MAPPER-3a/London 1.6.01 (C) UK 1995 Steve Litchfield ==================================================== Registration fee: First time users: œ12 Existing Mapper-3a/GB users: œ6 Registration address (send cheque to) : Steve Litchfield 22 Grays Crescent Woodley Reading, Berks RG5 3EN For future updates of this program: Download from Compuserve (Palmtop forum, Psion Files library), CIX (Mapper/files), or from the Internet at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/slitchfield If you have no on-line access, then simply send me a Stamped Addressed Envelope with a formatted floppy disk and œ1.50 in stamps, and I'll send the latest versions of Mapper-3a in all its variants, a Mapper-3a newsletter and a 3-Lib catalogue. Mapper-3a/London requires a Psion Series 3a or Acorn PocketBook II, with approximately 100k of free system memory to run in. Changes for v1.6: (since v1.5) Enhanced moving-map GPS support to include estimated time of arrival, extra options etc and generally brought it all into line with the main Mapper-3a/GB product; added a comprehensive postcode overlay; added overlays for MacDonalds restaurants, Mr Clutch service centres and filling stations; moved 'Zoom beneath' settings into appropriate settings dialogs and fixed a small bug in this area; made the GPS refresh time a setting; Changes for v1.5: (since v1.4) Added moving-map GPS support for GPS (Global Positioning System) handheld units compatible with NMEA 0183 v1.5 and above; improved the main icon; added more accurate latitude and longitude conversions; process name is now "MAPPERLO" for easy identification in SPY; ======================================================================= MAPPER-3a/London is shareware. This does not make it a free program! Yes, you can copy it freely to friends or acquaintances, or even upload the original ZIP file to bulletin boards etc, but if you like it and continue to use it, then you are honour-bound to register the program by sending me a cheque for œ12 (pounds), or œ6 if you've already registered the main Mapper-3a Great Britain product. If you're on Compuserve, you can use the SWREG system instead, using ID 7035 (or ID 7173 if you've already registered the GB version etc). Registration gets you: a) a clear conscience that you're using paid-for software, and that you're helping support future development of the MAPPER-3a program family and other quality Psion shareware software. b) a special code that will personalise your copy of MAPPER-3a/London, remove the opening and closing shareware screens and let you add your own place names to the MAPPER-3a/London database and shrink or remove the status window to give more room on-screen. No need to re-install the software, just use the registration menu option and type in the code! c) A direct say in how the program develops. *********************************************************************** ******************** IMPORTANT!! ******************************** *********************************************************************** This text file documents the history of the program, its installation, and some of the more technical aspects to running it. For general help in using and understanding MAPPER-3a/London, please browse through the *extensive* on-line help. This help is the only documentation of most of MAPPER-3a/London's features, so work through it properly! 8-) *********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This is MAPPER-3a/London, released as shareware All rights reserved, and copyrights, including the database files and their format, where appropriate (see listings below). All data sets are original work, created specially for this application, and were collated using public domain information and data gathered from personally-owned GPS units. If you'd like to contribute an item or vector data set, then go right ahead! Note that Mapper-3a/GB (v3.8) and Mapper-3a/Ireland (v1.2) are also currently available as shareware, as of 22nd December 1995. Memory requirements ------------------- MAPPER-3a/London needs approximately 100k of system memory while running. If you try to start it with less than this amount available, it will hopefully warn you and exit. A *full* installation of Mapper-3a/London will take about 210k. This includes documentation and tutor files. Components and Installation. ---------------------------- Mapper-3a/London may be one of the largest and most complex programs you'll ever have to install on your Psion, so don't get frustrated if you can't seem to work out how to get everything going immediately. Try installing another (simpler) program first, and then try Mapper-3a/London again when you're more confident with files, directories etc. You're on a learning curve, so don't give up too soon! NOTE: Before installing Mapper-3a/London, do the following. Go into 'Set Preferences' on your system screen menu and set 'Update lists' to "System Button". If you don't do this, the 3a will try and update all its lists after *every* file is copied, which will take ages .... If you are a MCLINK user: Note that an example MCLINK script file is included, called INSTALL.SCR, which you'll need to customise for yourself by changing the disk names to suit your set-up and then use it to save yourself some typing! To use it, start MCLINK and type @INSTALL.SCR If you use RCOM: The MCLINK script above will still work, but you'll have to manually create the appropriate directories on your Psion's disk etc. You can do this in one step by using the 'Make Directory' menu option to create \APP\MAPPERLO\ on your chosen SSD etc. In RCOM, you can then run the script with "CALL INSTALL.SCR" ... If you use PsiWin (or Winlink?): You're definitely going to have to do it all manually, but at least you can do it all with 'drag and drop'! You'll need to create the \APP\ and the \APP\MAPPERLO\ directories by hand using the 'Create Directory' menu command. A good tip is to sort the unzipped files by extension/type, i.e. all the .MP7s together, and so on. You can highlight blocks of files in PsiWin by clicking on the first one and then holding the key down and clicking on the last one. ALl files in between will now be highlighted as well, and you can drag and drop the lot in one go across to your Psion's drives!! If all else fails refer either to the list below, or to the INSTALL.SCR script file, both of which should give you enough clues as to where things go! {Inside the ZIP are the following files, file sizes quoted to help you decide on whether to install certain overlays etc. Contributor information also included where known or appropriate} MAPPERLO.TXT - this file! MAPPERLO.OPA - the main program module. Place this in an \APP\ directory on any Psion drive, and install onto your system screen with Psion-I. Size - 47k plus essential support files, to be placed in a \APP\MAPPERLO\ subdirectory on the same disk: GPS.OVL - the routines for latitude/longitude and GPS support - 6k MAPLHELP.RSC - the comprehensive on-line help file - 12k USEFUL.RSC - a help file of some useful numbers - 2k LONDON.MP5 - a data-set of approximately 400 places - 9k COASTLON.MP6 - a data-set showing the Thames estuary and a few reservoirs & lakes - 2k ROADS.MP5 - a data-set of the London road network - 26k MAPPERLO.PIC - essential small bitmaps - 3k plus extra overlays, which you can install as you wish; they all go into the aforementioned \APP\MAPPERLO\ directory ... Vector overlays (i.e. lines and labels), all contributed by Tony Crocker: POSTCODE.MP8 - a vector overlay of the postcode boundaries - 16k RAILTRAK.MP8 - a vector overlay of the main-line railway routes - 4k TUBELINE.MP8 - a vector overlay of all the tube lines, laid out properly (i.e. geographically, not diagrammatically) - 3k TUBEZONE.MP8 - a vector overlay of the tube charge zones - 1k Optional item overlays (i.e. specific points and labels and reference info): PSION.MP7 - Psion company sites - 1k MAINLINE.MP7 - main-line railway routes - 5k - (contributed by Tony Crocker) TUBE.MP7 - tube (underground) stations, with their line name(s) shown as abbreviations - 6k PLACES.MP7 - places of interest, with their phone numbers - 2k HOTELS.MP7 - a large selection of hotels across London - 6k NCP_PARK.MP7 - NCP car parks in London - 3k PIZZA.MP7 - selected Pizza restaurants across London - 4k GOLF.MP7 - golf courses across London - 2k MARKETS.MP7 - markets, with their optimum visiting times - 2k (contributed by Tony Crocker) YHA.MP7 - youth hostels in the London area, most allow overnight stays for under 20 pounds - 1k THEATRES.MP7 - theatres across London - 3k (contributed by Tony Crocker & Gordon Drayson) CINEMAS.MP7 - cinemas - 4k (contributed by Gordon Drayson) PETROL.MP7 - filling stations - 6k- (contributed by Gordon Drayson) BIGMACS.MP7 - MacDonalds restaurants - 3k - (contributed by Tony Crocker) MRCLUTCH.MP7 - Mr Clutch service centres - 1k - (by Tony Crocker) Each of the .MP7 overlays listed above has an associated .PIC file of the same name. These are the on-screen icons for overlays, and will be used if present in the main \APP\MAPPERLO\ directory. If they are not present, a default 'star' icon will be used .... Some of the overlays may also have text files (*.TXT) and/or database files (*.DBF), depending on whether the original compiler of the overlay supplied one. The text files can be read as usual, and describe the overlay in more detail. The database files are for opening in DATA and then linking into via Mapper-3a's menu options. Each of the overlays includes reference information for each item (for example, telephone contact numbers), and this can be displayed by turning 'Overlay Reference Fields' On. As I say, all the above support files live in the \APP\MAPPERLO\ directory. Tutorial -------- I've also included a small tutorial file, LONTUTOR.WRD, which you may want to put in a \WRD\ directory and read as you go, in WORD. Deleting info from the custom town database, \OPD\MAPPERLO.DBF -------------------------------------------------------------- The \OPD\MAPPERLO.DBF file is editable under DATA, so you can delete individual towns etc and modify them in this way. Please remember to compress the file before exiting DATA ! Grabbing the current map screen as a PIC file --------------------------------------------- You may well want to grab a map screen as a standard Psion .PIC file, for printing or editing using DRAW (see small print at end) or PAINT or any other 3a bit-map editor. Grabbing the 3a screen is done with pressing 'Control', 'Shift', 'Psion' and 'S' simultaneously (it's easier to do than it sounds) and lo and behold a file called SCREEN.PIC will have appeared in the root directory (\) of your internal disk ... _+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_ Thanks for trying MAPPER-3a/London! If you decide to remove MAPPER-3a/London from your Psion, please note that it creates several small files in \OPD\ on your default disk. MAPPERLO.DBF (custom place database), MAPPERLO.REG (your registration key, once I've given it to you) and assorted .LSF files (used to store your preferences and position etc from session to session). If you've created any custom overlays or their icons, there may also be a few files in an \APP\MAPPERLO\ directory on your internal disk ... Small print: ------------ 1) Reverse engineering of the program or data modules is strictly forbidden. Attempts to try and 'crack' the methods used by me to protect MAPPER-3a from reverse translation are also forbidden. If you would like to create a complementary program and use my data-sets, then please get in touch with me. If you would like more information on protecting your own programs from reverse translation, then please contact Marco Aicardi at Via G Acerbi 6/3, 16148 - Genova, Italy for more details of his PROTECT software range. 2) Please note that I also run 3-Lib, *the* clearing-house for Psion public domain and shareware software. Send me a stamped self-addressed envelope to the above address, and I'll return the latest catalogue. All programs mentioned in MAPPER-3a or its documentation are available from 3-Lib for a nominal copying charge. 3) A useful related program to have available for editing and cropping any screen-grabs you do in MAPPER-3a is DRAW 2.8, by Rick Andrews. This is a S3a-only full bitmap editor and manipulator and is also shareware, available wherever you got MAPPER-3a from. Highly recommended. 4) You can contact me via email at slitchfield@cix.compulink.co.uk, or on Compuserve: 100640,107, if you'd like. To speed up registrations, you can quote your email address for quick return of your registration code. If you're on Compuserve, you can register using the SWREG service (id 7035 or 7173). 5) On-line support for MAPPER-3a/London, including test versions and extra utilities are provided in the 'mapper' conference on CIX and 'Palmtop' forum on Compuserve. Up-to-date Mapper-3a information can be found on the Web at http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/slitchfield 6) If you give MAPPER-3a/London to a friend (as is encouraged with shareware!), then it's always best to give him/her the original ZIP files. If the transfer takes place by SSD, then remember to include both the main MAPPERLO.OPA program and the \APP\MAPPERLO\ subdirectory full of data files. Do *not* give your friend your MAPPERLO.REG registration file, as this is unique to you and contains *your* name, and subsequent piracy will tell the world who started the outbreak! 7) Thanks to all the testers and contributors out there, who have supplied ideas, support, bug-reports, data, code fragments etc. You are too numerous to mention! If *you* find a bug or spot an error etc in any of the overlays, then please get in touch! 8) Note that the Northings/Eastings and National Grid coordinate systems within the Mapper-3a program family are used with the kind written permission of Ordnance Survey. 9) Note on copyrights etc.: be careful to only make use of publicly available and public domain data sources when compiling any overlays or town/item plans, unless of course you sourced the information (from memory?) in the first place! Steve Litchfield ============================================================================