5 Preference

5 Prefs

You can choose several settings in the "Abroad! Prefs" view; e.g. the software's startup view, the world map type, home currency and so on. If you set your country in the "Present to:" in the "Format" section of "Prefs" application, initial settings are optimized for you.

General Settings

Startup : View at startup

User can select startup view from "About Abroad!", "Menu", "Currency Exchange", "Unit Conversion", "World Clock" and "Last Launched".

Initial setting is "Menu".

Map : World map used at World Clock, World Database

User can select world map from Atlantic Ocean Centered or Pacific Ocean Centered ones. This setting reflects not only to World Map itself but also to icons.

Initial setting is common one in your country.

Language : Language for major view titles and unit type names

User can select languages from Danish, Englsih, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese and Swedish.

Initial setting is official language in your country or English if it is not in this list.

Home Currency Settings

Home Curr : Base currency in Currency Exchange, World Clock

User can select it using either Currency Code List or World Database. The currency rates are standardized to this currency.

If you want to search currency by currency code (e.g. EUR), tap "USD/GBP" button. You will enter Currency Code List. Choose a currency and tap it to select.

If you want to search currency by country, tap "World Map" button and choose one (e.g. Autria Schlling, ATS) in the World Database then tap OK to select it.

Initial setting is that of your country.

Calc Mode : Currency rate calculation mode

There are two ways to calculate currency rates. The examples are as follows:

1 USD = n Unit

1 x (myCurrency = USD)

= (rate A) x (Currency A)

= (rate B) x (Currency B)

= (rate C) x (Currency C)

= ...

1 Unit = n JPY

1 x (Currency A) = (rate A) x (myCurrency = JPY)

1 x (Currency B) = (rate B) x (myCurrency = JPY)

1 x (Currency C) = (rate C) x (myCurrency = JPY)

...

Initial setting is that of your currency.

Disp : Currency name display mode in Currency Exchange (includes in Quick Currency Exchange)

There are two modes, "currency code (country)" and "currency name". The examples are "EUR (Europe)" and "European Euro"

Initial setting is "currency code (country)" mode.

Latest Currency Rate DB

You can download the latest currency rate database at http://sub.nu/‾inferno/palm/

Buttons

OK

Set these settings but the user defined database of Currency Exchagne will not be changed.

(base currency, currency rates standardized to base currency, currency display name)

OK & Init

Set these settings and the user defined database of Currency Exchagne will also be changed.

(base currency, currency rates standardized to base currency, currency display name)

Cancel

Cancel settings.

Register

Register the copy of Abroad! in your Palm.

Abroad! considers the user's country info, which user has set in the standard Prefs application. The Palm OS 2.0 or later supports 24 countries. The initial settings of Abroad! for each country are as follows:

*** ATTENTION ***
AS I AM NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE INFORMATIONS USED IN EACH COUNTRY, WHEN YOU FIND INCORRECT DATA, PLEASE MAIL ME TO ykanai@kagi.com.

	Country	Capital	Language for title*	Map	Curr code/Calc mode
01	Australia	Canberra	English	Pacific	1 AUD = n Unit
02	Austria	Wien	German	Atlantic	1 Unit = n ATS
03	Belgium	Bruxelles	French	Atlantic	1 Unit = n BEF
04	Brazil	Brasilia	Portuguese	Atlantic	1 Unit = n BRL
05	Canada	Ottawa	English	Atlantic	1 CAD = n Unit
06	Denmark	Copenhagen	Danish	Atlantic	1 Unit = n DKK
07	Finland	Helsinki	English	Atlantic	1 Unit = n FIM
08	France	Paris	French	Atlantic	1 Unit = n FRF
09	Germany	Berlin	German	Atlantic	1 DEM = n Unit
10	HongKong	Hong Kong	English	Pacific	1 Unit = n HKD
11	Iceland	Reykjavik	English	Atlantic	1 Unit = n ISK
12	Ireland	Dublin	English	Atlantic	1 IEP = n Unit
13	Italy	Rome	Italian	Atlantic	1 Unit = n ITL
14	Japan	Tokyo	Japanese	Pacific	1 Unit = n JPY
15	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	German	Atlantic	1 Unit = n LUF
16	Mexico	Mexico	Spanish	Atlantic	1 Unit = n MXP
17	Netherlands	Amsterdam	English	Atlantic	1 Unit = n NLG
18	NewZealand	Wellington	English	Pacific	1 Unit = n NZD
19	Norway	Oslo	Norwegian	Atlantic	1 Unit = n NOK
20	Spain	Madrid	Spanish	Atlantic	1 Unit = n ESP
21	Sweden	Stockholm	Swedish	Atlantic	1 SEK = n Unit
22	Switzerland	Bern	German	Atlantic	1 Unit = n CHF
23	UnitedKingdom	London	English	Atlantic	1 GBP = n Unit
24	UnitedStates	Washington	English	Atlantic	1 USD = n Unit

*languages are selected from Danish, Englsih, French, German,

Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish

(1) Default world map is set according to this list.

(2) Home currency is set to your currency, appears in the first item in the list, and the rates are standardized to your currency.

(3) Capital city in your country will be set as home country and appears in the first item in world clock.

(4) Major titles and unit types are displayed in the languages above.

These settings are valid in the Palm OS 2.0 or later, as these informations are not available in Palm 1000 or Palm 5000.

In the Currency Code List setting view, I used "1 USD = n Unit" mode. This is because, (1) most currency information homepages prepare currency code in this format(2) rates of some currencies are fixed to USD and (3) you can download the latest currency rate database based on USD at http://sub.nu/‾inferno/palm/

In Abroad! 3.9 or before, the settings are optimized for users in US, which covered about 65 % of registered users. However, Abroad! 4.0 or later supports more than 95 % of registered users and diminish their efforts to build thier settings. From this version, I think Abroad! became a world wide application.

If you have not registered Abroad!, it takes several seconds to optimize database to your country at every startup as any settings are not saved until you register.
(Once you register Abroad!, NO additional fee is required for the future updates.)