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The full text of the in-app “About → Help” pages, organised by category; each page has a raw .md download link. 64 articles.

• Quick start
• VML compiler
• Editor
• Shell
• Files and sessions
• Settings and models
• Legal

Quick start

• Get your first program running in five stepsSettings at the bottom → pick a provider (DeepSeek / OpenAI / Claude / Gemini.…

VML compiler

• Build and runvml run detects the extension for you, so you never have to think about which …
• Common errorsThe path is wrong. Two things to watch:
• What VML isVML = a virtual machine that runs inside your phone, with its own standard lib…
• 27 languagesOne VML interface set, usable from all 27 front ends. Write in whichever one y…
• UI developmentA VML program is not limited to printing text - it has a complete set of phone…
• 27 languages
  • Ada
  • BASIC
  • C
  • COBOL
  • C++
  • C#
  • D
  • Dart
  • dBase
  • Forth
  • Fortran
  • Go
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Kotlin
  • Ladder
  • Lua
  • Objective-C
  • Pascal
  • Perl
  • PHP
  • Python
  • R
  • Ruby
  • Rust
  • Scheme
  • Swift
• UI API reference
  • Command-line arguments
  • Vector blocks
  • Calling the host
  • Multi-touch and device
  • Dialogs
  • Drawing
  • Sound and haptics
  • Drawing state
  • Integer grid
  • All-purpose calls
  • Getting messages
  • Piece tiles
  • Pixel readback
  • Local save data
  • Text
  • Timers and random numbers
  • Window

Editor

• BasicsOn the Files page, tap a file name → choose Open.
• Editing, find and replaceTap that line to start editing it (an input box floats over the line and the c…
• The bottom panel: Outline and AIThe bottom panel has five pages. The word on the left tells you which one you …
• Compile, run, and diagnosticsThat toolbar cell changes shape with the file type:

Shell

• Command-line optionsEvery switch the desktop waycoder command accepts. (On a phone you don't need …
• The Shell pageOn a phone this is a real shell (Android uses /system/bin/sh), so almost any c…
• The vml commandvml is the built-in VML program tool. Type it on the Shell page.

Files and sessions

• File managementThe Files page is your workspace (the sandbox). Files the AI edits live here t…
• Sessions and memoryWhen a turn ends, or when you leave the page, the session is written to disk a…

Settings and models

• Providers and modelsSettings → pick a provider → paste the key.
• Permissions and work modesThese are two different axes; do not mix them up:

Legal

• Third-party noticesThis app ships the third-party items below. Under their licences the copyright…
• Privacy PolicyThis page explains what data Dolaima touches, where that data goes, what is st…
• Terms of UseThis page lists a few ground rules for using Dolaima. It does not replace anyt…