MOBILE GEO 1.0

Adapted and formatted from the Code Factory’s User Guide by Mark Taylor, CANDLE SHORE INC, Thursday, October 16, 2008

NUMERIC HOTKEYS

The following commands are available when focus is in any Mobile Geo screen, except within dialogs and menus, including the list view of options opened by some menu items. Within dialogs, pressing any of these keys will send that key to the control in focus (e.g., enter the number if focus is in an edit field). Within menus opened by the softkeys or the list view of options displayed when a menu item is selected (e.g., Set current GPS position, Settings, Route Functions, create Route screen after setting a destination, etc.), the numeric hotkey of the menu option is activated instead (e.g., press left softkey for Functions menu, then press 2, 4 to save the current route).

Pocket PC users who do not have integrated or external keyboards may activate the Touch Keypad if they wish to press numeric hotkeys. The arrow keys, Enter, Tab and softkeys will continue to work even when Touch Keypad is active, and so the user does not have to toggle this MSP input method on/off just to use Mobile Geo. To set the Touch Keypad as the default input method, use Control+LongTap1 (this is a cycle-type command which means Control will remain active unless three seconds have passed that no command is performed). Then, press LongTap1 to activate this input method. To exit the input method, press the Alt key.

Key 1:
Announce current GPS position, heading, speed and altitude.

Long 1:
Open "Where Am I" screen. Press Enter in this screen for available options.

Key 2:
Announce current heading and distance to destination.
If Getting Warmer function is in use, press any key except this one to stop the announcements, and press Key 2 to resume the Getting Warmer announcements.

Long 2:
Select an Address as destination, virtual position or origin, or user POI.

Key 3:
Announce percent of route completed, estimated time of arrival to destination, distance to destination , distance from start of route, total route distance, and route type.

Long 3:
Recalculate current route.

Key 4:
Announce the upcoming intersection (if you're moving) or the nearest intersection (if you are stationary, so this could be the one behind if it’s nearer).

Long 4:
Open Details screen for upcoming or nearest intersection. Press Enter in this screen for available options.

Key 5:
Refresh current screen.

Long 5:
Capture text of item currently in focus. Press left softkey or OK to close this dialog.

Key 6:
Announce information about next turn [heading, distance, street that the user will be turning into, what should the user do when he reaches that turn (left or right), and ETA].
Press this key again within 12 seconds after your last press, and it will announce information for subsequent turns. If 12 seconds have elapsed, pressing this key will revert to announcing the information for the next turn.

Long 6:
Open Full Route screen. You will be placed on the waypoint you are currently at or near to.

Key 7:
Toggle between GPS and Virtual navigation mode.
If Mobile Geo automatically switches to virtual mode (e.g., no GPS receiver is detected or a virtual position is set), you will only hear a message and a sound indicating the switch. If you toggle manually to Virtual mode, a message box comes up with a warning about the mode switching. Dismiss this by pressing Enter.

Long 7:
Set current GPS position as destination, as virtual position or origin, or as user POI.

Key 8:
Announce heading and distance to nearest POI.

Long 8:
Basic POI search.
The list will already be populated with the POIs found within a quarter mile or kilometer radius of your current GPS position or the virtual position you have just set. Note that if no virtual position had been set and you switched to virtual mode, your last known GPS position will be set as virtual position. Press Enter on a POI to view its details. Press Enter again for available options.

Key 9:
Repeat last Mobile Geo announcement, ignoring any other text MSS/MSP may have spoken.

Long 9:
Open Announcement History.

Key 0:
Announce GPS status (quality of signal, accuracy scale, and number of satellites being tracked).

Long 0:
Reconnect GPS receiver.

Key # (pound sign):
Move focus to Mobile Geo’s main screen.

Long # (pound sign):
Toggle LookAround mode on/off.
If LookAround mode is off, Mobile Geo automatic announcements are muted but GPS monitoring and route following remain enabled.

Long Up:
Virtually move forward on the map to the intersection ahead.
This will also speak the distance you have virtually traveled.

Long Down:
Return to previous virtual position on the map.
This command cannot be repeated in order to move back to two or more previous virtual positions.

Long Left:
Virtually turn left at intersection.
If you are not at an intersection, this will first move you to the intersection ahead and then make a left turn if possible. If not, you are turned 180 degrees to face the opposite direction.

Long Right:
Virtually turn right at intersection.
If you are not at an intersection, this will first move you to the intersection ahead and then make a right turn if possible. If not, you are turned 180 degrees to face the opposite direction. 


GLOBAL COMMANDS

Even if the Mobile Geo window is minimized such that the application continues to run in the background, but focus is in another program (e.g., you are checking your email, browsing the internet, listening to music, etc.), Mobile Geo can still be accessed by switching to the Mobile Geo command layout. You can also use this command layout even when Mobile geo is in the foreground. Remember that this layout will not be available if Mobile Geo is not running.

By default, the command layout will switch to Mobile Geo layout when you launch Mobile Geo. If you want to disable the automatic switching of command layouts, uncheck the option called "Auto enable Mobile Geo command layout" in Mobile Geo's General Options.

Keep in mind that if the Mobile Geo command layout was active when you minimized Mobile Geo, this layout will remain active until you select another command layout.


MOBILE GEO COMMAND LAYOUT ON SMARTPHONES

Note: To prevent the Mobile Geo command layout from remaining selected even though Mobile Geo is not running after the Smartphone is restarted, the active command layout will always switch to Default layout following a device reboot.

Mss Keys  Command  Additional Information  

Home, pressed four times quickly within ten seconds  Toggle Command Describer mode for current layout.   

Home1:
Announce current GPS position, heading, speed and altitude.   
HomLong1:
Open "Where Am I" screen. Press Enter in this screen for available options.  Press Enter in this screen for options.  

Home2:
Announce current heading and distance to destination.  If Getting Warmer function is in use, press any command except this one to stop the announcements, and press Home+2 to resume the Getting Warmer announcements.  

HomeLong2:
Select an Address as destination, virtual position or origin, or user POI.   

Home3:
Announce route information.  This gives the percent of route completed, estimated time of arrival to destination, distance to destination , distance from start of route, total route distance, and route type.  

HomeLong3:
Recalculate current route.   

Home4:
Announce the nearest/upcoming intersection.  It announces the upcoming intersection (if you're moving) or the nearest intersection (if you are stationary, so this could be the one behind if it’s nearer).  

HomeLong4:
Open Details screen for upcoming or nearest intersection. Press Enter in this screen for available options.  Press Enter in this screen for options.  

Home5:
Change command layout.  Wait for the beep indicating that the Home key has toggled off, before executing any command.  

HomeLong5:
Context-sensitive help.  Press the left softkey to close this screen.  

Home6:
Announce information about next turn [heading, distance, street that the user will be turning into, what should the user do when he reaches that turn (left or right), and ETA].  Press this command again within 12 seconds after your last press, and it will announce information for subsequent turns. If 12 seconds have elapsed, pressing this command will revert to announcing the information for the next turn.  

HomeLong6:
Open Full Route screen.  You will be placed on the waypoint you are currently at or near to.  
Home7:
Toggle between GPS and Virtual navigation mode.  If Mobile Geo automatically switches to virtual mode (e.g., no GPS receiver is detected or a virtual position is set), you will only hear a message and a sound indicating the switch. If you toggle manually to Virtual mode, a message box comes up with a warning about the mode switching. Dismiss this by pressing Enter.  

HomeLong7:
Set current GPS position as destination, as virtual position or origin, or as user POI.   

Home8:
Announce heading and distance to nearest POI.   

HomeLong8:
Basic POI search.  The list will already be populated with the POIs found within a quarter mile or kilometer radius of your current GPS position or the virtual position you have just set. Note that if no virtual position had been set and you switched to virtual mode, your last known GPS position will be set as virtual position. Press Enter on a POI to view its details. Press Enter again for options.  

Home9:
Repeat last Mobile Geo announcement, ignoring any other text MSS/MSP may have spoken.   

HomeLong9:
Open Announcement History.   

Home0:
Announce GPS status (quality of signal, accuracy scale, and number of satellites being tracked).   

HomeLong0:
Reconnect GPS receiver.   

Home# (pound sign):
Bring Mobile Geo to the foreground.   

HomeLong# (pound sign):
Toggle LookAround Announcements mode on/off.  If LookAround mode is off, Mobile Geo automatic announcements are muted but GPS monitoring and route following remain enabled.  

HomeUp:
Virtually move forward on the map to the intersection ahead.  This will also speak the distance you have virtually traveled. Home remains active until you press it again to turn it off.  

HomeDown:
Return to previous virtual position on the map.  This command cannot be repeated in order to move back to two or more previous virtual positions. Home remains active until you press it again to turn it off.  

HomeLeft:
turn left at intersection.  If you are not at an intersection, this will first move you to the intersection ahead and then make a left turn if possible. If not, you are turned 180 degrees to face the opposite direction.  

HomeRight:
Virtually turn right at intersection.  If you are not at an intersection, this will first move you to the intersection ahead and then make a right turn if possible. If not, you are turned 180 degrees to face the opposite direction.  

HomeLeftSoft:
Read status information about the mobile device (e.g., battery level).   

HomeRightSoft:
Read current date and time.   

HomeEnter:
Read softkey assignments.   

HomeDial:
Route audio to Bluetooth headset.   

HomeBack:
Quit application  When performed in Mobile Geo, this will exit the program without the confirmation prompt.  

MOBILE GEO COMMAND LAYOUT ON POCKET PCs

Note: If a soft reset is performed while the Mobile Geo command layout is active, this layout remains selected even after the device has booted up, and even though no commands will work because Mobile Geo is not running. Therefore, if you are getting the Windows Mobile default error beep or no response when you are performing a command, make sure that you are in the Default command layout.

MSP Keys  Command  Additional Information  

Alt, pressed four times quickly within ten seconds  Toggle Command Describer mode for current layout.   

AltTab:
Change command layout.  Wait for the beep indicating that the Alt key has toggled off, before executing any command.  

Tap1:
Announce current GPS position, heading, speed and altitude.   

ShiftTap1:
Open "Where Am I" screen. Press Enter in this screen for available options.  Press Enter in this screen for options.  

ControlTap1:
Toggle between GPS and Virtual navigation mode.  If Mobile Geo automatically switches to virtual mode (e.g., no GPS receiver is detected or a virtual position is set), you will only hear a message and a sound indicating the switch. If you toggle manually to Virtual mode, a message box comes up with a warning about the mode switching. Dismiss this by pressing Enter.  

Tap2:
Announce current heading and distance to destination.  If Getting Warmer function is in use, press any command except this one to stop the announcements, and press Tap2 to resume the Getting Warmer announcements.  

ShiftTap2:
Select an Address as destination, virtual position or origin, or user POI.   

ControlTap2:
Set current GPS position as destination, as virtual position or origin, or as user POI.   

ControlShiftTap2:
Capture text of item currently in focus.  Use Shift+Left/Right to read by word in this screen if Mobile Geo command layout is selected. If Default layout is active, however, use 
ControlLeft/Right. Press the left softkey to close this screen.  

Tap3:
Repeat last Mobile Geo announcement, ignoring any other text MSS/MSP may have spoken.   

ShiftTap3:
Open Announcement History.   

ControlTap3:
Toggle LookAround mode on/off.  If LookArouhnd mode is off, Mobile Geo automatic announcements are muted but GPS monitoring and route following remain enabled.

Tap4:
Announce GPS status (quality of signal, accuracy scale, and number of satellites being tracked).  

ShiftTap4:
Reconnect GPS receiver.   

ControlTap4:
Route audio to Bluetooth headset.   

ControlShiftTap4:
Toggle MSP speech muting.   

DoubleTap1:
Announce information about next turn [heading, distance, street that the user will be turning into, what should the user do when he reaches that turn (left or right), and ETA].  Press this command again within 12 seconds after your last press, and it will announce information for subsequent turns. If 12 seconds have elapsed, pressing this command will revert to announcing the information for the next turn.  

ShiftDoubleTap1:
Open Full Route screen.  You will be placed on the waypoint you are currently at or near to.  

DoubleTap2:
Announce the nearest/upcoming intersection.  It announces the upcoming intersection (if you're moving) or the nearest intersection (if you are stationary, so this could be the one behind if it’s nearer).  

ShiftDoubleTap2:
Open Details screen for upcoming or nearest intersection. Press Enter in this screen for available options.  Press Enter in this screen for options.  

DoubleTap3:
Announce heading and distance to nearest POI.   

ShiftDoubleTap3:
Basic POI search.  The list will already be populated with the POIs found within a quarter mile or kilometer radius of your current GPS position or the virtual position you have just set. Note that if no virtual position had been set and you switched to virtual mode, your last known GPS position will be set as virtual position. Press Enter on a POI to view its details. Press Enter again for available options.  

DoubleTap4:
Go to previous screen.   

ShiftDoubleTap4:
Move focus to Mobile Geo’s main screen.   

ControlDoubleTap4:
Quit application  When performed in Mobile Geo, this will exit the program without the confirmation prompt.  

LongTap1:
Activate default input method.   

ControlLongTap1:
Select default input method.  This will only select the input method but it will not activate it automatically.  

LongTap2:
Context-sensitive help.  Press the left softkey to close this screen.  

LongTap3:
Announce route information.  This gives the percent of route completed, estimated time of arrival to destination, distance to destination , distance from start of route, total route distance, and route type.  

ShiftLongTap3:
Recalculate current route.   

LongTap4:
Refresh current screen.   

ShiftLongTap4:
Bring Mobile Geo to the foreground.   

ControlUp:
Virtually move forward on the map to the intersection ahead.  This will also speak the distance you have virtually traveled. Control remains active until you press it again to turn it off.  

ControlDown:
Return to previous virtual position on the map.  This command cannot be repeated in order to move back to two or more previous virtual positions. Control remains active until you press it again to turn it off.  

ControlLeft:
turn left at intersection.  If you are not at an intersection, this will first move you to the intersection ahead and then make a left turn if possible. If not, you are turned 180 degrees to face the opposite direction. Control remains active until you press it again to turn it off.  

ControlRight:
Virtually turn right at intersection.  If you are not at an intersection, this will first move you to the intersection ahead and then make a right turn if possible. If not, you are turned 180 degrees to face the opposite direction. Control remains active until you press it again to turn it off.  

AltDoubleTap4:
MSP key bypass mode that lets you perform the default, non-MSP function of a hardware button.  Press any hardware button after executing this command in order to perform that button's default function.  

AltDoubleTap3:
Read softkey assignments.   

AltTap4:
Activate the left softkey.  Use this command on devices that do not have hardware buttons for activating softkeys.  

AltTap3:
Activate the right softkey.  Use this command on devices that do not have hardware buttons for activating softkeys.  

AltTap1:
Toggle connection with Braille device.   

AltTap2:
Open Device Manager for Braille connections.   

AltControlShiftLeft:
Turn touch screen off.)  This may not work for some devices like the Verizon XV6800 and AT&T 8525.  

AltControlShiftRight:
Turn touch screen on.  This may not work for some devices like the Verizon XV6800 and AT&T 8525.  

AltControlShiftTab:
Restart MSP.  Try this command before opting for a soft reset to resolve any lock-up or loss of speech.