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4 <title>Maemo Mapper</title>
6 <topictitle>Introduction</topictitle>
7 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_intro"/>
8 <para>Welcome to Maemo Mapper.</para>
10 Maemo Mapper is a geographical mapping tool that can be used to:
14 Download map data to your device's main memory or to an external
18 View that map data on the screen.
21 Navigate that map data by panning around the screen and zooming in
25 Display your position and other GPS information from a GPS
29 Store and display Point-of-Interest (POI) data.
32 Download directions between arbitrary points on the map.
35 Save or open track data or route data.
39 Use the <ref refid="help_maemomapper_" refdoc="index"/> to peruse the
40 various sections of this help document, or go to <ref
41 refid="help_maemomapper_getstarted" refdoc="Getting Started"/> to
42 get up and running quickly.
46 <topictitle>Getting Started</topictitle>
47 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_getstarted"/>
49 When you first start Maemo Mapper, you will be presented with the
50 <display_text>Settings</display_text> dialog box. Most of the
51 settings have reasonable defaults, but if you have a GPS receiver,
52 you should fill in the <display_text>Bluetooth</display_text> field
53 with the MAC address of your GPS receiver. If you don't know the
54 MAC, turn on your GPS receiver and push the
55 <display_text>Search</display_text> button. Maemo Mapper will
56 attempt to automatically discover the MAC address of your receiver.
57 For more information about the <display_text>Settings</display_text>
58 dialog box, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_settings"
62 Alternatively, you can leave the
63 <display_text>Bluetooth</display_text> field blank, and Maemo Mapper
64 will attempt to automatically search for and use any bluetooth GPS
65 receivers that it can identify. This is particularly useful if you
66 tend to use multiple different GPS receivers. This feature is not
67 guaranteed to work on all Nokia devices or with all bluetooth GPS
71 If you are using Maemo Mapper on a device with an internal GPS
72 receiver, then you should probably use the "Bluetooth" receiver type
73 and leave the field empty.
76 When you are finished setting up Maemo Mapper to your preferences,
77 pressing the <display_text>Ok</display_text> button will lead you to
78 another dialog box: the <display_text>Manage
79 Repositories</display_text> dialog.
82 To get started quickly, press the
83 <display_text>Download...</display_text> button. Maemo Mapper will
84 download a set of pre-defined repository information for you to use.
85 If you use the pre-defined repositories, you can delete the
86 <display_text>Default</display_text> repository. For more
87 information about repositories and the <display_text>Manage
88 Repositories</display_text> dialog, see
89 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_repoman"
90 refdoc="Managing Repositories"/>.
93 Certain repositories (most notably, the commercial ones) may have
94 license agreements attached with their use. It may be illegal to
95 use a certain repository with Maemo Mapper or under certain
96 conditions. This includes the repositories downloaded via the
97 <display_text>Download...</display_text> button. If you are not
98 sure if you are legally allowed to use a particular repository, you
99 should delete it from your list of repositories. The authors of
100 Maemo Mapper cannot be held responsible for your use of a particular
104 Once you have your Repositories set up the way you like, press the
105 Ok button, and you will be presented with a blank screen, because
106 you have not yet actually downloaded any map data to your device.
107 To allow Maemo Mapper to automatically download map data as it
108 becomes needed on the display, enable the
109 <display_text>Auto-Download</display_text> checkbox in the
110 <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu.
113 If you have a working internet connection, Maemo Mapper will attempt
114 to download maps and display them on the screen automatically as
115 the downloads complete. You should see a map of the world. Be
116 careful when you enable Auto-Download, because it can quickly fill
117 your available disk space. See
118 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_mapman" refdoc="Managing Maps"/> for
119 details on how to manage disk space for a particular repository.
121 <heading>The Graphical User Interface</heading>
123 The main view of Maemo Mapper emphasizes simplicity. By default,
124 the map is all that is displayed. You current position (if you have
125 a GPS receiver) is indicated by a blue circle. The blue line
126 extending from the blue circle indicates your current heading and
127 speed. <i>Tracks</i> are red and represent where you have been.
128 <i>Routes</i> are green and represent where you want to go, i.e.
129 directions to a location.
132 The hardware buttons on your device provide quick access to common
137 <graphic filename="2686KEY_full_screen"/> - Toggle
141 <graphic filename="2686KEY_zoom_in"/> - Zoom In - hold down to
142 zoom multiple levels at a time
145 <graphic filename="2686KEY_zoom_out"/> - Zoom Out - hold down to
146 zoom multiple levels at a time
149 <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_up"/> - Pan Up - hold down to
153 <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_down"/> - Pan Down - hold down
157 <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_left"/> - Pan Left - hold down
161 <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_right"/> - Pan Right - hold down
165 <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_center"/> - Toggle
166 <ref refid="Auto-Center" refdoc="Auto-Center"/>
169 <graphic filename="2686KEY_esc"/> - Programmable; defaults
170 to: Hide/Show Tracks and Routes
174 You can also pan around the map by tapping on the screen. Maemo
175 Mapper will center the display on where you tapped. If you had
176 <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> enabled, tapping a location
177 to center on it will automatically disable that functionality.
180 From this point, you can use the menus to manage routes, tracks, and
181 map data; to change the view; to change settings; or to see detailed
182 GPS information (if you have a GPS receiver).
185 There is also a context-sensitive menu that appears on the map when
186 you tap and hold a location on the map. From that menu, you can
187 download directions, calculate distances, or add/modify
188 Point-of-Interest (POI) data.
191 For help with any of these features, use the
192 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_" refdoc="index"/>.
196 <topictitle>Main Menu</topictitle>
197 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_mainmenu"/>
199 This help topic describes the functionality of each of the menu
200 items in Maemo Mapper.
202 <heading>Route</heading>
204 The <display_text>Route</display_text> menu is used to manipulate
205 the current <i>route</i>. A route in Maemo Mapper is defined as a
206 set of points and waypoints describing <i>where you would like to
207 go</i>, e.g. driving directions from 123 Main Street to 456 Elm
208 Street. It can include multiple segments. The current route is
209 empty until you open or download a route.
212 The <display_text>Route</display_text> menu has the following menu
217 <display_text>Open...</display_text> - Open a route from a GPX
218 file on the file system. The opened route is <i>appended</i> to
219 the current route, so you can string together different routes
220 together to create a trip with multiple destinations.
223 <display_text>Download...</display_text> - Download a route from
224 the internet. See <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
225 refdoc="Download Route"/> for more information.
228 <display_text>Save...</display_text> - Save the current route to a
229 GPX file on the file system.
232 <display_text>Show Distance to Next Waypoint</display_text> - Show
233 the distance left to be traveled (along the current route) until
237 <display_text>Show Distance to End of Route</display_text> - Show
238 the distance left to be traveled (along the current route) until
239 the end of the current route. The calculated distance includes
240 the distance between breaks in the route (i.e. between the end of
241 one route segment and the beginning of another route segment).
244 <display_text>Reset</display_text> - Reset Maemo Mapper's tracking
245 of your progress along the current route. Use this if Maemo
246 Mapper loses track of where you are with respect to the current
250 <display_text>Reset</display_text> - Clear the current route,
251 effectively replacing it with an empty route.
254 <heading>Track</heading>
256 The <display_text>Track</display_text> menu is used to manipulate
257 your current <i>track</i>. A track in Maemo Mapper is defined as
258 a set of points along which you have been traveling, i.e. <i>where
259 you have been</i>. It can include multiple segments. Tracks are
260 most useful if you have enabled a GPS receiver. The current track
261 is empty until you get at least one valid position point from your
262 GPS receiver, and it is appendeded to whenever you stray far enough
263 from the last track point.
266 The <display_text>Track</display_text> menu has the following menu
271 <display_text>Open...</display_text> - Open a track from a GPX
272 file on the file system. In contrast to route data, the opened
273 track is <i>prepended</i> to the current track, so if you are
274 trying to rebuild previous track data, you must open the tracks
275 backward in time (most recent tracks first).
278 <display_text>Save...</display_text> - Save the current track to a
279 GPX file on the file system.
282 <display_text>Insert Break</display_text> - Artificially insert a
283 break in your current track data. This simulates the loss and
284 re-acquisition of a GPS fix, and it can be used to track, for
285 example, refueling stops.
288 <display_text>Insert Mark</display_text> - Artificially insert a
289 mark with a description in your current track data. This can be
290 used to mark important landmarks.
293 <display_text>Show Distance from Last Break</display_text> - Show
294 the distance traveled (along the current track) since the last
298 <display_text>Show Distance from Beginning</display_text> - Show
299 the distance traveled (along the current track) since the
300 beginning of the track. The calculated distance includes the
301 distance between breaks in the track (i.e. between when a GPS fix
302 is lost and later re-acquired).
305 <display_text>Clear</display_text> - Clear the current track,
306 effectively replacing it with an empty track.
309 <heading>Maps</heading>
311 The <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu is used to control your
312 map repositories. This menu will be populated with a list of all of
313 your map repositories, from which you can select to switch to a
314 particular repository.
317 The <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu has the following menu
318 items in addition to the list of available repositories:
322 <display_text>Manage Maps...</display_text> - Download or delete
323 maps for the currently selected repository. For more details, see
324 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_mapman" refdoc="Managing Maps"/>.
327 <display_text>Manage Repositories...</display_text> - Configure
328 each of your available repositories, or add new ones. You can
329 also download a pre-defined set of repositories. For more
330 details, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_repoman"
331 refdoc="Managing Repositories"/>.
334 <display_text>Auto-Download</display_text> - Toggle Maemo Mapper's
335 ability to automatically download maps as they are needed in order
336 to fill the screen with map data. This is useful for arbitrary
337 exploration of the world while connected to the internet, or if
338 you have a constant connection to the internet (i.e. via a
339 cellular data service).
342 <heading>View</heading>
344 The <display_text>View</display_text> menu allows you to customize
345 the view by showing or hiding certain features of the display.
348 The <display_text>View</display_text> menu has the following menu
353 <display_text>Zoom In</display_text> - Zoom in by one zoom level.
354 You can also use the <graphic
355 filename="2686KEY_zoom_in"/> button.
358 <display_text>Zoom Out</display_text> - Zoom out by one zoom
359 level. You can also use the <graphic
360 filename="2686KEY_zoom_out"/> button.
363 <display_text>Full Screen</display_text> - Toggle full-screen
364 mode. You can also use the <graphic
365 filename="2686KEY_full_screen"/> button to toggle
369 <display_text>Scale</display_text> - Toggle the display of the
373 <display_text>Route</display_text> - Toggle the display of routes.
376 <display_text>Track</display_text> - Toggle the display of tracks.
379 <display_text>Velocity Vector</display_text> - Toggle the display
380 of the velocity vector (the blue line extending from the blue
381 circle that represents your current location).
384 <display_text>POIs</display_text> - Toggle the display of POIs.
387 <display_text>POI Categories...</display_text> - Define POI
388 categories and which categories are displayed on the map. For
389 more details, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_poicat" refdoc="POI
393 <heading>Auto-Center</heading>
395 The <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> menu is used to control
396 whether or not Maemo Mapper should re-center the display as your
397 current location changes. The sensitivity of re-centering (how
398 close you get to the edge of the display before Maemo Mapper
399 re-centers the display) can be configured in the <ref
400 refid="help_maemomapper_settings" refdoc="Settings"/> Dialog.
403 There are three different modes of Auto-Center:
407 <display_text>Lat/Lon</display_text> - Keep your location centered
411 <display_text>Lead</display_text> - Depending on your speed, keep
412 a location in front of you centered on the screen. The faster you
413 are going, the more lead distance is used.
416 <display_text>None</display_text> - Do no re-center the display
420 <heading>Go to</heading>
422 The <display_text>Go to</display_text> menu is used to center the
423 view on a particular location.
426 The <display_text>Go to</display_text> menu has the following menu
431 <display_text>Lat/Lon...</display_text> - Specify an exact
432 Latitude and Longitude on which to center the display.
435 <display_text>GPS Position</display_text> - Center the display on
436 your current GPS position. This is the manual counter-part of
437 the <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> functionality
441 <display_text>Next Waypoint</display_text> - Center the display on
442 the next waypoint in your route. By default, the next waypoint is
443 colored a slightly darker green than normal waypoints.
446 <display_text>Nearest POI</display_text> - Center the display on
447 the enabled POI nearest to the current view center.
450 <heading>GPS</heading>
452 The <display_text>GPS</display_text> menu is used to access features
453 of the GPS receiver, including textual information not displayed on
454 the map. It is also used to control your connection to the GPS
459 <display_text>Enable GPS</display_text> - Toggle communication
460 with a GPS receiver. You must have a GPS receiver set up in order
461 to use this menu item. When on, Maemo Mapper will constantly
462 search for the GPS receiver.
465 <display_text>Show Information</display_text> - Toggle display of
466 additional information provided by the GPS receiver. This
467 information will appear in the main display as a panel on the
471 <display_text>Details...</display_text> - Show even more
472 information provided by the GPS receiver, including a polar plot
473 of all GPS satellites in view.
476 <display_text>Reset Bluetooth</display_text> - Attempt to reset
477 the bluetooth radio, in case it locks up for some reason. In
478 order for this to succeed, you <i>must</i> add the following line
479 to your /etc/sudoers file (if you don't know what that means,
480 don't try it): <b>user ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/hciconfig hci0
484 <heading>Other</heading>
486 In addition to the above menus, there are a few other items in the
491 <display_text>Settings...</display_text> - Access and change
492 settings for using Maemo Mapper. For more information, see <ref
493 refid="help_maemomapper_settings" refdoc="Settings"/>.
496 <display_text>Help...</display_text> - Access this help file.
499 <display_text>About...</display_text> - Display version and
500 copyright information.
503 <display_text>Close</display_text> - Close Maemo Mapper.
508 <topictitle>Context Menu</topictitle>
509 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_cmenu"/>
511 By tapping and holding on the screen, you can access the context
512 menu to execute actions on either that location, the nearest route
513 waypoint, or the nearest POI.
516 The context menu is separated into two hierarchical levels. The
517 first level (<display_text>Location</display_text>,
518 <display_text>Waypoint</display_text>, or
519 <display_text>POI</display_text>) determines what kind of data on
520 which the operation applies.
522 <heading>Location</heading>
524 The <display_text>Location</display_text> submenu performs actions
525 on the exactly latitude and longitude on which the tap-and-hold
526 operation was performed. With that location, you can do the
531 <display_text>Show Lat/Lon</display_text> - Display the latitude
532 and longitude of the selected location, in the style chosen in
533 <display_text>Settings</display_text>
536 <display_text>Copy Lat/Lon</display_text> - Copy the latitude and
537 longitude of the selected location to the clipboard, in
538 comma-separated decimal format.
541 <display_text>Show Distance to</display_text> - Display the
542 distance (in a straight line) to the selected location.
545 <display_text>Download Route to...</display_text> - Open the
546 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
547 refdoc="Download Route"/> dialog with the selected location
548 pre-filled as the destination.
551 <display_text>Add Route Point</display_text> - Add a point to the
552 current route, based on the selected location. The point is not a
556 <display_text>Add Waypoint...</display_text> - Add a waypoint
557 to the current route, based on the selected location. You must
558 provide a description for the waypoint to be legitimate. By
559 specifying an empty description, however, you can create a break
560 in the route. The break will not be connected to the rest of the
561 route, so it can be used to start a new segment.
564 <display_text>Add POI...</display_text> - Add a POI to the POI
565 database, based on the selected location. If the category in
566 which you place the POI is disabled, it will not be visible on the
567 map after creation, but it will still be in the database.
570 <display_text>Set as GPS Position</display_text> - Force Maemo
571 Mapper to consider the selected location to be the current GPS
572 location. This will not affect the current track, but it will
573 change the location of the blue circle that represents your
574 current location, and it can be used to calculate a route from
578 <heading>Waypoint</heading>
580 The <display_text>Waypoint</display_text> submenu performs actions
581 on the waypoint nearest to the point on which the tap-and-hold
582 operation was performed. If no waypoints are nearby, an error
583 message will be displayed.
587 <display_text>Show Lat/Lon</display_text> - Show the latitude and
588 longitude of the selected waypoint, in the style chosen in
589 <display_text>Settings</display_text>.
592 <display_text>Show Description</display_text> - Show the
593 description attached to the select waypoint. When downloading
594 routes via the <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
595 refdoc="Download Route"/> dialog, the description will contain
596 the directions needed to take at that waypoint (e.g. "Turn left at
597 Main Street. Go 2.5 kilometers.").
600 <display_text>Copy Lat/Lon</display_text> - Copy the latitude and
601 longitude of the selected waypoint to the clipboard, in
602 comma-separated decimal format.
605 <display_text>Copy Description</display_text> - Copy the
606 description of the waypoint to the clipboard.
609 <display_text>Show Distance to</display_text> - Show the distance
610 left to be traveled (along the current route) until the selected
611 waypoint. The calculated distance includes the distance between
612 breaks in the route (i.e. between the end of one route segment and
613 the beginning of another route segment).
616 <display_text>Download Route to...</display_text> - Open the
617 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
618 refdoc="Download Route"/> dialog with the selected waypoint's
619 location pre-filled as the destination.
622 <display_text>Delete...</display_text> - Delete the selected
623 waypoint from the current route. This will delete all route
624 segments surrounding the route, including (and limited to) all the
625 points from that waypoint to the next and previous waypoints.
628 <display_text>Add POI...</display_text> - Add a POI to the POI
629 database, based on the selected waypoint's location. If the
630 category in which you place the POI is disabled, it will not be
631 visible on the map after creation, but it will still be in the
635 <heading>POI</heading>
637 The <display_text>POI</display_text> submenu performs actions
638 on the POI nearest to the point on which the tap-and-hold operation
639 was performed. If no POIs are nearby, an error message will be
644 <display_text>View/Edit</display_text> - View and/or edit the
648 <display_text>Show Distance to</display_text> - Display the
649 distance (in a straight line) to the selected POI.
652 <display_text>Download Route to...</display_text> - Open the
653 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
654 refdoc="Download Route"/> dialog with the selected POI's
655 location pre-filled as the destination.
658 <display_text>Add Route Point</display_text> - Add a point to the
659 current route, based on the selected POI's location. The point is
663 <display_text>Add Waypoint...</display_text> - Add a waypoint
664 to the current route, based on the selected location. You must
665 provide a description for the waypoint to be legitimate. By
666 specifying an empty description, however, you can create a break
667 in the route. The break will not be connected to the rest of the
668 route, so it can be used to start a new segment.
673 <topictitle>Managing Repositories</topictitle>
674 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_repoman"/>
676 In Maemo Mapper, map data is divided into specific units called
677 <i>repositories</i>. A repository is a source of map data, each of
678 which has its own way of visualizing the Earth. For example,
679 repositories based on street maps typically draw roads as lines and
680 buildings as areas, whereas repositories based on satellite data
681 draw the Earth as it would appear from space. There are also
682 "hybrid" repositories that overlay street map data on top of
683 satellite data, as well as topographical maps that show altitude
687 Each repository is made up of maps at 16 different zoom levels.
688 Zoom Level 0 is the highest resolution (closest to the Earth, i.e.
689 "zoomed in"), and Zoom Level 15 is the lowest resolution (furthest
690 from the Earth, i.e. "zoomed out"). Not all repositories are
691 available at all zoom levels, and some repositories may even produce
692 an error (which you can usually ignore) if you try to download maps
696 Once you have set up at least one repository, you can start
697 downloading maps from that repository to your device's file system.
698 For details on how to do this, see
699 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_mapman" refdoc="Managing Maps"/>.
702 You can set up any number of repositories in Maemo Mapper, but only
703 one can be active at any given time. The <display_text>Manage
704 Repositories</display_text> dialog is accessed via the
705 <display_text>Manage Repositories...</display_text> menu item of the
706 <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu, and it allows you to add,
707 edit, and remove repositories.
710 The <display_text>Manage Repositories...</display_text> has a combo
711 box that controls which repository is being viewed and edited. When
712 a repository is selected, the controls below it display the current
713 settings, which you can change:
717 <display_text>URL Format</display_text> - A specially formatted
718 string that looks like a URL, but it needs to have at least one
719 printf-style substitution strings (like %f or %s). Normally, you
720 must either get these URL formats from the internet
721 (www.internettablettalk.com is a good source), or you can use the
722 <display_text>Download...</display_text> button in the
723 Repositories dialog box to download a sample.
726 <display_text>Cache DB</display_text> - A database file on the file
727 system (either on the device's internal memory, or an external
728 memory card) in which maps are stored. Maps are kept here
729 indefinitely (until you delete them), so pick a location with a
730 lot of free space. You can use the
731 <display_text>Browse...</display_text> button to select the
732 database file with a graphical file system browser, or you can enter
733 the filename manually. The <display_text>Compact...</display_text>
734 button can be used to compact the database if you have deleted
735 many maps from your database. (Otherwise, deleted space is reused
739 <display_text>Download Zoom Steps</display_text> - Controls which
740 zoom levels should be avoided when automatically downloading maps
741 (i.e. Auto-Download is enabled). The lowest setting (one bar)
742 means to download every zoom level. The highest setting (four
743 bars) causes Maemo Mapper to only download every fourth zoom level
747 <display_text>View Zoom Steps</display_text> - Similar to the
748 above-described <display_text>Download Zoom Steps</display_text>
749 option, except that it controls how Maemo Mapper behaves when
750 zooming. For example, at two bars, pressing
751 <graphic filename="2686KEY_zoom_in"/> causes Maemo Mapper to zoom
752 in two levels instead of just one. Setting this equal to
753 <display_text>Download Zoom Steps</display_text> ensures that you
754 see all maps at their native resolution.
757 <display_text>Double Pixels</display_text> - This forces Maemo
758 Mapper to avoid using the native resolution of any maps, instead
759 using pixel-doubling. This is useful if your repository's maps
760 contain small, hard-to-read text, and you want to double the size
761 of the images to make them more readable. This setting can also
762 affect the zoom levels that are downloaded when Auto-Download is
766 <display_text>Next-able</display_text> - This oddly-named option
767 determines whether or not the "Select Next Repository" action
768 (which can be mapped to any of the hardware keys) will be able to
769 select this repository. When unset, the "Select Next Repository"
770 action will simply skip over this repository.
773 <display_text>Downloadable Zooms</display_text> - This setting
774 governs the minimum and maximum zoom levels Maemo Mapper should
775 attempt to automatically download for this repository (when
776 Auto-Download is enabled). Some repositories support more zoom
777 levels than others, and supported zoom levels may even vary from
778 location to location.
782 In addition to the per-repository controls, there are a few buttons
783 that provide additional functionality:
787 <display_text>Rename...</display_text> - Renames the currently
791 <display_text>Delete...</display_text> - Deletes the currently
795 <display_text>New...</display_text> - Adds a new repository.
798 <display_text>Reset...</display_text> - Resets your repository
799 list to the factory default. This will remove all of your
800 repositories and replace them with the single default repository
801 that comes with Maemo Mapper.
804 <display_text>Download...</display_text> - Downloads information
805 about several preset repositories, and adds them to your
806 repository list. They will be appended to any existing
807 repositories you already have. They are not read-only - you may
808 edit them as you wish. This is a good way to get started.
812 Certain repositories (most notably, the commercial ones) may
813 have license agreements attached with their use. It may be
814 illegal to use a certain repository with Maemo Mapper or under
815 certain conditions. This includes the repositories downloaded
816 via the <display_text>Download...</display_text> button. If you
817 are not sure if you are legally allowed to use a particular
818 repository, you should delete it from your list of repositories.
819 The authors of Maemo Mapper cannot be held responsible for your
820 use of a particular repository.
824 <topictitle>Managing Maps</topictitle>
825 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_mapman"/>
827 In Maemo Mapper, <i>repositories</i> represent sources of map data,
828 and <i>maps</i> are just image files (e.g. PNG or JPEG) that are
829 drawn onto the screen. Once you have a repository set up (see
830 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_repoman"
831 refdoc="Managing Repositories"/>), you can download maps from a
832 repository into a Map Cache, which is just a database file on your
833 device's file system.
836 Maemo Mapper downloads maps from the current repository so that they
837 can be drawn onto the screen and later recalled from disk, instead
838 of downloading a map every time it is needed. This is called
839 <i>caching</i>, and it allows you to use Maemo Mapper even when you
840 are not connected to the internet.
843 Because Maemo Mapper downloads maps to your device's file system,
844 you must be aware of how much disk space your maps are taking up,
845 especially if you enable Auto-Download. If space is a concern, you
846 may also choose to go without a cache entirely. You can do this by
847 leaving the Map Cache DB field blank in the <display_text>Manage
848 Repositories</display_text> dialog. Note that this will cause Maemo
849 Mapper to download maps each time they are needed. If you are using
850 a cellular data plan that charges per kilobyte, you probably want to
851 use a cache. For more information about repositories and the
852 <display_text>Manage Repositories</display_text> dialog, see
853 <ref refid="help_maemomapper_repoman"
854 refdoc="Managing Repositories"/>.
857 Aside from the Auto-Download functionality, you can also download
858 maps manually using the <display_text>Manage Maps...</display_text>
859 menu item of the <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu. The
860 <display_text>Manage Maps</display_text> dialog allows you to
861 download, overwrite, or delete maps, either by area or along your
862 current route. It contains up to three tabs, all of which control
863 which and how many maps are downloaded.
865 <heading>Setup</heading>
867 The <display_text>Setup</display_text> tab controls what you what to
868 do. You can download maps (optionally overwriting
869 already-downloaded maps) from the current repository to your
870 device's file system, or you can delete maps (pertaining to the
871 current repository) from your device's file system. Both of these
872 operations can be done either over a rectangular area or along your
877 <display_text>Download Maps</display_text> - If selected, Maemo
878 Mapper will download maps from the current repository to your
879 device's file system, for the area you specify. By default, Maemo
880 Mapper only downloads the maps that you don't already have.
883 <display_text>Overwrite</display_text> - If selected, then Maemo
884 Mapper will download maps and overwrite any maps that you may have
888 <display_text>Delete Maps</display_text> - If selected, Maemo
889 Mapper will delete maps from your file system, for the area you
893 <display_text>By Area</display_text> - If selected, Maemo Mapper
894 will download or delete maps for a particular rectangular area of
895 the world, based on the latitude and longitude of an upper-left
896 and lower-right corner. See the <display_text>Area</display_text>
897 tab to specify the coordinates.
900 <display_text>Along Route</display_text> - If selected, Maemo
901 Mapper will download or delete maps along your current route.
902 This is useful if, for example, you are about to embark on a trip
903 and want to make sure that you have maps for all points along the
907 <display_text>Radius (tiles)</display_text> - If
908 <display_text>Along Route</display_text> is selected, then you can
909 specify the radius around your route for which maps will be
910 downloaded or deleted. For example, if you specify 4 (the
911 default), then Maemo Mapper will download all tiles that are
912 within 4 tiles of your route.
915 <heading>Zoom</heading>
917 The <display_text>Zoom</display_text> tab controls which zoom levels
918 at which maps are downloaded or deleted. The current zoom level is
919 selected by default, but you can enable or disable any zoom levels
922 <heading>Area</heading>
924 The <display_text>Area</display_text> tab, available if the
925 <display_text>By Area</display_text> option is selected in the
926 <display_text>Setup</display_text> tab, defines the rectangular area
927 of the world for which maps will be downloaded or deleted. If
928 applicable, the fields are pre-filled with your current and previous
929 view center coordinates. This allows you to graphically choose your
930 rectangle by first centering on one corner of the rectangle, then
931 centering on the opposite corner, by tapping the screen or by using
932 the <display_text>Lat/Lon</display_text> menu item of the
933 <display_text>Go to</display_text> menu.
937 <topictitle>Downloading Routes</topictitle>
938 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_downroute"/>
940 Route data can be loaded from GPX files, like the ones provided by
941 the GPX Driving Directions web service
942 (http://www.gnuite.com/cgi-bin/gpx.cgi). Or, route data can be
943 downloaded directly within Maemo Mapper using the
944 <display_text>Download Route</display_text> dialog.
947 Downloading routes requires an active connection to the internet,
948 but once a route is loaded into Maemo Mapper, the internet
949 connection is no longer needed (unless
950 <display_text>Auto-Update</display_text> is enabled). The route
951 download functionality in Maemo Mapper actually uses the
952 aforementioned GPX Driving Directions web service.
955 To download a route, you must specify an
956 <display_text>Origin</display_text> and a
957 <display_text>Destination</display_text>. The GPX Driving
958 Directions web service will return a route taking you from the
959 origin to the destination.
962 The <display_text>Download Route</display_text> dialog contains the
967 <display_text>Source URL</display_text> - The web service from
968 which driving directions are retrieved. The default is fine, and
969 it is usually left unchanged.
972 <display_text>Auto-Update</display_text> - This option, only
973 available if <display_text>Use GPS Location</display_text> is
974 enabled, will cause Maemo Mapper to automatically re-download a
975 new route if you stray from the route. Note that you must have a
976 continuous connection to the internet (i.e. cellular data service)
977 for Auto-Update to work.
980 <display_text>Use GPS Location</display_text> - If selected, then
981 the current GPS location will be used as the
982 <display_text>Origin</display_text>.
985 <display_text>Use End of Route</display_text> - If selected, then
986 the end of the route will be used as the
987 <display_text>Origin</display_text>. This is useful for stringing
988 together multiple route downloads into a single route.
991 <display_text>Origin</display_text> - If selected, then you must
992 enter your own origin. An origin can be specified in any format
993 understood by Google Maps. Some examples: "25, -43" (lat/lon),
994 "68712" (zip code), "San Francisco, CA", "123 Main St, 45112",
995 "5th and Main, 12151". In fact, if your route download fails with
996 a "Could not generate directions" error message, you can use
997 Google Maps to test your origin for accuracy.
1000 <display_text>Destination</display_text> - The destination to
1001 which the directions will lead. Like the
1002 <display_text>Origin</display_text>, a destination can be
1003 specified in any format understood by Google Maps.
1008 <topictitle>Downloading POIs</topictitle>
1009 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_downpoi"/>
1011 Points of Interest (POIs) can be loaded from GPX files, like the
1012 ones provided by the GPX POI Search web service
1013 (http://www.gnuite.com/cgi-bin/poi.cgi). Or, POI data can be
1014 downloaded directly within Maemo Mapper using the
1015 <display_text>Download POIs</display_text> dialog.
1018 Downloading POIs requires an active connection to the internet,
1019 but once a POI is loaded into Maemo Mapper, the POI is accessible in
1020 Maemo Mapper regardless of whether or not you are connected to the
1021 internet. The POI download functionality in Maemo Mapper actually
1022 uses the aforementioned GPX POI Search web service.
1025 To search for POIs, you enter an <display_text>Origin</display_text>
1026 and a <display_text>Query</display_text>. The GPX POI Search web
1027 service will return up to 10 matching POIs in the vicinity of the
1028 origin. You can access more POIs from the same query by using the
1029 <display_text>Page</display_text> modifier.
1032 Once you have downloaded POIs, they are automatically added to your
1033 POI database, and you are presented with the <display_text>POI
1034 List</display_text> dialog to to review the POIs that were
1035 downloaded and added to your database. You must manually remove any
1036 POIs that you don't want in your database. For more information
1037 about the <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog and
1038 deleting POIs, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_poilist"
1039 refdoc="POI List"/>.
1042 The <display_text>Download POIs</display_text> dialog contains the
1047 <display_text>Source URL</display_text> - The web service from
1048 which POIs are retrieved. The default is fine, and it is usually
1052 <display_text>Use GPS Location</display_text> - If selected, then
1053 the current GPS location will be used as the
1054 <display_text>Origin</display_text>.
1057 <display_text>Use End of Route</display_text> - If selected, then
1058 the end of the route will be used as the
1059 <display_text>Origin</display_text>. This is useful for searching
1060 for points of interests (like hotels or restaurants) near your
1061 current destination.
1064 <display_text>Origin</display_text> - If selected, then you must
1065 enter your own origin. An origin can be specified in any format
1066 understood by Google Maps. Some examples: "25, -43" (lat/lon),
1067 "68712" (zip code), "San Francisco, CA", "123 Main St, 45112",
1068 "5th and Main, 12151". In fact, if your route download fails with
1069 a "Could not generate directions" error message, you can use
1070 Google Maps to test your origin for accuracy.
1073 <display_text>Category</display_text> - Specifies the default
1074 category in which all resulting POIs will be placed. You can
1075 always change the category later. If you have not yet entered a
1076 <display_text>Query</display_text> when you select a category,
1077 then the name of the category will be entered into the
1078 <display_text>Query</display_text> field for you. This allows you
1079 to, for example, quickly search for restaurants and put them in
1080 the Restaurant category.
1083 <display_text>Page</display_text> - Specifies the page of results
1084 that you want to retrieve. Think of it as the page number in a
1085 web search. Page 1 contains the first 10 results. Page 2
1086 contains results 10-19. And so on.
1089 <display_text>Query</display_text> - A free-form text query that
1090 describes the POIs for which you are searching. This can be
1091 anything from "food" to "hairstylist" to "museum." Note that the
1092 selected <display_text>Category</display_text> is not part of the
1093 query unless you explicitly include it in the
1094 <display_text>Query</display_text> field.
1099 <topictitle>Browsing POIs</topictitle>
1100 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_browsepoi"/>
1102 Once you have imported or downloaded POIs into your POI database,
1103 you can use the <display_text>Browse POIs</display_text> dialog to
1104 search for certain POIs in your database and to view those POIs in a
1108 To browse for POIs, you enter an <display_text>Origin</display_text>
1109 and a optional <display_text>Query</display_text>. Maemo Mapper
1110 will search the database for all POIs matching your query, and it
1111 will calculate the distance from each POI to your specified
1112 <display_text>Origin</display_text>. You may also filter your
1113 results by <display_text>Category</display_text>.
1116 Once your search is performed, you are taken to the
1117 <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog, where you can view,
1118 edit, and delete any of the POIs that matched your query. For more
1119 information about the <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog
1120 and editing POIs, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_poilist"
1121 refdoc="POI List"/>.
1124 The <display_text>Browse POIs</display_text> dialog contains the
1129 <display_text>Use GPS Location</display_text> - If selected, then
1130 the current GPS location will be used as the
1131 <display_text>Origin</display_text>.
1134 <display_text>Use End of Route</display_text> - If selected, then
1135 the end of the route will be used as the
1136 <display_text>Origin</display_text>. This is useful for searching
1137 for points of interests (like hotels or restaurants) near your
1138 current destination.
1141 <display_text>Origin</display_text> - If selected, then you must
1142 enter your own origin. An origin can be specified in any format
1143 understood by Google Maps. Some examples: "25, -43" (lat/lon),
1144 "68712" (zip code), "San Francisco, CA", "123 Main St, 45112",
1145 "5th and Main, 12151". In fact, if your route download fails with
1146 a "Could not generate directions" error message, you can use
1147 Google Maps to test your origin for accuracy.
1150 <display_text>Category</display_text> - Filters the results based
1151 on the selected category.
1154 <display_text>Query</display_text> - An optional substring which
1155 must appear in either the label or description of a POI in order
1156 for the POI to match. Any spaces, commas, or other punctiation in
1157 the query must also be in the label or description. If left
1158 blank, then all POIs are matched.
1163 <topictitle>POI List</topictitle>
1164 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_poilist"/>
1166 The <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog is a tabular
1167 display of POIs. With this dialog, you can go to a specific POI,
1168 edit POIs, change the categories of a set of POIs, delete POIs, and
1169 export POIs to the GPX file format.
1172 The main view of the <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog is
1173 a table with five columns, all of which (except the checkbox) can be
1174 sorted by tapping on the appropriate header:
1178 <display_text>*</display_text> - This checkbox column contains a
1179 checkbox for each POI in the table. All of the POIs that are
1180 checked will be affected by operations in the
1181 <display_text>Checked POI Actions</display_text> dialog, described
1182 later. You can tap on the column header to enable or disable
1183 all of the checkboxes at once. Note that this checkbox has no
1184 effect on whether or not the POI is visible in the map.
1187 <display_text>Category</display_text> - The category in which the
1188 POI belongs. Categories can be edited, enabled, and disabled with
1189 the <display_text>POI Categories</display_text> dialog. For more
1190 information about the <display_text>POI Categories</display_text>
1191 dialog, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_poicat"
1192 refdoc="POI Categories"/>
1195 <display_text>Dist.</display_text> - The distance from the Origin
1199 <display_text>Bear.</display_text> - The bearing (in degrees from
1200 true north) from the Origin to the given POI. A bearing of zero
1201 or 360 means that the POI is due north of the Origin. 90 means
1202 east; 180 means south; and 270 means west.
1205 <display_text>Label</display_text> - The label of the POI.
1209 Below the table are four buttons:
1213 <display_text>Go to</display_text> - Pans the map display to the
1214 currently selected POI (i.e. the currently highlighted row).
1215 Remember that you can tap and hold on the title bar of the dialog
1216 in order to see the map behind it.
1219 <display_text>Edit...</display_text> - Opens the
1220 <display_text>Edit POI</display_text> dialog for the currently
1221 selected POI (i.e. the currently highlighted row). You can also
1222 double-tap on a row in the table to open this dialog.
1225 <display_text>Checked POI Actions...</display_text> - Opens the
1226 <display_text>Checked POI Actions</display_text> dialog, which
1227 allows you to perform actions on the currently checked POIs in the
1228 table. From that dialog, you can set the categories of the
1229 checked POIs, delete the checked POIs, and/or export the checked
1233 <display_text>Close</display_text> - Closes the <display_text>POI
1234 List</display_text> dialog.
1239 <topictitle>POI Categories</topictitle>
1240 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_poicat"/>
1242 POI Categories are a means by which you can organize your POIs for
1243 selective display. The <display_text>POI Categories</display_text>
1244 dialog is accessed from the <display_text>View</display_text> menu
1245 and allows you to enable/disable, add, edit, or delete categories.
1248 Each row in the table represents a category. There are three
1249 columns displayed for each category:
1253 <display_text>Enabled</display_text> - Controls whether or not
1254 POIs in this category are drawn on the map.
1257 <display_text>Label</display_text> - A short label to describe the
1258 category. This is the name that will be visible when viewing a
1262 <display_text>Description</display_text> - A longer description of
1263 the category. This description is not visible anywhere except in
1264 this dialog; it is only used to get an idea of how the category is
1269 Selecting a row in the table and pressing the
1270 <display_text>Edit</display_text> button will allow you to edit the
1271 above three attributes of a category, and to delete a category. You
1272 can also add a new category by using the
1273 <display_text>Add</display_text> button.
1276 A POI may only be associated with a single category at a time.
1278 <heading>POI Icons</heading>
1280 Icons can be customized on a per-POI or per-category basis, and/or
1281 you may provide a custom default icon for all POIs. To do so, you
1282 should place icon files in the same directory as the POI database
1283 itself. Most image file formats are supported, but the files
1284 themselves <i>must</i> have the ".jpg" extension (even if the icons
1285 are not in the JPEG format).
1288 To customize the default POI icon (to be used instead of the simple
1289 square), place an icon file called "poi.jpg" in the same directory
1290 as the POI database.
1293 To customize the icon for a POI category, place an icon file with
1294 the same name as the POI category, all lower-case, plus the ".jpg"
1295 extension. For example, if your POI category is called "Gas
1296 Stations", the file should have the name "gas stations.jpg".
1299 To customize the icon for a specific POI, place an icon file with
1300 a name equal to the POI's label, all lower-case, plus the ".jpg"
1301 extension. For example, if your POI's label is "Joe's House",
1302 the file should have the name "joe's house.jpg".
1305 POI-specific icons are given priority over category-specific icons,
1306 which in turn are given priority over the default POI icon.
1310 <topictitle>Settings</topictitle>
1311 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_settings"/>
1313 The <display_text>Settings</display_text> dialog (accessible from
1314 the main menu) provides access to a plethora of configurable options
1315 that control how Maemo Mapper appears and runs. In addition to the
1316 tabs, which are described below, there are also two buttons at the
1317 bottom of the diagram labeled <display_text>Hardware
1318 Keys...</display_text> and <display_text>Colors...</display_text>.
1321 The <display_text>Hardware Keys...</display_text> button brings up
1322 another dialog box, which allows you to customize the actions that
1323 each hardware key causes. For example, you can map the
1324 <graphic filename="2686KEY_esc"/> button to cycle through map
1325 repositories, giving you quick access to switching among them.
1328 The <display_text>Colors...</display_text> button allows you to
1329 customize the colors that are used for drawing on-map objects.
1331 <heading>GPS</heading>
1333 The <display_text>GPS</display_text> tab tells Maemo Mapper the
1334 source (if any) from which to retrieve GPS data. It is only
1335 applicable if you have access to a GPS source, such as a bluetooth
1336 GPS receiver or a GPSD server. Technically, Maemo Mapper uses GPSD
1337 for all of its GPS receiver communication, but you can instruct
1338 Maemo Mapper to use GPSD in one of three ways:
1342 <display_text>Bluetooth</display_text> - Select this option
1343 if you are using a bluetooth GPS receiver, and enter the
1344 MAC address in the field provided. If you don't know the MAC
1345 address, turn on your receiver and press the
1346 <display_text>Scan...</display_text> button to select it from a
1347 list of nearby bluetooth devices. Or, leave the field blank and
1348 Maemo Mapper will automatically try to use any bluetooth GPS
1349 receivers that it can identify. This
1350 option is also appropriate if you are running Maemo Mapper on a
1351 device with an internal GPS receiver, in which case you should
1352 leave the field blank.
1355 <display_text>File Path</display_text> - Select this option to use
1356 a device file on your file system, such as an RFCOMM device, and
1357 specify the pathname of the file in the appropriate field.
1360 <display_text>GPSD Host</display_text> - Select this option if you
1361 want to connect Maemo Mapper to any GPSD server (local or remote).
1362 Enter the hostname and port of the server in the fields provided.
1363 The default values (127.0.0.1 on port 2947) cause Maemo Mapper to
1364 use the local GPSD server, if available.
1367 <heading>Auto-Center</heading>
1369 The <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> tab allows you to
1370 configure how Maemo Mapper automatically re-centers the display when
1371 either <display_text>Lat/Lon</display_text> or
1372 <display_text>Lead</display_text> is enabled from the
1373 <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> menu. The Auto-Center
1374 feature is most useful in conjunction with a GPS receiver.
1378 <display_text>Lead Amount</display_text> - When Auto-Center is set
1379 to <display_text>Lead</display_text>, then Maemo Mapper will keep
1380 the center of the screen focused on an area in front of you. When
1381 driving, this allows you to view more of the road ahead of you.
1382 The distance in front of you on which the screen is centered is
1383 based on two variables: your current speed and the value of the
1384 <display_text>Lead Amount</display_text> option.
1387 <display_text>Fixed</display_text> - Controls whether or not your
1388 lead amount is affected by your speed. If checked, then your
1389 speed will not affect the lead amount.
1392 <display_text>Pan Sensitivity</display_text> - Controls how often
1393 Maemo Mapper re-centers the display, based on how close your
1394 position (or the position of your <i>lead</i>) gets to the edge of
1395 the screen. When set to a low value, Maemo Mapper will only
1396 re-center the screen when you are near the edge of the screen.
1397 When set to the maximum, Maemo Mapper will keep your position as
1398 close to the center as possible.
1401 <display_text>Min. Speed</display_text> - Controls how fast you
1402 must be moving in order for Auto-Center (and Auto-Rotate) to
1403 activate. For example, walkers may wish to set this threshold
1404 low, while drivers with inaccurate GPS receivers may wish to set
1405 this high (to avoid spurious auto-rotates when parked or waiting
1406 at a red light). The speed is specified in your chosen units.
1409 <display_text>Rotate Sensit.</display_text> - Controls how often
1410 Maemo Mapper rotates the display based on your heading, depending
1411 on how far your current rotation is from your heading rotation.
1414 <display_text>Points</display_text> - Controls which direction
1415 on the screen your heading points to when auto-rotating. The
1416 default is for your current heading to point up.
1419 <heading>Announce</heading>
1421 The <display_text>Announce</display_text> tab controls how and when
1422 Maemo Mapper displays or speaks waypoint information. When you
1423 approach a waypoint in your route (defined by the presence of a
1424 description in the GPX file), Maemo Mapper will pop up a text box
1425 with the contents of that description. When downloading routes from
1426 within Maemo Mapper, the text describes your next action, e.g. "Turn
1427 left at Main Street. Go 2.4 miles."
1430 As you approach a waypoint, Maemo Mapper will continue to display
1431 the description of that waypoint, so long as you are within the
1432 range defined by the <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text>
1433 option, or until you pass the waypoint. Because the amount of
1434 notice is dependent on your speed, it is possible to see the text,
1435 then slow down to a point where the notice disappears. This is
1436 possible, for example, if you are stopped at a red light. The text
1437 will reappear when you have picked up enough speed to again break
1438 the <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text> range.
1441 If you have installed <i>flite</i>, which is available in the same
1442 repository from which you downloaded Maemo Mapper, then Maemo Mapper
1443 can optionally also speak the same directions that appear on screen.
1444 Maemo Mapper will only speak the directions once, at the exact
1445 moment you first reach the distance from the waypoint defined by the
1446 <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text> option. The same
1447 directions are on-screen if you need to reference them.
1451 <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text> - Controls how much in
1452 advance Maemo Mapper begins to provide the waypoint description.
1453 The exact distance at which Maemo Mapper begins to announce a
1454 waypoint also depends on your speed, so the value of this option
1455 can be thought of more accurately in units of time. At the
1456 minimum value, Maemo Mapper gives you almost no notice. At the
1457 maximum value, Maemo Mapper gives you about two minutes of notice.
1458 Experiment to find your happy medium.
1461 <display_text>Enable Voice Synthesis</display_text> - If you have
1462 installed <i>flite</i>, this option will cause Maemo Mapper to
1463 speak the description of the next waypoint when you enter the
1464 range defined by the <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text>
1468 <heading>Misc.</heading>
1470 The <display_text>Misc.</display_text> and <display_text>Misc.
1471 2</display_text> tabs contain miscellaneous options.
1475 <display_text>Line Width</display_text> - Controls the thickness
1476 of all lines drawn on top of the map images. This includes your
1477 mark, all tracks and routes, and the default POI image.
1480 <display_text>Unblank Screen</display_text> - Controls when Maemo
1481 Mapper keeps the display on without user input. When set to
1482 <display_text>When Receiving Any GPS Data</display_text>, Maemo
1483 Mapper will keep the screen on whenever a GPS receiver is
1484 connected and producing data. When set to
1485 <display_text>Never</display_text>, Maemo Mapper will not attempt
1486 to keep the screen on, and the screen will go blank after a period
1487 of inactivity on the user's part. The default is
1488 <display_text>When Moving (Full Screen Only)</display_text>
1491 <display_text>Info Font Size</display_text> - Controls the font
1492 size for all information that is popped up to the user in the
1493 upper-right corner, including waypoint descriptions.
1496 <display_text>Units</display_text> - Controls the units in which
1497 distances and speeds are displayed in the user interface.
1500 <display_text>Degrees Format</display_text> - Controls how
1501 latitude and longitudes are displayed in the user interface.
1504 <display_text>Auto-Download Pre-cache</display_text> - Controls
1505 how much of the world surrounding the view Maemo Mapper should
1506 download when <display_text>Auto-Download</display_text> is
1507 enabled. When set to the minimum, Maemo Mapper will only download
1508 the maps that are required to draw the screen. As you pan around
1509 the world, you will see black areas where Maemo Mapper has not yet
1510 downloaded maps, until those maps are downloaded. If you increase
1511 the Pre-cache amount, the Maemo Mapper will download more of the
1512 surrounding areas, making it less likely that you ever actually
1513 see black areas. A general rule of thumb is to limit the
1514 Pre-cache based on the bandwidth of your internet connection, but
1515 the default setting (two bars) is usually sufficient for most
1519 <display_text>Speed Limit</display_text> - Enables notification
1520 when you have exceeded the given speed limit (specified in the
1521 units defined via the <display_text>Units</display_text> option).
1524 <display_text>Location</display_text> - Controls the location on
1525 the screen of the speed warning.
1528 <heading>POI</heading>
1530 The <display_text>POI</display_text> tab allows you to define your
1531 POI database and how POIs are drawn on the screen.
1535 <display_text>POI database</display_text> - The location on the
1536 file system where the POI database is located. The database must
1537 be in sqlite3 format. A default (empty) POI database is
1538 automatically created for you when you first run Maemo Mapper.
1541 <display_text>Show POI below zoom</display_text> - Defines the
1542 maximum zoom (furthest away from the Earth) at which POIs will be
1543 drawn. When zoomed out beyond this level, no POIs will be drawn.
1548 <topictitle>About Maemo Mapper</topictitle>
1549 <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_about"/>
1551 Current Version: __VERSION__
1554 Maemo Mapper was created and developed by John Costigan (aka
1555 <display_text>gnuite</display_text>).
1558 Copyright © 2006-2007 John Costigan.
1561 POI and GPS-Info code originally written by Cezary Jackiewicz.
1564 Default map data provided by http://www.openstreetmap.org/ - other
1565 map repositories are subject to their own licenses and may or may not
1566 be suitable for use with Maemo Mapper. It may be illegal to use a
1567 certain repository with Maemo Mapper or under certain conditions. This
1568 includes the repositories downloadable directly in Maemo Mapper. If
1569 you are not sure if you are legally allowed to use a particular
1570 repository, you should delete it from your list of repositories. The
1571 authors of Maemo Mapper cannot be held responsible for your use of a
1572 particular repository.
1575 Maemo Mapper is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
1576 under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
1577 Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
1578 option) any later version.
1581 Maemo Mapper is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
1582 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
1583 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
1584 General Public License for more details.