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- MapBook version 0.22
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- Preface
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- MapBook is the software which displays BitMap.
- You can use MapBook in PalmOS above 2.0.
- MapBook provide you with the function of a simple navigator
- by linking GPS receivers which output data standardized NMEA0183.
- You can also use MapBook as a map which you can write in
- if you don't have GPS receivers.
- MapBook accepts your input of labels based on map data.
- Off course, you can try more and more use because BitMap data
- cannot only be used as maps.
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- Added
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- Small bug fix.
- Operation menu Add
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- Functions
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- <>BitMap Converter
- Displays and converts BitMap files in Windows.
- 1) converts colour BitMap files into monochrome BitMap
- files automatically.
- 2) inputs labels to maps and edits them on maps.
- 3) inputs the map area indicated by the latitude and
- the longitude because you know that you can be navigated.
- 4) outputs converted data into the PalmOS database.
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- <>MapBook
- Displays files converted by BitMap converters.
- 1) inputs and edits labels.
- 2) accepts data from GPS receivers, searches in registered
- databases, displays the corresponding map, shows
- the present place by the coordinates and the cursor.
- MapBook searches as follows;
- i) searches in the database of the navigating area.
- ii) displays the map. MapBook adopts the narrowest
- area within the scope registered in the database.
- The database keeps area data indicated by
- the latitude and the longitude.
- The present latitude and longitude are sent from GPS.
- You can switch to the new map according as
- you move if you provide some area data.
- You can also zoom if you keep different scope data.
- 3) MapBook can display your track within the present page.
- The track can be switched every second or every minute.
- Because MapBook doesn't save the track data, the track
- disappears if you switch the page.
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- Menu/Displays
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- <>BitMap converter
- 1. Menu
- 1.1 Open --- opens BitMap files and converts colour BitMap
- files into monochrome BitMap files.
- 1.2 Save --- saves converted data which is displayed
- at that time into the PalmOS database.
- 1.3 Grid --- displays grids indicating the scope displayed
- on the PalmPilot.
- 1.4 Title set --- sets the navigation information and the titles
- displayed at the map list on the PalmPilot.
- 1.5 Dither --- Dither Effect select.
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- 2. Main screen
- 2.1 Click --- inputs labels.
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- 3. Dialogue box inputting titles
- 3.1 Title --- titles displayed at the map list. (20bytes)
- 3.2 Navigation --- checks the area because you know that you can be navigated.
- 3.3 Upper left
- Latitude --- specifies the upper left latitude.
- Longitude --- specifies the upper left longitude.
- 3.4 Lower right
- Latitude --- specifies the lower right latitude.
- Longitude --- specifies the lower right longitude.
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- 4. Label inputs
- 4.1 Label --- inputs labels displayed on the maps. (10bytes)
- 4.2 Icon --- checks whether an icon is added to a label.
- 4.3 Comment --- adds the comment displayed when the corresponding label
- is tapped. (40bytes)
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- <>MapBook
- 1. Menu
- 1.1 Preference --- preference
- 1.2 Regist --- regist code, please.
- 1.3 About --- about
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- 2. Map list
- 2.1 Title --- title list
- 2.2 View --- button which displays a selected title.
- 2.3 Info --- button which displays the navigation information
- and the latitude and the longitude about a selected title.
- This button also changes their information.
- 2.4 Del --- deletes a selected title.
- 2.5 Navi --- starts the navigation.
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- 3. GPS information
- 3.1 Display data from the GPS receiver
- --- This is also displayed
- when the corresponding map isn't found.
- 3.2 Exit --- returns to "Map list".
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- 4. Map operation
- 4.1 Map --- displays the BitMap.
- Please tap "Map" screen if you don't want to be navigated.
- Then "Dialogue box inputting labels" is displayed.
- "Dialogue box for editing" is displayed if you tap a label.
- However the comment is displayed for 5 seconds
- if you tap a label during the navigation.
- 4.2 Cross --- scrolls the map.
- 4.3 Antenna --- interrupts the navigation and restarts it.
- 4.4 Satellite --- checks GPS by the reference display data and
- indicates the navigation starting.
- 4.5 N<->E --- displays the navigation information and the latitude
- and the longitude about the displaying map.
- This button changes their information.
- 4.6 Document --- Label Edit/Display mode select.
- 4.7 Door --- returns to "Map list".
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- 5. Preference
- 5.1 Trace --- specifies the tracing display.
- For example, if you specify "1sec", the trace is displayed
- when you were moving for more than 1 second.
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- Caution
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- This software is shareware. $10 or 1000yen.
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- These maps data are only converted into monochrome BitMap files.
- They aren't compressed. Please take care of data size when you do
- conversion and registration.
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- If you have any trouble with this software, I have nothing to do with it.
- Please use this software on your own responsibility.
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- Don't use old version's data. Remove it.
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- To the future
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- 1. Support for Tripmate.
- 2. Compression of maps data
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- 10/ 5/98 (c) SumacField
- Hiroki Urushibata
- http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~pilotdev/
- uruki@mail.wbs.ne.jp
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