MacauMap

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Usage

MacauMap's main screen is divided into two parts, the map display (in the upper part of the screen) and the toolbar (at the bottom of the screen):

MacauMap user interface

The blue dots on the map indicate the location of scenic spots/places of interest.

Toolbar & Menu

MacauMap's functions are accessed through the toolbar and the map function menu, shown below:

MacauMap toolbar & menu

There are three types of buttons in the toolbar:

  • Function buttons: buttons (g), (i), (j), (k) and (r). Pressing these buttons immediately performs a function.

  • Mode buttons: buttons (m), (n), (o), (p) and (q). Pressing one of these buttons selects one of the five modes for subsequent operations on the map, which are: zoom-in, zoom-out, panning, info, and target mode. Only one mode button can be selected at any one time: when another mode button is selected, the previously selected one becomes unselected.

  • Toggle buttons: buttons (h) and (s). These buttons toggle the display of information in the map.

The map function menu provides six options: (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).

In addition, the toolbar has a zoom-level indicator (l), showing the current zoom level of the map.

Below is an explanation of all map function menu options, toolbar buttons and the indicator.

(a)

The "GPS Preferences" menu option. Selecting this option brings up a dialog box where preferences for an attached GPS device can be set.

(b)

The "Bus Information" menu option. Selecting this option brings up a dialog box to view information on bus routes.

(c)

The "Clear Route" menu option. Selecting this option clears a bus route that was found using the bus routing function.

(d)

The "Clear Target" menu option. Selecting this option clears a target that was set using the "Target" mode.

(e)

The "Help" menu option. Selecting this option displays a screen with an explanation of all toolbar buttons.

(f)

The "About MacauMap" menu option. Selecting this option displays information related to the current version of MacauMap installed in the PDA.

(g)

The "Find" function button. Pressing this button brings up a dialog box to find the location of streets and scenic spots.

(h)

The "Bus Route" toggle button. Toggling this button on displays icons for all bus stops in the map, toggling it off hides bus stop icons. When toggled on, the info mode (p) provides information about bus stops, and access to the bus routing function.

(i)

The "Backward" function button. Pressing this button displays the previous map in the navigation history.

(j)

The "Show All" function button. Pressing this button displays the whole map of Macau, Taipa and Coloane.

(k)

The "Forward" function button. Pressing this button displays the next map in the navigation history.

(l)

The "Zoom Level" indicator. The current zoom level of the map is displayed, with 1x meaning the entire map of Macau, Taipa and Coloane.

(m)

The "Zoom-In" mode button. Pressing this button changes the application into "zoom-in" mode. Zooming in is performed by using the stylus and dragging a rectangular box around the area of the map to be zoomed into.

(n)

The "Zoom-Out" mode button. Pressing this button changes the application into "zoom-out" mode. Zooming out is performed by tapping the stylus anywhere on the screen. The map is then zoomed out to the closest predefined zoom-out level (1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x, 128x). For example, a map at 54x zoom level would be zoomed out to 32x zoom level.

(o)

The "Pan" mode button. Pressing this button changes the application into "panning" mode. Panning is performed by touching the screen with the stylus and dragging it in any direction.

(p)

The "Info" mode button. Pressing this button changes the application into "info" mode. Information (street/scenic spot name) is displayed by tapping a street or scenic spot on the screen with the stylus. When the Bus Route toggle button is toggled on, the names and stopping buses of bus stops can be displayed in the same manner, and bus stops can be selected as starting or ending bus stops for searching for a bus route.

(q)

The "Target" mode button. Pressing this button changes the application into "target" mode. A target is set by tapping any location on the screen with the stylus. After that, on any subsequently displayed map an arrow is shown at the centre of the screen, pointing in the approximate direction of the target. The direction shown is one of the eight main directions on the compass (N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW).

(r)

The "Centre-On-GPS" function button. Pressing this button centres the map on the user's current location by obtaining a reading from an attached GPS device.

(s)

The "Language" toggle button. The button toggles between English and Chinese language. The language toggle setting affects the display of street, scenic spot, and bus stop names. The language toggle setting also affects the Find function. If the current language toggle setting is English, then English characters should be entered in the Find dialog's search field, otherwise Chinese characters should be entered.

Common Tasks