Golf Solitaire

Golf Solitaire

Play a game of golf solitaire with this download for you palm.

Thanks for using Golf Solitaire 1.1.1! If you've never played before, you

can find complete instructions by selecting the "How To Play" command on

the "Info" menu.

IMPORTANT: If you're already are using version 1.0 of Golf Solitaire,

you should follow these simple (but unusual) steps, otherwise you will

lose all of your hard-won Golf Solitaire information (if you're upgrading

from 1.1 to 1.1.1 then you can skip this part):

1) Do not delete version 1.0 until you've installed version 1.1.1

2) Once version 1.1.1 has been installed, you'll notice that it does

not take the place of the old version! Both icons should appear

right next to each other in the application launcher. Do not

panic. This is normal.

3) Start the new version by tapping on the icon labelled "Golf 1.1".

Golf Solitaire will sense that it's being run for the first time

and it will look for all of the information stored by the old

version. This information includes the preferences, the

Leaderboard, and any personal registration information.

4) Now that the "new" Golf has its own copy of the vital info, you

can safely delete the old version. Go to the memory application

and tap the "Delete apps" button. Delete the application called

"Golf". The new version, which you shouldn't delete, will appear

as either "Golf 1.1" or "Golf Solitiare 1.1", depending on your

operating system version.

You can find the very latest version of Golf Solitaire, as well as my

other applications and up-to-date registration info, on my PalmPilot

web page: http://www.mindspring.com/~jetton/pilot/

Registering Golf Solitaire

This program is shareware--you are free to try it, but you are required

to register it if you decide to keep it. Fortunately, registration is cheap

($8.00) and easy. Registration of Golf Solitaire entitles you to any and all

future updates and unlocks the handy "undo" feature in the game. You can

register one of several ways:

* Snail Mail. Simply mail a check, money order, or cash (in a pinch) for $8.00

in US funds to my address:

Jeff Jetton

442 Tanglewood Court

Nashville, TN 37211

Be sure to include your name, the name you'd like to register under

(if different), and your e-mail address so I can send you your registration

code. If you do not have an e-mail address I can send it back via snail

mail or fax, but that takes a good deal longer.

* Credit Card by Web, Phone or Fax. I accept direct credit card payments

via PalmPilotGear H.Q.. They let me know you paid, and I, in turn send you the

needed registration info.

Web: http://www.viaweb.com/pilotgearsw/jeffjetton.html

Phone: (800) 741-9070 or (817) 461-3480

Fax: (817) 461-3482

* First Virtual. If you have an account with First Virtual, you can also

register on the web: http://www.mindspring.com/~jetton/register/

First Virtual is a system that provides easy funds transfer without ever

sending your credit card number over the Internet. See their web site at

http://www.fv.com for more details.

What's With the Extra .1?

* Version 1.1.1 fixes a small bug that caused problems with the "About..."

screen. This only affects registered users whose registration name is longer

than 20 characters (a space counts as a character, too). For the differences

between version 1.0 and version1.1, read on...

What's New in Golf 1.1?

* Probably the most noticable change is the way Golf acts when a game is

over. Now, it simply asks if you'd like a new game or not. It does this

whether or not you've placed on the leaderboard. If you answer no, you

can always start a new game later by using the "New Game" menu command.

Or if you tap on the playing field after the game is over, you'll be

asked if you'd like a new game.

If you'd like to start the same game all over instead, just tap the

"No" button when asked for a new game. You can then select "Start Over"

from the Options menu.

Likewise, if you'd like to undo the final move, tap "No", then undo in

the normal fashion by tapping on the stack. Of course, this only works

in the registered version. (And yes, this is still a fine way to cheat

and get your name on the Leaderboard multiple times. Maybe next

version...)

* Taking a cue from Scott Ludwig's excellent "Pocket Chess", you can

now access all of the menu commands by writing just the menu shortcut

letter. You don't need to preface it with the "shortcut stroke". Try it

out--it's surprisingly handy.

* Many of the internal workings have been changed to work better with

the new PalmOS. In Golf's preferences, for example, you have always been

able to set the sound to be always on, always off, or to match whatever

you have in the main prefs. But now, under OS 2.0 or greater, Golf will

look at the Game Sound setting there. On earlier OS versions, it will

still look at the System Sound setting, since there is no Game Sound

option. Other subtle changes, that take place only when running under

PalmOS 2.0 or greater, include the way it looks up the date and the way

the prefs are stored. It will still run fine on older Pilots.

* The algorithm used to validate the registration code has been

improved. First, it can handle names that have punctuation and/or

numbers in them, such as "John D. O'Malley the 3rd". If you've already

registered, and would like to register under another name to take

advantage of that fact, drop me a line.

Second, the code is no longer case sensitive--you can enter the code in

all caps if you like. Third, the algorithm only requires a ten-character

code instead of the old twelve-character one. That means a little less

tedious data entry ;-) Also, a bug was fixed that only affected people

with really short names. Finally, despite the changes, all old

registration codes still work, although it won't accept the last two

code characters (since it doesn't need them).

* A conflict was fixed with another application (The Golf Score). Both

programs used the same "internal" name, which caused all sorts of

confusion when they were forced to live on the same Pilot. That

conflict, by the way, is the reason for all the above-mentioned

rigamarole you have to go through to let the new version use the old

version's data.

* The bug that let you keep playing with a lower score after already

getting on the Leaderboard has been fixed, thanks to the fact that you

can no longer keep playing the same game after you finish anymore.

Subtle though they may be, I think these changes make Golf a more

playable, more enjoyable, and more stable piece of software. The

continued support of this and other shareware programs really is made

possible by those who register. They, as always, have my deepest thanks.

Have fun!

- Jeff Jetton