MapBook version 0.22 Preface ------- 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. Added ----- Small bug fix. Operation menu Add Functions --------- <>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. <>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. Menu/Displays ------------- <>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. 2. Main screen 2.1 Click --- inputs labels. 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. 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) <>MapBook 1. Menu 1.1 Preference --- preference 1.2 Regist --- regist code, please. 1.3 About --- about 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. 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". 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". 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. Caution ------- This software is shareware. $10 or 1000yen. 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. If you have any trouble with this software, I have nothing to do with it. Please use this software on your own responsibility. Don't use old version's data. Remove it. To the future ------------- 1. Support for Tripmate. 2. Compression of maps data ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10/ 5/98 (c) SumacField Hiroki Urushibata http://www2.wbs.ne.jp/~pilotdev/ uruki@mail.wbs.ne.jp