[gps-talkusers] Re: New feature of the day October 14

  • From: Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:27:31 -0400

Yes,
the simple find is read f.  This is the one that just brings up the
category/subcategory then string.

The advanced find is control F on the QT and BACKSPACE with F on the
BT.  This is the one where you can choose starting ending distances if
desired, direction of search, field name etc.

Chris
On Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:20:45 -0400, Malaina VanderWal
<mintjulepprincess@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Chris is the advance poi look around being changed then on the qt 
>keyboard from read f to control f?
>
>Thanks,
>Malaina
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: gps-talkusers <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date sent: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:31:59 -0400
>>Subject: [gps-talkusers] New feature of the day October 14
>
>>The new feature I would like to introduce is the way we do POI
>>searching.   There are four ways to find POIs.
>
>>1. nearby POIS, Press F this works as it always has.
>
>>2.  simple find, Press SPACE with F or READ with F, you are only
>>presented with the category sub category, and search string.
>
>>3.  advanced find, this is the most powerful find Press BACKSPACE 
>with
>>F or CONTROL with F.  You are presented witht the following: 
>category,
>>subcategory, starting distance  If you don't enter a starting 
>distance
>>an ending distance is not offered.  Search direction,  you are
>>presented with a list of 9 items, full circle, ahead, behind, 
>left,
>>right, north, south, east, and west.  You can search for POI in a
>>desired direction.  Then you are prompted for the field type, you 
>can
>>search on name, city, phone number, street name etc.  the field 
>items
>>are presented to you in a list.  Once you select the field you 
>are
>>interested in searching, you are finally offered the search 
>string.
>>When you type in the search string and press enter the search 
>executes
>>with the peramitors defined. IE all shops ahead of you.  Or all 
>POIs
>>along a certain street.
>
>>4.  The final search is user defined.  There is a hot key, 
>BACKSPACE
>>with Dot 3 or CONTROL with U, this will perform a search using 
>the
>>category and subcategory of your choice.  By default the 
>keystroke is
>>defined to look at all user private POIs.
>
>>Another note about POI searches,  LookAround has a new item 
>called POI
>>search direction.  This allows you to be notified of all POI in a
>>desired direction, ahead of you, or a full circle around you.  
>The
>>choice is yours.
>
>>Chris Grabowski
>>- Customer Support and Product testing
>>Sendero Group
>>"The GPS company." Also, distributors of the mPower, PK, Victor
>>Stream, Voice Sense, Braille Sense, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks, 
>Miniguide and ID Mate
>
>>Phone: 888-757-6810 EXT. 113
>>Email: chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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Chris Grabowski
- Customer Support and Product testing
Sendero Group
"The GPS company." Also, distributors of the mPower, PK, Victor 
Stream, Voice Sense, Braille Sense, KNFB Mobile Reader, Talks, Miniguide and ID 
Mate

Phone: 888-757-6810 EXT. 113
Email: chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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