Appearance; Launcher; Date/Time; Software Packages - Archos PMA 400 User Manual

16.3

Appearance

Use this application to stylize the windowing system and fonts to your own liking.
16.4

Launcher

Each of the tabs on your PMA400 is considered as a launcher because you launch an application
from these tabs. You can change the background color or image for each tab to your own
particular liking.
16.5

Date/Time

Allows you to set the current time and date. You can also set the time and date by holding down
on the time itself in the system status bar on the bottom right of the screen. You should double
check the time and date after a hard reset.
16.6

Software Packages

Use this application to install or uninstall software packages. The .ipk extension is the standard
extension for application programs for the PMA400. Not just any .ipk software installation will
produce a good running program. The .ipk must have been specifically created for the PMA400.
There are other hand held devices on the market that use .ipk installations, but were created
specifically for those devices and may not run, or run incorrectly, on the PMA400.
If you copy a .ipk installation file (created specifically for the PMA400) to your Documents folder, then
you can run this installer and choose the file to install. Alternatively, you can just go to the Documents
folder and double-click on an .ipk file and it will launch this Software Packages application.
16.7

Restart

This applications allows you to Restart Qtopia™ or do a soft reboot of the PMA400. Restarting
Qtopia™ will restart the Qtopia™ graphic interface of the PMA400. This may be needed if a
software application incorrectly uses the touch screen controls or some other graphic control. The
Soft Reboot will restart the Linux
if a software application does temporary damage to the operating system.
16.8

Application Services

This application allows you to configure what applications will be associated with which file
types. In addition, you can use this program to specify what is the default application for a given
file type. For example, if you have two or three applications that can display JPEG images, then
this program can help you specify which application will be launched when you double click on a
JPEG image in the Documents folder.
16.9

Plug-in Manager

Warning!!! This program should be used with extreme care and only when you know exactly
what you are doing. If you disable the wrong plug-in, you could cause your machine to freeze
and/or loose data or possibly continue running but degrade its performance. Only disable or enable
application components if you know exactly what you are doing.
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operating system and then run Qtopia™. This may be needed
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