Initially, the views show only files with extensions of either .pdb or .prc. Generally files in iSilo™ format have the extension .pdb, though not all files with the extension .pdb are necessarily in iSilo™ format.
Tap a line to select it. If your device has a directional control (e.g., trackball), you can use it to move the cursor in the list up and down, respectively, a line at a time. Click the center of the directional control to select the item currently highlighted by the cursor.
Tap or click on a volume or folder entry to enter the corresponding volume or folder. To return to the previous containing directory or folder, press the Back key.
To open a document for viewing, tap or click on the document's file name. When you open a document for viewing, iSilo™ transfers you to the read view.
In addition to being able to open documents for viewing, some other things you can do in the document list view include categorizing, deleting, and renaming files. This additional functionality is available in a context menu that appears when you touch or click down on a file name and hold the touch or click down for a couple of seconds or more.
For more information about the document list view, see
document list view.
For more information about the document types
iSilo™ recognizes, see
document types.
To scroll the content, hold your finger on the screen
and drag in the direction you want to scroll. If the content of the
current page spans more than one screen, then as you hold your
finger on the screen a bar appears along the right edge
of the screen to show the position and size of the content on the
screen relative to the entire page. When you release your finger,
the bar disappears.
If there are links on the screen, you can tap a link to jump
to the target of the link.
On devices with a directional control, you can use Up and Down
on the control (e.g., trackball) to scroll up and down, respectively,
a line at a time. On devices with a keyboard, to scroll by a screen
at a time, press the Alt key first, then use Up and Down on the
directional control. If there are links on the screen, then use Right on
the directional control to enter hyperlink
mode. If there are no links on the screen and the content
is wider than the width of the screen, use Right to scroll right.
A default installation sets up the following action to key assignments:
You can modify the key assignments through the
button options.
Most keys can be assigned an action, but there are some that
cannot, such as dedicated function keys of the device.
iSilo™ actually provides
a number of configurable options for scrolling.
See navigation for more on navigating
through a document, including information on all the different ways
of scrolling and jumping to different parts of a document.
the read view
The read view presents the content of the document for viewing.
When you view a given document for the first time, you start
at the beginning of the document. A document may consist of
one or more pages and the content of each page may either
fit entirely within the bounds of the screen or if it does
not, you can scroll through the page.
more information
For step-by-step instructions on completing some common
tasks, see common tasks.
For reference information about the document list view
and the read view, see
document list view
and read view, respectively.