Offer a Manual for Sale!

[RonaldMarks]

I am not a programmer, nor even a script writer, but I love the potential of Automagic. I think a lot of people might feel the way I do -- I would pay as much for a good Automagic4android manual as I would for the app itself. To those born in the digital era, this may seem superfluous -- after all, there are links to all the conditions, etc. but i was born when people gained knowledge by reading texts, and for me it is still the fastest way to learn something new.

So! please offer a secondary "app" that installs a PDF on my tablet!

Many thanks for your review of this.

[Martin]

The documentation of the triggers/conditions/actions, a description of the main screens and a short tutorial are also available on the website:
http://automagic4android.com/en/help

What kind of topics would you like to see covered in addition?

Regards,
Martin

[bobchernow]

Martin, I personally think the info on the web is awesome but would love to see it in pdf format so it is always available. I have tried with limited success to convert it but have not had great luck as all the links go back to the web and not too sections within the document.

My usual mode off learning is to read the manual, experiment with the software, and the once I interstate it, go back and re-read the manual.

[RonaldMarks]

Martin

I have such a simple need that I'm sure your on-line documentation must cover it, but I can't find it.

I want TWO widget buttons for each of 3 key contacts, one for dialing, one for sending sms. I have made the first dialing set, each of which when pressed calls the specific recipient. The next three sms buttons would open a blank sms message form with the recipient's name already populated, and with the cursor set in the message body area.

It's a super accomplishment, developing Automagic. Thanks!

Ronald

[Martin]

This PDF converter seems to preserve at least the links within one page:
http://www.web2pdfconvert.com/
Converting http://automagic4android.com/en/help/components works quite OK.

I don't have enough time to write and update a separate book/PDF. I can extend the website with some topics when time permits.


Following steps might help a bit to create the widget:
-create a new widget (menu->Custom Widgets)
-press the + icon to add a new widget
-open the section "Clickable Actions" and use the +/- buttons to create a grid with 2 rows and 3 columns. The grid is also faintly painted in the design-area of the widget.
-press each action cell with the white list-icon to assign an action or press "New..." in the dialog to create a new action.

to call someone: create an action Call Number: phonenumber (use the [...]-button to select a contact)
there is no built-in function to compose an SMS so it is not very comfortable: create an action Start Activity with action set to android.intent.action.VIEW and data URI sms:phonenumber. You can also populate the text of the SMS by adding a little script into the extras field:
putString("sms_body", "text")

-finally add the widget to the home screen (the widgets are listed when selecting AM Custom Widgets)

Regards,
Martin

[ouku]

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