CHAPTER 4
Pickers
Standard Newton Pickers 4-25
Choosing Help from an Info picker displays online help for the application.
For more information, see “Help” on page 8-28.
Choosing Prefs from an Info picker displays a slip containing application-
specific preference settings. For more information, see “Application
Preferences” on page 8-31.
New Picker 4
The New picker lists the types of data items that can be created in the
currently active application, such as a new note, checklist, or outline in the
built-in Notepad application. In an application that supports Newton
stationery, the New picker lists all the data structures defined for the
application. For example, the built-in Names File’s New picker lists Person,
Company, and Group data structures. The New picker pops up from the
standard New button on the left side of the status bar, next to the keyboard
button. Figure 4-18 shows the New picker for the Names File application.
Figure 4-18 The New picker lists types of data items that users can create
Picking an item from a New picker creates a new data item of the type picked.
If the currently active application displays multiple data items one after
another in a paper roll fashion like the built-in Notepad, then the New picker
creates an item after the last item in the current view and automatically
scrolls it into view.
T
he New picker