
Map Monkey Features - Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008
Map Monkey Features
Check out the features of map monkey free gps application:
*New Features*
- -Advanced GPS Mode
You can now connect Map Monkey using an advanced mode where
information such as speed, heading and number of satellites
is available.
- -Map Monkey SDK (MonkeyTalk)
The SDK for Map Monkey has been released. This makes it
very easy to create your own plugins or embed and integrate
Map Monkey fully in your application.
- -Speed Camera Detection
Map Monkey can now notify you of approaching speed cameras.
Cameras can also be easily added or removed from the database
via a buttons on the main toolbar
- -Automatic Update of Speed cameras
When connected via the SDK, you can opt to be notified
of any approaching cameras. This is useful for custom applications
and plugins.
- -Scroll map with hotkeys
You can define hotkeys to scroll the map and also return to the home
position.
- -Fullscreen Mode
A hotkey can be defined to enter and exit fullscreen mode. You can also
choose to always start in fullscreen.
- -Reconnect GPS on power resume
When returning from standby or hibernate, you can choose to
automatically reconnect the GPS.
- -Navigate Button
There is now a navigate button on all dialogs at the bottom right of
the screen
- -Manual Destination
You can now route to specific longitude and latitude coordinates.
- -Speed Display
The current speed can be overlayed on top of the mapping window
- -Customisable Infobar
Most aspects of the infobar can now be edited (fonts, colors,
positions) by modifying the skin.
- -Destinator Skins
Each skin can now have it's own individual "Destinator Skin"
allowing you to change the scrollbar / fonts / internal
buttons of destinator without effecting other skins.
- -Line Mute on Maneuevers
As well as Winamp and Frodo control when approaching a maneuver,
You can now optionally mute a sound line on your system.
(Wave, Mic, Line-in etc..)
- -Volume Control
Buttons can now be added to a skin to control the master volume
- -Import Speed Cams into Favorites
On the configuration screen, you can now choose to import all
of the speed cameras of your chosen database straight into
the "Imported Speed Cameras" favorites folder of destinator.
This means they will appear straight on the map rather than
having to wait for them to be detected before showing up.
- -Custom Speed Warning
By editing the value in Settings.INI, you can have a custom
speed warning that will alert you when reach a certain speed.
- -Scroll Buttons
There are now buttons on dialog screens that allow you to scroll
up and down any lists. This helps touchscreen users who find it
difficuilt to use the small scrollbar.
- -Camera Warning Sounds
There are different warning sound for each type of speed camera.
Any new types of camera can also have sounds made for them
by creating a wave file and calling it Warning[x]_[TYPE].wav
and placing it in the WAVE folder.
- -CdRSkuLL Skin
The popular skin by CdRSkuLL has been updated for 1.1.3 and is
now the default.
- -Plugin Structure
Map Monkey now allows you to select the plugins to use
at startup.
- -Windows Media Player Control
You can now map your Prev/Play/Next buttons to Windows Media
Player.
- -QuickFavorite
A button on your skin or a hotkey can now be assigned to
quickly add the current location into a favorites folder.
Only the "Classic" skin has this button by default.
- -Default Address Sort View
You can now specify the default view to use on the route to
address dialog
- -Background image on skin
By placing a "Tile.JPG" inside your skin folder, the image will
be tiled on your skins background rather than a colour.
- -Hide Mouse
It is now possible to allow Destinator to hide your mouse while
it's running (and make it visible again upon exiting)
- -Import / Export of Speed Cameras
It's possible to import new cameras to the speed camera
database (MapMonkey CSV or PocketGPS CSV) and also export
the current database to a CSV file.
- -Set Volume on speak
You can now specify a volume for voice directions.
This will help keep directions at a safe & suitable level even
when the music is loud.
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