
                       H A N D M A P
                       =============

Author:   HandMap Co.
Email:    support@handmap.net
Version:  5.1.4 (ShareWare)
Date:     1 September 2006

Installation Notes
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  Simply use the Palm Install Tool to install the 'handmap.prc'
  file onto your Palm. If you already have an older version of HandMap installed,
  just install as mentioned above (it will REPLACE the existing program).

  Also, install the "categories.pdb" and "NY-sample.pdb" file, using the Palm Install
  Tool.

  You can optionally install the 'addr-plugin.pdb' file, which gives you functions
  to link icons on maps to your Palm's Address Book database.
          
  You can also optionally install the 'gps-plugin.pdb' file, which gives a "you are here" function.
  This requires GPS receiver hardware to be connected to your Palm.
  NOTE: You must purchase the GPS Plugin separately to continue to use it.

Instructions & Guide
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  This program is a full featured electronic street directory. You can zoom
  in and out and pan around looking at the map of the city installed. You can
  search for features like parks, street names, etc. You can also create your
  own custom landmarks (Places), and travel routes.

  Please see the following Web site for documentation:

       http://www.handmap.net/Palm/map-guide.htm


Map Modules
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  Please see the following Web site for up to date info on
  map modules:

       http://www.handmap.net/Palm

  Map modules are now available for counties & cities in many American
  states.

  If you are involved in the licensing of map data in your respective
  geography I'd be interested in discussing licensing of such data for
  this product.

  Please Email us (at above address) if you have any comments or suggestions.


Revision History
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 01/09/2006  5.1.4 - HandMap
                 * Fix for Address Plugin crash and redraw top and bottom tool bars
             1.3.6 - Address Book Plugin
                 * Fix for Address Plugin crash
 07/07/2006  2.9.0 - GPS Plugin
                 * GPS Plugin is now free - no need to register it
 04/11/2005  1.3.4 - Address Book Plugin
                 * Fixed crashes on newer Palms
 26/09/2005  2.8.3 - GPS Plugin
                 * Fixed Left/Right tag drawing bug
                 * BT Discover and Orientation flags clash fixed
 26/09/2005  5.1.3 - HandMap
                 * Fixed map switching errors 01/09/2005  2.8.1 - GPS Plugin
                 * Support for SDIO GPS devices for Palm with iGolf driver

 05/08/2005  5.1.2 - HandMap
                 * Create full "Palm/Programs/HandMap" directory on cards which don't have it. Support for LifeDrive internal drive.
                 * Move target arrow to center of screen when screen is resized or rotated.
 04/08/2005  5.1.1 - HandMap
                 * Added Fast Restart option. This will cause the cache files to not be deleted on exit to allow fast restart.
                 * Larger icons for Target, I Am Here, and direction to target arrow on Hi Res devices.
 02/08/2005  5.1.0 - HandMap
                 * Added sorting of maps on map list screen by name, ID, size, East-West, North-South
                 * Fix crash with two taps on status panel in coord mode
                 * Fix crash when deleting maps
                 * Fix virtual grafitti not staying open bug
                 * Fix bug with status area not drawn sometimes
                 * Fix bug with dist to target not showing in co-ord or calc dist modes
                 * Fix drawing bugs with flashing selected object
                 * Buffered drawing of sprites for smoother display
                 * ObjTable cache database deleted on exit to save memory
                 * Temp copy of map copied from extension card deleted on exit to save memory
                 * Fixed "Unknown Error During Map Initialization" error
 02/08/2005  2.8.0 - GPS Plugin
                 * When using a Bluetooth GPS will now remember the device last connected and reconnect without discovery.
                   Choose the BT Discover setting to force a discovery.
                 * Does not loose GPS trail after map redraw - now keeps 100 points
 24/06/2005  5.0.5 - HandMap (Beta)
                 * Support for newer larger US county maps
 10/06/2005  2.7.8 - GPS Plugin
                 * Added port speed of 38400 to port settings
 11/05/2005  5.0.4 - HandMap (Beta)
                 * Treo one handed navigation on street search screen improved
 04/05/2005  5.0.3 - HandMap (Beta)
                 * Fixed corrupted region display on map with no regions
                 * Long street and point object names now displayed over 2 lines in details form
 03/05/2005  5.0.2 - HandMap (Beta)
                 * Fixed calc dist = 0 bug with mathlib installed
 29/04/2005  5.0.1 - HandMap (Beta)
                 * New icon
                 * Bug fixes
 29/04/2005  1.3.3 - Address Book Plugin
 29/04/2005  2.7.7 - GPS Plugin

 18/03/2005  5.0 - HandMap
                 * Now a single multi-segment PRC - don't need to install viewer.prc.
                 * Can install PRC to expansion card.
                 * Support for 5-way rocker on Treo 650/T5 etc.
                 * Pan functions now available to be assigned to hardware buttons.
                 * Page Up/Down hardware keys now pan up and down.
                 * Mode now shown at top of map view.
                 * Fixed crash on Tungsten T5 caused by memory leak with custom fonts.
                 * Fixed problem with not being able to select point objects on map

 16/11/2004  4.7.4 - HandMap
                 * Added support for maps with Russian Cyrillic characters (codepage 1251).
 21/07/2004  4.7.3 - HandMap
                 * Catch more crash situations and allow safe mode restart
 06/07/2004  4.7.2 - HandMap
                 * Support for larger maps with up to 64,000 named objects
 02/07/2004  1.3.2 - Address Book Plugin
                 * Smaller icons on Hi Density screens
                 * Fixed misc bugs
 29/06/2004  4.7.1 - HandMap
                 * Option to turn off font rotate for compatibiility with older/non-standard Palms
 15/06/2004  4.7.0 - HandMap
                 * Now supports full screen mode on Clie TH-55
                 * Support for total of 256 maps in RAM and expansion card
                 * Can turn name draw shadows on/off
                 * Added Clear Selection menu
                 * Clearer rendering of Railways and Rivers
                 * Fixed divide by zero when at target or switching maps with GPS
                 * If fill polygons if turned off then always use white background
 14/04/2004  4.6.9 - HandMap (Beta)
                 * Fixed crash on Treo 600
                 * Fixed crash with intersection search
 09/04/2004  4.6.8 - HandMap (Beta)
                 * Target and IAmHere is saved as Long Lat and stored between map changes
                 * Goto Target will switch maps if required
 09/04/2004  1.3.1 - Address Plugin
                 * Now only lists addresses with a valid location in the custom field
                 * Set address as Target now works
                 * Fixed some drawing and map refresh bugs
 02/04/2004  4.6.7 (Beta)
                 * Support for total of 128 maps in RAM and expansion card
                 * Fixed crashes on Clie NR70 & T615 & others
                 * Caching of rotated Font glyphs
 26/03/2004  2.7.4 - GPS Plugin
                 * Added GPS Settings as action assignable to hard keys
 26/03/2004  4.6.6 (Beta)
                 * Added new Double-Tap menu to switch maps - lists all maps that cover the point tapped on
                 * Added Zoom In and Zoom Out to hardware key assignable actions
                 * Show Zoom level before map draw and update when zoom automatically changed and select zoom in list
                 * Fixed crash if Move map, then view, then back
                 * Map List screen will now select last opened map so you can reopen quickly
                 * Added map name to info panel on map screen
                 * Added Font size option for PalmOS 5 High Density screens
                 * Fixed problem with names drawing over each other near top of screen
 22/03/2004  4.6.5 (Beta)
                 * Fixed problems on Clie UX50, Tungsten W
                 * Better Name drawing
 16/03/2004  2.7.3 - GPS Plugin
                 * Fixed problem with map constantly redrawing when Rotate Map option chosen in GPS Plugin
 12/03/2004  4.6.4 (Beta)
                 * Fixed various drawing bugs on Palm High Density screens.
                 * Fixed various bugs causing HandMap to crash loading and viewing maps.
 10/03/2004  4.6.3 (Beta)
                 * Fixed various bugs causing HandMap to crash loading and viewing maps.
 10/03/2004  2.7.2 - GPS Plugin
                 * GPS Plugin can now perform tracing of raw NMEA data for diagnosis
 13/02/2004  4.6.2 (Beta)
                 * Small icon drawing on HiRes devices
                 * Fixed scale bar drawing bugs
                 * Fixed sprite drawing bugs on HiRes screens
 10/03/2004  2.7.1 - GPS Plugin
                 * Added more info to GPS plugin info screen - satellite signal strength and in-use/in-view counts
                 * Now uses $GPRMC NMEA sentence for position information
 29/01/2004  4.6.1 (Beta)
                 * Name drawing on OS5 devices now uses HiRes small fonts
                 * Fixed Miles vs. Kilometers option
                 * Many small usability changes

 16/10/2003  4.6 * Added virtual grafiti support for OS 5.2
         (beta)  * dropped support for Sony HiRes in Clie OS 4.x devices

 06/10/2003  4.6 * Name drawing improved/enhanced (less mem needed)
         (beta)  * brought back the < > buttons when searching for multi-instance street names.
                 * Clie virtual Grafiti support added.
                 * Custom (1..4) Addr-book labels now queried from AppInfo block.
                 * Current time now displayed in title-bar (toggles)
                 * Clie with OS 4.x now works!
                 * HandEra support re-worked.
                 * { Panel selection now pops up listbox of ALL active panels (to choose from) }

 22/08/2003  4.6 * Fixed the addr-book plugin for HiRes devices!
         (beta)  * misc. internal optimizations.

 20/08/2003  4.6 * Redesign of mapview window. (Title bar, control-bar, etc.)
          (beta) * Better reporting of run-time errors.
                 * MULTI-PLATFORM!! in single mapviewer.PRC
                 * OS 5.x HiDensity support.
                 * Plugins now have more capabilities.
                 * Addition of "I am here" double-tap... for "dist to Target" and "Find Nearest"
                 * 'Normal' mode renamed to 'Select'
                 * Target arrow direction fix (whoops)

 25/07/2003  4.5 * Persistent spatial caching, for faster rendering!
                 * Create launcher Icons for individual maps!
                 * Dbl-tap list now shows icon next to text.
                 * Dbl-tap's now less 'fussy'
                 * Added new 'sprite' functions (for floating windows)
                 * Lots of internal 'clean ups', more optimized code, lots of 'dead code' eliminated.
                 * Experimenting with new "Quick Draw" mode.
                 * Custom 'actions' only invoked if MainForm is active.
                 * Plugins can now draw custom obects at multiple theme levels. (not just 'top')
                 * New HitTest mode, with direction vector, for 'road locking'
                 * Selected object now flashes better - more obvious.
                 * ROAD* types that are LOOPs now have their names drawn.
                 * distance display now finer precision (10 meters, instead of 100m)

 31/12/2002  4.4  Added support for Euro chars.
                  Fixed Intersection Search bug.

 14/11/2002  4.3  Added "Move" function for maps (move to/from storage cards)

 10/11/2002  4.1  Fixed Search list scroll bug
                  Added support for Palm OS 5.x

 10/05/2002  4.01 Fixed "invalid map owner" bug (sample maps only)

 13/02/2002  4.0  Hit-testing changed slightly, for ShapeSync.
                  Current object popup window now stays after moving map around or zooming.

 18/02/2002  4.0  Main 'welcome' screen added, with map viewer now in separate PRC.

 11/02/2002  4.0  Support for multiple region levels.
                  Tap on current region panel now performs map-switch (when link present)
                  OnRoute, NewRoute modes redesigned.

 01/12/2001  3.9.2  "Object not in form" fatal now fixed.

 10/10/2001  3.9    Great arc calculation for real world distances.

 29/09/2001  3.8.2  Dist. to target infobar panel added.
                    DrawClass bugs fixed (nilColor problems)
                    MAX_MAPS now set to 64.

 30/05/2001  3.8  HandEra support (QVGA, dynamic Grafiti, JogWheel)
                  CF & SD Card support
                  Support for custom DrawClasses in new maps

 04/05/2001  3.72 Better user help if system crash detected.
                  Show Coord bug fixed (DmWriteCheck fail)
                  Now can be run from Flash ROM.

 02/04/2001  3.71 Fixed Fatal Exception with route create/show.
                  Changed On Route mode displays.

 13/03/2001  3.7  New 15% discount vouchers (after "Beam Me...")
                  New order mechanism through serial numbers.

 21/02/2001  3.61 Fixed 'set as target' bug.
                  Intersection search fixed.

 31/01/2001  3.6  Support for 'Huge' map class.
                  'Routes' dialog bug - names not showing up. Now fixed.

 02/11/2000  3.5  Beaming!  You can now beam the program and maps to a friend.
                  Support for 'Demo' maps (created by MapIt)

 06/09/2000  3.4  New name drawing (Diagonal Text!) Now more readable.
                  Some drawing optimizations for faster map drawing.

 17/08/2000  3.3  Clearer drawing of current Route (thick line)
                  New 'Auto Details' map options.
                  Can now drag map while in 'On Route' mode.
                  Fixed 'New route'/undo function.

 19/07/2000  3.2  New 'Next panel' button, to switch info panels.
                  Now with COLOR icons (on color devices only)
                  New modified Address Book app (with 'Map' button)
                  Fixed 'New route' function.
                  Faster hit-testing.
                  Improved error messages.
                  DT_BUILDING objects now supported.

 07/06/2000  3.1  New menu, 'Info...' for current map details
                  Now supports GRAYSCALE map display, for Palm OS 3.1 or above
                  New 'Fuzzy' name search.

 07/03/2000  3.0  Now supports COLOR devices. (Palm OS 3.5 or above)
                  New Route, and On Route bugs fixed.
                  Can now link to Address Book entries.

 22/11/1999  2.8  Can now interrupt map drawing if it's taking too long. (any pen tap)
                  Improved draw speed. (various optimizations)
                  Fixed 'Fatal Exception' error when drawing long names.
                  Improved 'drag' mode. Can now single & double tap when in this mode.

 26/10/1999  2.7  Changed 'outer map' switching design. (now part of zoom popup list)
                  Misc internal changes for more stable redraw/reload of maps. (queued)
                  Support for new maps with 'Region' polygons.

 19/07/1999  2.6  Added support for US maps with new layer order.
                  Added support for new 'populated place markers'.
                  Added 'quick-search' shortcut.
                  Search 'for Name', now saves last search string.

 13/07/1999  2.5c Added map scale bar on screen, and checkbox option.
                  Fixed 'Find Coord' bug, when entering decimal degrees.

 29/06/1999  2.5  New improved name drawing (vertical text + better selection)
                  New 'Focus' street selection function. Changes name drawing selection.
                  Two extra icon types added for point features (Fuel & Parking)

 02/04/1999  2.4  New Map format support (for MapIt tool)
                  New mode (Show Coord) added for showing longitude/latitude.
                  New search function: find coord
                  Hit-testing on point objects improved.

 30/11/1998  2.3  Target object now defined. Arrow points to target.
                  Intersection search redesigned.

 20/11/1998  2.2b Major street names now displayed in bold.
                  Option added to control display of names.

 04/09/1998  2.1a Improved displaying of street names (white around letters)
                  Low working-memory conditions now detected.

 31/08/1998  2.1  Street names now displayed on map!

 24/08/1998  2.0  Initial release.
                  Support for new 'layered' map modules.


Standard Disclaimer
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  This program is shareware. We take no responsibility in any loss of
  data or productivity in case of operating failures.


Copyright (C) 1997-2002, HandMap Corp.

