward, my documents, start page
• Search in web, Handheld PC Web