+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ossohelpsource>
+ <folder>
+ <title>Maemo Mapper</title>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Introduction</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_intro"/>
+ <para>Welcome to Maemo Mapper.</para>
+ <para>
+ Maemo Mapper is a geographical mapping tool that can be used to:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ Download map data to your device's main memory or to an external
+ memory card.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ View that map data on the screen.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ Navigate that map data by panning around the screen and zooming in
+ and out.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ Display your position and other GPS information from a GPS
+ receiver.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ Store and display Point-of-Interest (POI) data.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ Download directions between arbitrary points on the map.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ Save or open track data or route data.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <para>
+ Use the <ref refid="help_maemomapper_" refdoc="index"/> to peruse the
+ various sections of this help document, or go to <ref
+ refid="help_maemomapper_getstarted" refdoc="Getting Started"/> to
+ get up and running quickly.
+ </para>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Getting Started</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_getstarted"/>
+ <para>
+ When you first start Maemo Mapper, you will be presented with the
+ <display_text>Settings</display_text> dialog box. Most of the
+ settings have reasonable defaults, but if you have a GPS receiver,
+ you should fill in the <display_text>Bluetooth</display_text> field
+ with the MAC address of your GPS receiver. If you don't know the
+ MAC, turn on your GPS receiver and push the
+ <display_text>Search</display_text> button. Maemo Mapper will
+ attempt to automatically discover the MAC address of your receiver.
+ For more information about the <display_text>Settings</display_text>
+ dialog box, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_settings"
+ refdoc="Settings"/>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Alternatively, you can leave the
+ <display_text>Bluetooth</display_text> field blank, and Maemo Mapper
+ will attempt to automatically search for and use any bluetooth GPS
+ receivers that it can identify. This is particularly useful if you
+ tend to use multiple different GPS receivers. This feature is not
+ guaranteed to work on all Nokia devices or with all bluetooth GPS
+ receivers.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ If you are using Maemo Mapper on a device with an internal GPS
+ receiver, then you should probably use the "Bluetooth" receiver type
+ and leave the field empty.
+ </note>
+ <para>
+ When you are finished setting up Maemo Mapper to your preferences,
+ pressing the <display_text>Ok</display_text> button will lead you to
+ another dialog box: the <display_text>Manage
+ Repositories</display_text> dialog.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To get started quickly, press the
+ <display_text>Download...</display_text> button. Maemo Mapper will
+ download a set of pre-defined repository information for you to use.
+ If you use the pre-defined repositories, you can delete the
+ <display_text>Default</display_text> repository. For more
+ information about repositories and the <display_text>Manage
+ Repositories</display_text> dialog, see
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_repoman"
+ refdoc="Managing Repositories"/>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Certain repositories (most notably, the commercial ones) may have
+ license agreements attached with their use. It may be illegal to
+ use a certain repository with Maemo Mapper or under certain
+ conditions. This includes the repositories downloaded via the
+ <display_text>Download...</display_text> button. If you are not
+ sure if you are legally allowed to use a particular repository, you
+ should delete it from your list of repositories. The authors of
+ Maemo Mapper cannot be held responsible for your use of a particular
+ repository.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once you have your Repositories set up the way you like, press the
+ Ok button, and you will be presented with a blank screen, because
+ you have not yet actually downloaded any map data to your device.
+ To allow Maemo Mapper to automatically download map data as it
+ becomes needed on the display, enable the
+ <display_text>Auto-Download</display_text> checkbox in the
+ <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you have a working internet connection, Maemo Mapper will attempt
+ to download maps and display them on the screen automatically as
+ the downloads complete. You should see a map of the world. Be
+ careful when you enable Auto-Download, because it can quickly fill
+ your available disk space. See
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_mapman" refdoc="Managing Maps"/> for
+ details on how to manage disk space for a particular repository.
+ </para>
+ <heading>The Graphical User Interface</heading>
+ <para>
+ The main view of Maemo Mapper emphasizes simplicity. By default,
+ the map is all that is displayed. You current position (if you have
+ a GPS receiver) is indicated by a blue circle. The blue line
+ extending from the blue circle indicates your current heading and
+ speed. <i>Tracks</i> are red and represent where you have been.
+ <i>Routes</i> are green and represent where you want to go, i.e.
+ directions to a location.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The hardware buttons on your device provide quick access to common
+ functionality:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_full_screen"/> - Toggle
+ Full-Screen Mode
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_zoom_in"/> - Zoom In - hold down to
+ zoom multiple levels at a time
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_zoom_out"/> - Zoom Out - hold down to
+ zoom multiple levels at a time
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_up"/> - Pan Up - hold down to
+ scroll
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_down"/> - Pan Down - hold down
+ to scroll
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_left"/> - Pan Left - hold down
+ to scroll
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_right"/> - Pan Right - hold down
+ to scroll
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_scroll_center"/> - Toggle
+ <ref refid="Auto-Center" refdoc="Auto-Center"/>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_esc"/> - Programmable; defaults
+ to: Hide/Show Tracks and Routes
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <para>
+ You can also pan around the map by tapping on the screen. Maemo
+ Mapper will center the display on where you tapped. If you had
+ <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> enabled, tapping a location
+ to center on it will automatically disable that functionality.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ From this point, you can use the menus to manage routes, tracks, and
+ map data; to change the view; to change settings; or to see detailed
+ GPS information (if you have a GPS receiver).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ There is also a context-sensitive menu that appears on the map when
+ you tap and hold a location on the map. From that menu, you can
+ download directions, calculate distances, or add/modify
+ Point-of-Interest (POI) data.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ For help with any of these features, use the
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_" refdoc="index"/>.
+ </para>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Main Menu</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_mainmenu"/>
+ <para>
+ This help topic describes the functionality of each of the menu
+ items in Maemo Mapper.
+ </para>
+ <heading>Route</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Route</display_text> menu is used to manipulate
+ the current <i>route</i>. A route in Maemo Mapper is defined as a
+ set of points and waypoints describing <i>where you would like to
+ go</i>, e.g. driving directions from 123 Main Street to 456 Elm
+ Street. It can include multiple segments. The current route is
+ empty until you open or download a route.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Route</display_text> menu has the following menu
+ items:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Open...</display_text> - Open a route from a GPX
+ file on the file system. The opened route is <i>appended</i> to
+ the current route, so you can string together different routes
+ together to create a trip with multiple destinations.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Download...</display_text> - Download a route from
+ the internet. See <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
+ refdoc="Download Route"/> for more information.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Save...</display_text> - Save the current route to a
+ GPX file on the file system.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Distance to Next Waypoint</display_text> - Show
+ the distance left to be traveled (along the current route) until
+ the next waypoint.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Distance to End of Route</display_text> - Show
+ the distance left to be traveled (along the current route) until
+ the end of the current route. The calculated distance includes
+ the distance between breaks in the route (i.e. between the end of
+ one route segment and the beginning of another route segment).
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Reset</display_text> - Reset Maemo Mapper's tracking
+ of your progress along the current route. Use this if Maemo
+ Mapper loses track of where you are with respect to the current
+ route.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Reset</display_text> - Clear the current route,
+ effectively replacing it with an empty route.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>Track</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Track</display_text> menu is used to manipulate
+ your current <i>track</i>. A track in Maemo Mapper is defined as
+ a set of points along which you have been traveling, i.e. <i>where
+ you have been</i>. It can include multiple segments. Tracks are
+ most useful if you have enabled a GPS receiver. The current track
+ is empty until you get at least one valid position point from your
+ GPS receiver, and it is appendeded to whenever you stray far enough
+ from the last track point.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Track</display_text> menu has the following menu
+ items:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Open...</display_text> - Open a track from a GPX
+ file on the file system. In contrast to route data, the opened
+ track is <i>prepended</i> to the current track, so if you are
+ trying to rebuild previous track data, you must open the tracks
+ backward in time (most recent tracks first).
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Save...</display_text> - Save the current track to a
+ GPX file on the file system.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Insert Break</display_text> - Artificially insert a
+ break in your current track data. This simulates the loss and
+ re-acquisition of a GPS fix, and it can be used to track, for
+ example, refueling stops.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Insert Mark</display_text> - Artificially insert a
+ mark with a description in your current track data. This can be
+ used to mark important landmarks.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Distance from Last Break</display_text> - Show
+ the distance traveled (along the current track) since the last
+ break.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Distance from Beginning</display_text> - Show
+ the distance traveled (along the current track) since the
+ beginning of the track. The calculated distance includes the
+ distance between breaks in the track (i.e. between when a GPS fix
+ is lost and later re-acquired).
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Clear</display_text> - Clear the current track,
+ effectively replacing it with an empty track.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>Maps</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu is used to control your
+ map repositories. This menu will be populated with a list of all of
+ your map repositories, from which you can select to switch to a
+ particular repository.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu has the following menu
+ items in addition to the list of available repositories:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Manage Maps...</display_text> - Download or delete
+ maps for the currently selected repository. For more details, see
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_mapman" refdoc="Managing Maps"/>.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Manage Repositories...</display_text> - Configure
+ each of your available repositories, or add new ones. You can
+ also download a pre-defined set of repositories. For more
+ details, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_repoman"
+ refdoc="Managing Repositories"/>.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Auto-Download</display_text> - Toggle Maemo Mapper's
+ ability to automatically download maps as they are needed in order
+ to fill the screen with map data. This is useful for arbitrary
+ exploration of the world while connected to the internet, or if
+ you have a constant connection to the internet (i.e. via a
+ cellular data service).
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>View</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>View</display_text> menu allows you to customize
+ the view by showing or hiding certain features of the display.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>View</display_text> menu has the following menu
+ items:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Zoom In</display_text> - Zoom in by one zoom level.
+ You can also use the <graphic
+ filename="2686KEY_zoom_in"/> button.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Zoom Out</display_text> - Zoom out by one zoom
+ level. You can also use the <graphic
+ filename="2686KEY_zoom_out"/> button.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Full Screen</display_text> - Toggle full-screen
+ mode. You can also use the <graphic
+ filename="2686KEY_full_screen"/> button to toggle
+ full-screen mode.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Scale</display_text> - Toggle the display of the
+ scale.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Route</display_text> - Toggle the display of routes.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Track</display_text> - Toggle the display of tracks.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Velocity Vector</display_text> - Toggle the display
+ of the velocity vector (the blue line extending from the blue
+ circle that represents your current location).
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>POIs</display_text> - Toggle the display of POIs.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>POI Categories...</display_text> - Define POI
+ categories and which categories are displayed on the map. For
+ more details, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_poicat" refdoc="POI
+ Categories"/>.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>Auto-Center</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> menu is used to control
+ whether or not Maemo Mapper should re-center the display as your
+ current location changes. The sensitivity of re-centering (how
+ close you get to the edge of the display before Maemo Mapper
+ re-centers the display) can be configured in the <ref
+ refid="help_maemomapper_settings" refdoc="Settings"/> Dialog.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ There are three different modes of Auto-Center:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Lat/Lon</display_text> - Keep your location centered
+ on the display.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Lead</display_text> - Depending on your speed, keep
+ a location in front of you centered on the screen. The faster you
+ are going, the more lead distance is used.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>None</display_text> - Do no re-center the display
+ automatically.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>Go to</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Go to</display_text> menu is used to center the
+ view on a particular location.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Go to</display_text> menu has the following menu
+ items:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Lat/Lon...</display_text> - Specify an exact
+ Latitude and Longitude on which to center the display.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>GPS Position</display_text> - Center the display on
+ your current GPS position. This is the manual counter-part of
+ the <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> functionality
+ mentioned above.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Next Waypoint</display_text> - Center the display on
+ the next waypoint in your route. By default, the next waypoint is
+ colored a slightly darker green than normal waypoints.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Nearest POI</display_text> - Center the display on
+ the enabled POI nearest to the current view center.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>GPS</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>GPS</display_text> menu is used to access features
+ of the GPS receiver, including textual information not displayed on
+ the map. It is also used to control your connection to the GPS
+ receiver.
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Enable GPS</display_text> - Toggle communication
+ with a GPS receiver. You must have a GPS receiver set up in order
+ to use this menu item. When on, Maemo Mapper will constantly
+ search for the GPS receiver.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Information</display_text> - Toggle display of
+ additional information provided by the GPS receiver. This
+ information will appear in the main display as a panel on the
+ left.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Details...</display_text> - Show even more
+ information provided by the GPS receiver, including a polar plot
+ of all GPS satellites in view.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Reset Bluetooth</display_text> - Attempt to reset
+ the bluetooth radio, in case it locks up for some reason. In
+ order for this to succeed, you <i>must</i> add the following line
+ to your /etc/sudoers file (if you don't know what that means,
+ don't try it): <b>user ALL = NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/hciconfig hci0
+ reset</b>
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>Other</heading>
+ <para>
+ In addition to the above menus, there are a few other items in the
+ main menu:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Settings...</display_text> - Access and change
+ settings for using Maemo Mapper. For more information, see <ref
+ refid="help_maemomapper_settings" refdoc="Settings"/>.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Help...</display_text> - Access this help file.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>About...</display_text> - Display version and
+ copyright information.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Close</display_text> - Close Maemo Mapper.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Context Menu</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_cmenu"/>
+ <para>
+ By tapping and holding on the screen, you can access the context
+ menu to execute actions on either that location, the nearest route
+ waypoint, or the nearest POI.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The context menu is separated into two hierarchical levels. The
+ first level (<display_text>Location</display_text>,
+ <display_text>Waypoint</display_text>, or
+ <display_text>POI</display_text>) determines what kind of data on
+ which the operation applies.
+ </para>
+ <heading>Location</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Location</display_text> submenu performs actions
+ on the exactly latitude and longitude on which the tap-and-hold
+ operation was performed. With that location, you can do the
+ following actions:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Lat/Lon</display_text> - Display the latitude
+ and longitude of the selected location, in the style chosen in
+ <display_text>Settings</display_text>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Copy Lat/Lon</display_text> - Copy the latitude and
+ longitude of the selected location to the clipboard, in
+ comma-separated decimal format.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Distance to</display_text> - Display the
+ distance (in a straight line) to the selected location.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Download Route to...</display_text> - Open the
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
+ refdoc="Download Route"/> dialog with the selected location
+ pre-filled as the destination.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Add Route Point</display_text> - Add a point to the
+ current route, based on the selected location. The point is not a
+ waypoint.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Add Waypoint...</display_text> - Add a waypoint
+ to the current route, based on the selected location. You must
+ provide a description for the waypoint to be legitimate. By
+ specifying an empty description, however, you can create a break
+ in the route. The break will not be connected to the rest of the
+ route, so it can be used to start a new segment.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Add POI...</display_text> - Add a POI to the POI
+ database, based on the selected location. If the category in
+ which you place the POI is disabled, it will not be visible on the
+ map after creation, but it will still be in the database.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Set as GPS Position</display_text> - Force Maemo
+ Mapper to consider the selected location to be the current GPS
+ location. This will not affect the current track, but it will
+ change the location of the blue circle that represents your
+ current location, and it can be used to calculate a route from
+ that location.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Apply Map Correction</display_text> - Enables and
+ disables the application of map correction. When enabling map
+ correction, the tap point is used as the correction reference point.
+ See the note below for more details.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <note>
+ Map Correction is a little-used feature that corrects a rare problem
+ with map data. In some locations around the world (like Brazil and
+ Québec), road data from a particular map repository may not be
+ accurate, although the error is consistent. For example, as you
+ travel, you may find that your actual track (as indicated by your
+ GPS receiver) is a few hundred meters away from the road on which
+ Maemo Mapper is drawing your current position. Map Correction fixes
+ this. When your GPS receiver has an accurate fix, and if Maemo
+ Mapper shows your current location as somewhere other than where you
+ expect to be, simply tap-and-hold on the location on the map where
+ you think your current location <i>should</i> be drawn, then select
+ this context menu item. The correction is saved as part of your
+ configuration (so it persists even if you restart Maemo Mapper or
+ your device).
+ </note>
+ <heading>Waypoint</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Waypoint</display_text> submenu performs actions
+ on the waypoint nearest to the point on which the tap-and-hold
+ operation was performed. If no waypoints are nearby, an error
+ message will be displayed.
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Lat/Lon</display_text> - Show the latitude and
+ longitude of the selected waypoint, in the style chosen in
+ <display_text>Settings</display_text>.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Description</display_text> - Show the
+ description attached to the select waypoint. When downloading
+ routes via the <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
+ refdoc="Download Route"/> dialog, the description will contain
+ the directions needed to take at that waypoint (e.g. "Turn left at
+ Main Street. Go 2.5 kilometers.").
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Copy Lat/Lon</display_text> - Copy the latitude and
+ longitude of the selected waypoint to the clipboard, in
+ comma-separated decimal format.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Copy Description</display_text> - Copy the
+ description of the waypoint to the clipboard.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Distance to</display_text> - Show the distance
+ left to be traveled (along the current route) until the selected
+ waypoint. The calculated distance includes the distance between
+ breaks in the route (i.e. between the end of one route segment and
+ the beginning of another route segment).
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Download Route to...</display_text> - Open the
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
+ refdoc="Download Route"/> dialog with the selected waypoint's
+ location pre-filled as the destination.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Delete...</display_text> - Delete the selected
+ waypoint from the current route. This will delete all route
+ segments surrounding the route, including (and limited to) all the
+ points from that waypoint to the next and previous waypoints.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Add POI...</display_text> - Add a POI to the POI
+ database, based on the selected waypoint's location. If the
+ category in which you place the POI is disabled, it will not be
+ visible on the map after creation, but it will still be in the
+ database.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>POI</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>POI</display_text> submenu performs actions
+ on the POI nearest to the point on which the tap-and-hold operation
+ was performed. If no POIs are nearby, an error message will be
+ displayed.
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>View/Edit</display_text> - View and/or edit the
+ selected POI.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show Distance to</display_text> - Display the
+ distance (in a straight line) to the selected POI.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Download Route to...</display_text> - Open the
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_downroute"
+ refdoc="Download Route"/> dialog with the selected POI's
+ location pre-filled as the destination.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Add Route Point</display_text> - Add a point to the
+ current route, based on the selected POI's location. The point is
+ not a waypoint.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Add Waypoint...</display_text> - Add a waypoint
+ to the current route, based on the selected location. You must
+ provide a description for the waypoint to be legitimate. By
+ specifying an empty description, however, you can create a break
+ in the route. The break will not be connected to the rest of the
+ route, so it can be used to start a new segment.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Managing Repositories</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_repoman"/>
+ <para>
+ In Maemo Mapper, map data is divided into specific units called
+ <i>repositories</i>. A repository is a source of map data, each of
+ which has its own way of visualizing the Earth. For example,
+ repositories based on street maps typically draw roads as lines and
+ buildings as areas, whereas repositories based on satellite data
+ draw the Earth as it would appear from space. There are also
+ "hybrid" repositories that overlay street map data on top of
+ satellite data, as well as topographical maps that show altitude
+ data.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Each repository is made up of maps at 16 different zoom levels.
+ Zoom Level 0 is the highest resolution (closest to the Earth, i.e.
+ "zoomed in"), and Zoom Level 15 is the lowest resolution (furthest
+ from the Earth, i.e. "zoomed out"). Not all repositories are
+ available at all zoom levels, and some repositories may even produce
+ an error (which you can usually ignore) if you try to download maps
+ at that zoom level.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once you have set up at least one repository, you can start
+ downloading maps from that repository to your device's file system.
+ For details on how to do this, see
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_mapman" refdoc="Managing Maps"/>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ You can set up any number of repositories in Maemo Mapper, but only
+ one can be active at any given time. The <display_text>Manage
+ Repositories</display_text> dialog is accessed via the
+ <display_text>Manage Repositories...</display_text> menu item of the
+ <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu, and it allows you to add,
+ edit, and remove repositories.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Manage Repositories...</display_text> has a combo
+ box that controls which repository is being viewed and edited. When
+ a repository is selected, the controls below it display the current
+ settings, which you can change:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>URL Format</display_text> - A specially formatted
+ string that looks like a URL, but it needs to have at least one
+ printf-style substitution strings (like %f or %s). Normally, you
+ must either get these URL formats from the internet
+ (www.internettablettalk.com is a good source), or you can use the
+ <display_text>Download...</display_text> button in the
+ Repositories dialog box to download a sample.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Cache DB</display_text> - A database file on the file
+ system (either on the device's internal memory, or an external
+ memory card) in which maps are stored. Maps are kept here
+ indefinitely (until you delete them), so pick a location with a
+ lot of free space. You can use the
+ <display_text>Browse...</display_text> button to select the
+ database file with a graphical file system browser, or you can enter
+ the filename manually. The <display_text>Compact...</display_text>
+ button can be used to compact the database if you have deleted
+ many maps from your database. (Otherwise, deleted space is reused
+ to store new maps.)
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Download Zoom Steps</display_text> - Controls which
+ zoom levels should be avoided when automatically downloading maps
+ (i.e. Auto-Download is enabled). The lowest setting (one bar)
+ means to download every zoom level. The highest setting (four
+ bars) causes Maemo Mapper to only download every fourth zoom level
+ (0, 4, 8, and 16).
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>View Zoom Steps</display_text> - Similar to the
+ above-described <display_text>Download Zoom Steps</display_text>
+ option, except that it controls how Maemo Mapper behaves when
+ zooming. For example, at two bars, pressing
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_zoom_in"/> causes Maemo Mapper to zoom
+ in two levels instead of just one. Setting this equal to
+ <display_text>Download Zoom Steps</display_text> ensures that you
+ see all maps at their native resolution.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Double Pixels</display_text> - This forces Maemo
+ Mapper to avoid using the native resolution of any maps, instead
+ using pixel-doubling. This is useful if your repository's maps
+ contain small, hard-to-read text, and you want to double the size
+ of the images to make them more readable. This setting can also
+ affect the zoom levels that are downloaded when Auto-Download is
+ enabled.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Next-able</display_text> - This oddly-named option
+ determines whether or not the "Select Next Repository" action
+ (which can be mapped to any of the hardware keys) will be able to
+ select this repository. When unset, the "Select Next Repository"
+ action will simply skip over this repository.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Downloadable Zooms</display_text> - This setting
+ governs the minimum and maximum zoom levels Maemo Mapper should
+ attempt to automatically download for this repository (when
+ Auto-Download is enabled). Some repositories support more zoom
+ levels than others, and supported zoom levels may even vary from
+ location to location.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <para>
+ In addition to the per-repository controls, there are a few buttons
+ that provide additional functionality:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Rename...</display_text> - Renames the currently
+ selected repository.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Delete...</display_text> - Deletes the currently
+ selected repository.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>New...</display_text> - Adds a new repository.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Reset...</display_text> - Resets your repository
+ list to the factory default. This will remove all of your
+ repositories and replace them with the single default repository
+ that comes with Maemo Mapper.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Download...</display_text> - Downloads information
+ about several preset repositories, and adds them to your
+ repository list. They will be appended to any existing
+ repositories you already have. They are not read-only - you may
+ edit them as you wish. This is a good way to get started.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <note>
+ Certain repositories (most notably, the commercial ones) may
+ have license agreements attached with their use. It may be
+ illegal to use a certain repository with Maemo Mapper or under
+ certain conditions. This includes the repositories downloaded
+ via the <display_text>Download...</display_text> button. If you
+ are not sure if you are legally allowed to use a particular
+ repository, you should delete it from your list of repositories.
+ The authors of Maemo Mapper cannot be held responsible for your
+ use of a particular repository.
+ </note>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Managing Maps</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_mapman"/>
+ <para>
+ In Maemo Mapper, <i>repositories</i> represent sources of map data,
+ and <i>maps</i> are just image files (e.g. PNG or JPEG) that are
+ drawn onto the screen. Once you have a repository set up (see
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_repoman"
+ refdoc="Managing Repositories"/>), you can download maps from a
+ repository into a Map Cache, which is just a database file on your
+ device's file system.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Maemo Mapper downloads maps from the current repository so that they
+ can be drawn onto the screen and later recalled from disk, instead
+ of downloading a map every time it is needed. This is called
+ <i>caching</i>, and it allows you to use Maemo Mapper even when you
+ are not connected to the internet.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Because Maemo Mapper downloads maps to your device's file system,
+ you must be aware of how much disk space your maps are taking up,
+ especially if you enable Auto-Download. If space is a concern, you
+ may also choose to go without a cache entirely. You can do this by
+ leaving the Map Cache DB field blank in the <display_text>Manage
+ Repositories</display_text> dialog. Note that this will cause Maemo
+ Mapper to download maps each time they are needed. If you are using
+ a cellular data plan that charges per kilobyte, you probably want to
+ use a cache. For more information about repositories and the
+ <display_text>Manage Repositories</display_text> dialog, see
+ <ref refid="help_maemomapper_repoman"
+ refdoc="Managing Repositories"/>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Aside from the Auto-Download functionality, you can also download
+ maps manually using the <display_text>Manage Maps...</display_text>
+ menu item of the <display_text>Maps</display_text> menu. The
+ <display_text>Manage Maps</display_text> dialog allows you to
+ download, overwrite, or delete maps, either by area or along your
+ current route. It contains up to three tabs, all of which control
+ which and how many maps are downloaded.
+ </para>
+ <heading>Setup</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Setup</display_text> tab controls what you what to
+ do. You can download maps (optionally overwriting
+ already-downloaded maps) from the current repository to your
+ device's file system, or you can delete maps (pertaining to the
+ current repository) from your device's file system. Both of these
+ operations can be done either over a rectangular area or along your
+ current route.
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Download Maps</display_text> - If selected, Maemo
+ Mapper will download maps from the current repository to your
+ device's file system, for the area you specify. By default, Maemo
+ Mapper only downloads the maps that you don't already have.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Overwrite</display_text> - If selected, then Maemo
+ Mapper will download maps and overwrite any maps that you may have
+ already downloaded.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Delete Maps</display_text> - If selected, Maemo
+ Mapper will delete maps from your file system, for the area you
+ specify.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>By Area</display_text> - If selected, Maemo Mapper
+ will download or delete maps for a particular rectangular area of
+ the world, based on the latitude and longitude of an upper-left
+ and lower-right corner. See the <display_text>Area</display_text>
+ tab to specify the coordinates.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Along Route</display_text> - If selected, Maemo
+ Mapper will download or delete maps along your current route.
+ This is useful if, for example, you are about to embark on a trip
+ and want to make sure that you have maps for all points along the
+ route.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Radius (tiles)</display_text> - If
+ <display_text>Along Route</display_text> is selected, then you can
+ specify the radius around your route for which maps will be
+ downloaded or deleted. For example, if you specify 4 (the
+ default), then Maemo Mapper will download all tiles that are
+ within 4 tiles of your route.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>Zoom</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Zoom</display_text> tab controls which zoom levels
+ at which maps are downloaded or deleted. The current zoom level is
+ selected by default, but you can enable or disable any zoom levels
+ that you like.
+ </para>
+ <heading>Area</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Area</display_text> tab, available if the
+ <display_text>By Area</display_text> option is selected in the
+ <display_text>Setup</display_text> tab, defines the rectangular area
+ of the world for which maps will be downloaded or deleted. If
+ applicable, the fields are pre-filled with your current and previous
+ view center coordinates. This allows you to graphically choose your
+ rectangle by first centering on one corner of the rectangle, then
+ centering on the opposite corner, by tapping the screen or by using
+ the <display_text>Lat/Lon</display_text> menu item of the
+ <display_text>Go to</display_text> menu.
+ </para>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Downloading Routes</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_downroute"/>
+ <para>
+ Route data can be loaded from GPX files, like the ones provided by
+ the GPX Driving Directions web service
+ (http://www.gnuite.com/cgi-bin/gpx.cgi). Or, route data can be
+ downloaded directly within Maemo Mapper using the
+ <display_text>Download Route</display_text> dialog.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Downloading routes requires an active connection to the internet,
+ but once a route is loaded into Maemo Mapper, the internet
+ connection is no longer needed (unless
+ <display_text>Auto-Update</display_text> is enabled). The route
+ download functionality in Maemo Mapper actually uses the
+ aforementioned GPX Driving Directions web service.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To download a route, you must specify an
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text> and a
+ <display_text>Destination</display_text>. The GPX Driving
+ Directions web service will return a route taking you from the
+ origin to the destination.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Download Route</display_text> dialog contains the
+ following controls:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Source URL</display_text> - The web service from
+ which driving directions are retrieved. The default is fine, and
+ it is usually left unchanged.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Auto-Update</display_text> - This option, only
+ available if <display_text>Use GPS Location</display_text> is
+ enabled, will cause Maemo Mapper to automatically re-download a
+ new route if you stray from the route. Note that you must have a
+ continuous connection to the internet (i.e. cellular data service)
+ for Auto-Update to work.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Use GPS Location</display_text> - If selected, then
+ the current GPS location will be used as the
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text>.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Use End of Route</display_text> - If selected, then
+ the end of the route will be used as the
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text>. This is useful for stringing
+ together multiple route downloads into a single route.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text> - If selected, then you must
+ enter your own origin. An origin can be specified in any format
+ understood by Google Maps. Some examples: "25, -43" (lat/lon),
+ "68712" (zip code), "San Francisco, CA", "123 Main St, 45112",
+ "5th and Main, 12151". In fact, if your route download fails with
+ a "Could not generate directions" error message, you can use
+ Google Maps to test your origin for accuracy.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Destination</display_text> - The destination to
+ which the directions will lead. Like the
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text>, a destination can be
+ specified in any format understood by Google Maps.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Downloading POIs</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_downpoi"/>
+ <para>
+ Points of Interest (POIs) can be loaded from GPX files, like the
+ ones provided by the GPX POI Search web service
+ (http://www.gnuite.com/cgi-bin/poi.cgi). Or, POI data can be
+ downloaded directly within Maemo Mapper using the
+ <display_text>Download POIs</display_text> dialog.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Downloading POIs requires an active connection to the internet,
+ but once a POI is loaded into Maemo Mapper, the POI is accessible in
+ Maemo Mapper regardless of whether or not you are connected to the
+ internet. The POI download functionality in Maemo Mapper actually
+ uses the aforementioned GPX POI Search web service.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To search for POIs, you enter an <display_text>Origin</display_text>
+ and a <display_text>Query</display_text>. The GPX POI Search web
+ service will return up to 10 matching POIs in the vicinity of the
+ origin. You can access more POIs from the same query by using the
+ <display_text>Page</display_text> modifier.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once you have downloaded POIs, they are automatically added to your
+ POI database, and you are presented with the <display_text>POI
+ List</display_text> dialog to to review the POIs that were
+ downloaded and added to your database. You must manually remove any
+ POIs that you don't want in your database. For more information
+ about the <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog and
+ deleting POIs, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_poilist"
+ refdoc="POI List"/>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Download POIs</display_text> dialog contains the
+ following controls:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Source URL</display_text> - The web service from
+ which POIs are retrieved. The default is fine, and it is usually
+ left unchanged.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Use GPS Location</display_text> - If selected, then
+ the current GPS location will be used as the
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text>.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Use End of Route</display_text> - If selected, then
+ the end of the route will be used as the
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text>. This is useful for searching
+ for points of interests (like hotels or restaurants) near your
+ current destination.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text> - If selected, then you must
+ enter your own origin. An origin can be specified in any format
+ understood by Google Maps. Some examples: "25, -43" (lat/lon),
+ "68712" (zip code), "San Francisco, CA", "123 Main St, 45112",
+ "5th and Main, 12151". In fact, if your route download fails with
+ a "Could not generate directions" error message, you can use
+ Google Maps to test your origin for accuracy.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Category</display_text> - Specifies the default
+ category in which all resulting POIs will be placed. You can
+ always change the category later. If you have not yet entered a
+ <display_text>Query</display_text> when you select a category,
+ then the name of the category will be entered into the
+ <display_text>Query</display_text> field for you. This allows you
+ to, for example, quickly search for restaurants and put them in
+ the Restaurant category.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Page</display_text> - Specifies the page of results
+ that you want to retrieve. Think of it as the page number in a
+ web search. Page 1 contains the first 10 results. Page 2
+ contains results 10-19. And so on.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Query</display_text> - A free-form text query that
+ describes the POIs for which you are searching. This can be
+ anything from "food" to "hairstylist" to "museum." Note that the
+ selected <display_text>Category</display_text> is not part of the
+ query unless you explicitly include it in the
+ <display_text>Query</display_text> field.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Browsing POIs</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_browsepoi"/>
+ <para>
+ Once you have imported or downloaded POIs into your POI database,
+ you can use the <display_text>Browse POIs</display_text> dialog to
+ search for certain POIs in your database and to view those POIs in a
+ tabular format.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To browse for POIs, you enter an <display_text>Origin</display_text>
+ and a optional <display_text>Query</display_text>. Maemo Mapper
+ will search the database for all POIs matching your query, and it
+ will calculate the distance from each POI to your specified
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text>. You may also filter your
+ results by <display_text>Category</display_text>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Once your search is performed, you are taken to the
+ <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog, where you can view,
+ edit, and delete any of the POIs that matched your query. For more
+ information about the <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog
+ and editing POIs, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_poilist"
+ refdoc="POI List"/>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Browse POIs</display_text> dialog contains the
+ following controls:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Use GPS Location</display_text> - If selected, then
+ the current GPS location will be used as the
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text>.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Use End of Route</display_text> - If selected, then
+ the end of the route will be used as the
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text>. This is useful for searching
+ for points of interests (like hotels or restaurants) near your
+ current destination.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Origin</display_text> - If selected, then you must
+ enter your own origin. An origin can be specified in any format
+ understood by Google Maps. Some examples: "25, -43" (lat/lon),
+ "68712" (zip code), "San Francisco, CA", "123 Main St, 45112",
+ "5th and Main, 12151". In fact, if your route download fails with
+ a "Could not generate directions" error message, you can use
+ Google Maps to test your origin for accuracy.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Category</display_text> - Filters the results based
+ on the selected category.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Query</display_text> - An optional substring which
+ must appear in either the label or description of a POI in order
+ for the POI to match. Any spaces, commas, or other punctiation in
+ the query must also be in the label or description. If left
+ blank, then all POIs are matched.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>POI List</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_poilist"/>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog is a tabular
+ display of POIs. With this dialog, you can go to a specific POI,
+ edit POIs, change the categories of a set of POIs, delete POIs, and
+ export POIs to the GPX file format.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The main view of the <display_text>POI List</display_text> dialog is
+ a table with five columns, all of which (except the checkbox) can be
+ sorted by tapping on the appropriate header:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>*</display_text> - This checkbox column contains a
+ checkbox for each POI in the table. All of the POIs that are
+ checked will be affected by operations in the
+ <display_text>Checked POI Actions</display_text> dialog, described
+ later. You can tap on the column header to enable or disable
+ all of the checkboxes at once. Note that this checkbox has no
+ effect on whether or not the POI is visible in the map.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Category</display_text> - The category in which the
+ POI belongs. Categories can be edited, enabled, and disabled with
+ the <display_text>POI Categories</display_text> dialog. For more
+ information about the <display_text>POI Categories</display_text>
+ dialog, see <ref refid="help_maemomapper_poicat"
+ refdoc="POI Categories"/>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Dist.</display_text> - The distance from the Origin
+ to the given POI.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Bear.</display_text> - The bearing (in degrees from
+ true north) from the Origin to the given POI. A bearing of zero
+ or 360 means that the POI is due north of the Origin. 90 means
+ east; 180 means south; and 270 means west.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Label</display_text> - The label of the POI.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <para>
+ Below the table are four buttons:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Go to</display_text> - Pans the map display to the
+ currently selected POI (i.e. the currently highlighted row).
+ Remember that you can tap and hold on the title bar of the dialog
+ in order to see the map behind it.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Edit...</display_text> - Opens the
+ <display_text>Edit POI</display_text> dialog for the currently
+ selected POI (i.e. the currently highlighted row). You can also
+ double-tap on a row in the table to open this dialog.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Checked POI Actions...</display_text> - Opens the
+ <display_text>Checked POI Actions</display_text> dialog, which
+ allows you to perform actions on the currently checked POIs in the
+ table. From that dialog, you can set the categories of the
+ checked POIs, delete the checked POIs, and/or export the checked
+ POIs to a GPX file.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Close</display_text> - Closes the <display_text>POI
+ List</display_text> dialog.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>POI Categories</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_poicat"/>
+ <para>
+ POI Categories are a means by which you can organize your POIs for
+ selective display. The <display_text>POI Categories</display_text>
+ dialog is accessed from the <display_text>View</display_text> menu
+ and allows you to enable/disable, add, edit, or delete categories.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Each row in the table represents a category. There are three
+ columns displayed for each category:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Enabled</display_text> - Controls whether or not
+ POIs in this category are drawn on the map.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Label</display_text> - A short label to describe the
+ category. This is the name that will be visible when viewing a
+ POI.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Description</display_text> - A longer description of
+ the category. This description is not visible anywhere except in
+ this dialog; it is only used to get an idea of how the category is
+ meant to be used.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <para>
+ Selecting a row in the table and pressing the
+ <display_text>Edit</display_text> button will allow you to edit the
+ above three attributes of a category, and to delete a category. You
+ can also add a new category by using the
+ <display_text>Add</display_text> button.
+ </para>
+ <note>
+ A POI may only be associated with a single category at a time.
+ </note>
+ <heading>POI Icons</heading>
+ <para>
+ Icons can be customized on a per-POI or per-category basis, and/or
+ you may provide a custom default icon for all POIs. To do so, you
+ should place icon files in the same directory as the POI database
+ itself. Most image file formats are supported, but the files
+ themselves <i>must</i> have the ".jpg" extension (even if the icons
+ are not in the JPEG format).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To customize the default POI icon (to be used instead of the simple
+ square), place an icon file called "poi.jpg" in the same directory
+ as the POI database.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To customize the icon for a POI category, place an icon file with
+ the same name as the POI category, all lower-case, plus the ".jpg"
+ extension. For example, if your POI category is called "Gas
+ Stations", the file should have the name "gas stations.jpg".
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To customize the icon for a specific POI, place an icon file with
+ a name equal to the POI's label, all lower-case, plus the ".jpg"
+ extension. For example, if your POI's label is "Joe's House",
+ the file should have the name "joe's house.jpg".
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ POI-specific icons are given priority over category-specific icons,
+ which in turn are given priority over the default POI icon.
+ </para>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>Settings</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_settings"/>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Settings</display_text> dialog (accessible from
+ the main menu) provides access to a plethora of configurable options
+ that control how Maemo Mapper appears and runs. In addition to the
+ tabs, which are described below, there are also two buttons at the
+ bottom of the diagram labeled <display_text>Hardware
+ Keys...</display_text> and <display_text>Colors...</display_text>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Hardware Keys...</display_text> button brings up
+ another dialog box, which allows you to customize the actions that
+ each hardware key causes. For example, you can map the
+ <graphic filename="2686KEY_esc"/> button to cycle through map
+ repositories, giving you quick access to switching among them.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Colors...</display_text> button allows you to
+ customize the colors that are used for drawing on-map objects.
+ </para>
+ <heading>GPS</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>GPS</display_text> tab tells Maemo Mapper the
+ source (if any) from which to retrieve GPS data. It is only
+ applicable if you have access to a GPS source, such as a bluetooth
+ GPS receiver or a GPSD server. Technically, Maemo Mapper uses GPSD
+ for all of its GPS receiver communication, but you can instruct
+ Maemo Mapper to use GPSD in one of three ways:
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Bluetooth</display_text> - Select this option
+ if you are using a bluetooth GPS receiver, and enter the
+ MAC address in the field provided. If you don't know the MAC
+ address, turn on your receiver and press the
+ <display_text>Scan...</display_text> button to select it from a
+ list of nearby bluetooth devices. Or, leave the field blank and
+ Maemo Mapper will automatically try to use any bluetooth GPS
+ receivers that it can identify. This
+ option is also appropriate if you are running Maemo Mapper on a
+ device with an internal GPS receiver, in which case you should
+ leave the field blank.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>File Path</display_text> - Select this option to use
+ a device file on your file system, such as an RFCOMM device, and
+ specify the pathname of the file in the appropriate field.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>GPSD Host</display_text> - Select this option if you
+ want to connect Maemo Mapper to any GPSD server (local or remote).
+ Enter the hostname and port of the server in the fields provided.
+ The default values (127.0.0.1 on port 2947) cause Maemo Mapper to
+ use the local GPSD server, if available.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>Auto-Center</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> tab allows you to
+ configure how Maemo Mapper automatically re-centers the display when
+ either <display_text>Lat/Lon</display_text> or
+ <display_text>Lead</display_text> is enabled from the
+ <display_text>Auto-Center</display_text> menu. The Auto-Center
+ feature is most useful in conjunction with a GPS receiver.
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Lead Amount</display_text> - When Auto-Center is set
+ to <display_text>Lead</display_text>, then Maemo Mapper will keep
+ the center of the screen focused on an area in front of you. When
+ driving, this allows you to view more of the road ahead of you.
+ The distance in front of you on which the screen is centered is
+ based on two variables: your current speed and the value of the
+ <display_text>Lead Amount</display_text> option.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Fixed</display_text> - Controls whether or not your
+ lead amount is affected by your speed. If checked, then your
+ speed will not affect the lead amount.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Pan Sensitivity</display_text> - Controls how often
+ Maemo Mapper re-centers the display, based on how close your
+ position (or the position of your <i>lead</i>) gets to the edge of
+ the screen. When set to a low value, Maemo Mapper will only
+ re-center the screen when you are near the edge of the screen.
+ When set to the maximum, Maemo Mapper will keep your position as
+ close to the center as possible.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Min. Speed</display_text> - Controls how fast you
+ must be moving in order for Auto-Center (and Auto-Rotate) to
+ activate. For example, walkers may wish to set this threshold
+ low, while drivers with inaccurate GPS receivers may wish to set
+ this high (to avoid spurious auto-rotates when parked or waiting
+ at a red light). The speed is specified in your chosen units.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Rotate Sensit.</display_text> - Controls how often
+ Maemo Mapper rotates the display based on your heading, depending
+ on how far your current rotation is from your heading rotation.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Points</display_text> - Controls which direction
+ on the screen your heading points to when auto-rotating. The
+ default is for your current heading to point up.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>Announce</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Announce</display_text> tab controls how and when
+ Maemo Mapper displays or speaks waypoint information. When you
+ approach a waypoint in your route (defined by the presence of a
+ description in the GPX file), Maemo Mapper will pop up a text box
+ with the contents of that description. When downloading routes from
+ within Maemo Mapper, the text describes your next action, e.g. "Turn
+ left at Main Street. Go 2.4 miles."
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ As you approach a waypoint, Maemo Mapper will continue to display
+ the description of that waypoint, so long as you are within the
+ range defined by the <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text>
+ option, or until you pass the waypoint. Because the amount of
+ notice is dependent on your speed, it is possible to see the text,
+ then slow down to a point where the notice disappears. This is
+ possible, for example, if you are stopped at a red light. The text
+ will reappear when you have picked up enough speed to again break
+ the <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text> range.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you have installed <i>flite</i>, which is available in the same
+ repository from which you downloaded Maemo Mapper, then Maemo Mapper
+ can optionally also speak the same directions that appear on screen.
+ Maemo Mapper will only speak the directions once, at the exact
+ moment you first reach the distance from the waypoint defined by the
+ <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text> option. The same
+ directions are on-screen if you need to reference them.
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text> - Controls how much in
+ advance Maemo Mapper begins to provide the waypoint description.
+ The exact distance at which Maemo Mapper begins to announce a
+ waypoint also depends on your speed, so the value of this option
+ can be thought of more accurately in units of time. At the
+ minimum value, Maemo Mapper gives you almost no notice. At the
+ maximum value, Maemo Mapper gives you about two minutes of notice.
+ Experiment to find your happy medium.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Enable Voice Synthesis</display_text> - If you have
+ installed <i>flite</i>, this option will cause Maemo Mapper to
+ speak the description of the next waypoint when you enter the
+ range defined by the <display_text>Advance Notice</display_text>
+ option.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>Misc.</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>Misc.</display_text> and <display_text>Misc.
+ 2</display_text> tabs contain miscellaneous options.
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Line Width</display_text> - Controls the thickness
+ of all lines drawn on top of the map images. This includes your
+ mark, all tracks and routes, and the default POI image.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Unblank Screen</display_text> - Controls when Maemo
+ Mapper keeps the display on without user input. When set to
+ <display_text>When Receiving Any GPS Data</display_text>, Maemo
+ Mapper will keep the screen on whenever a GPS receiver is
+ connected and producing data. When set to
+ <display_text>Never</display_text>, Maemo Mapper will not attempt
+ to keep the screen on, and the screen will go blank after a period
+ of inactivity on the user's part. The default is
+ <display_text>When Moving (Full Screen Only)</display_text>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Info Font Size</display_text> - Controls the font
+ size for all information that is popped up to the user in the
+ upper-right corner, including waypoint descriptions.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Units</display_text> - Controls the units in which
+ distances and speeds are displayed in the user interface.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Degrees Format</display_text> - Controls how
+ latitude and longitudes are displayed in the user interface.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Auto-Download Pre-cache</display_text> - Controls
+ how much of the world surrounding the view Maemo Mapper should
+ download when <display_text>Auto-Download</display_text> is
+ enabled. When set to the minimum, Maemo Mapper will only download
+ the maps that are required to draw the screen. As you pan around
+ the world, you will see black areas where Maemo Mapper has not yet
+ downloaded maps, until those maps are downloaded. If you increase
+ the Pre-cache amount, the Maemo Mapper will download more of the
+ surrounding areas, making it less likely that you ever actually
+ see black areas. A general rule of thumb is to limit the
+ Pre-cache based on the bandwidth of your internet connection, but
+ the default setting (two bars) is usually sufficient for most
+ people's needs.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Speed Limit</display_text> - Enables notification
+ when you have exceeded the given speed limit (specified in the
+ units defined via the <display_text>Units</display_text> option).
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Location</display_text> - Controls the location on
+ the screen of the speed warning.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ <heading>POI</heading>
+ <para>
+ The <display_text>POI</display_text> tab allows you to define your
+ POI database and how POIs are drawn on the screen.
+ </para>
+ <list>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>POI database</display_text> - The location on the
+ file system where the POI database is located. The database must
+ be in sqlite3 format. A default (empty) POI database is
+ automatically created for you when you first run Maemo Mapper.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <display_text>Show POI below zoom</display_text> - Defines the
+ maximum zoom (furthest away from the Earth) at which POIs will be
+ drawn. When zoomed out beyond this level, no POIs will be drawn.
+ </listitem>
+ </list>
+ </topic>
+ <topic>
+ <topictitle>About Maemo Mapper</topictitle>
+ <context contextUID="help_maemomapper_about"/>
+ <para>
+ Current Version: 2.4
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Maemo Mapper was created and developed by John Costigan (aka
+ <display_text>gnuite</display_text>).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Copyright © 2006-2007 John Costigan.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ POI and GPS-Info code originally written by Cezary Jackiewicz.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Default map data provided by http://www.openstreetmap.org/ - other
+ map repositories are subject to their own licenses and may or may not
+ be suitable for use with Maemo Mapper. It may be illegal to use a
+ certain repository with Maemo Mapper or under certain conditions. This
+ includes the repositories downloadable directly in Maemo Mapper. If
+ you are not sure if you are legally allowed to use a particular
+ repository, you should delete it from your list of repositories. The
+ authors of Maemo Mapper cannot be held responsible for your use of a
+ particular repository.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Maemo Mapper is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
+ Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your
+ option) any later version.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Maemo Mapper is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ General Public License for more details.
+ </para>
+ </topic>
+ </folder>
+</ossohelpsource>
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