Tube

www.visualit.co.uk

Overview

Tube is an application that assists you to use the metro, subway or

underground transport system in major cities throughout the world.
Tube allows the user to view and scroll around a map, locate any station
on the map, plan a journey by selecting the starting and ending stations
and have Tube calculate the shortest route. The route can be displayed
as a list of directions in text or graphically as an animated display.
In situations where a station or complete line are out of service the user
can select to avoid this station or line and Tube will calculate an
alternative route.

Pro versions of Tube also come with a superb integrated street level map
of the central city area. These maps have a find feature that enables you
to quickly find any street, place of interest or station on the map. This
street level map is also integrated with the subway/metro map so you can
quickly view the stations street location when using the tube map. Please
note route planning is not possible between street locations. Some Pro
version may also come with additional reference map of other rail
systems in the area. These again have quick find features but may not be
provided with route planning.

Streets versions of Tube come with just the street maps for a city. The
maps are purchased as tiles each covering an area of the city. The maps
can be added to your standard of Pro packs, or viewed standalone. The
maps have a find feature that enables you to quickly find any street, place
of interest or station on the map. These street level maps are also
integrated with the subway/metro map so you can quickly view the
stations street location when using the tube map. Please note route
planning is not possible between street locations.
Installation Instructions

• The zip file you downloaded will contain a Tube.prc and several .pdb files: Extract all
these files to a folder of your choice on your desktop PC.
• Open the folder you extracted the files to and locate the Tube.prc and .pdb files.
• Click on the Tube.prc and ALL of the pdb files in turn to add them to your Palm install
tool. If you wish to install the maps to a storage card or memory stick click on the
change destination button and move the pdb files over. For best performance leave the
Tube.prc file in main memory.

• Ensure you have selected the correct user for the device you are installing to.
• Place your Palm device in its cradle and hotsysnc to install across.
• After syncing, the Tube icon appears on your Palm. Select it by pressing the Palm
‘Home’ button, and making sure the category your viewing is ‘All’.
• If you have any problems using the application check your hotsync log to ensure no
errors were reported during the install.
Storage Card Notes

If you are installing any of the files to the expansion card they must reside in one of the
following directories, If you use Palm's install tool to install to your expansion card then the
files will automatically be installed to the correct directory.

-- Common Palm folders

/PALM/Launcher/
/PALM/
/PALM/Programs/

-- PiDirect/MemPlug directories
/PALM/PiDirect/

-- MS/Sony Clie directories

/PALM/Programs/MSFiles/
/PALM/Programs/MSMount/
Instructions on using the application.

Menus

Two menus lists can be accessed within Tube:

Shortcut Menu

When viewing the map you can access a shortcut menu of

Tubes most popular features, simply by holding down on a
point on the map for 1+ secs. The menu gives you a choice
of getting station information, planning a trip to or from the
closest station, or using the zoom feature. Also on the
menu is a 'Map' option. This can be used with Pro versions
of Tube to display a street map of the area surrounding the
selected tube station.

Actions menu list

To access the additional Tube options click the menu

button to the left of the Graffiti area, whenever you are
viewing a map.
Load Map

When Tube is first started it detects the databases that are available and will display a
dialogue box allowing the user to select the map to load. Some databases contain information
for different times of the day or week and a second dialogue will ask you to select the time
you wish to travel.
The current map can be changed at any time by selecting Load Map from the Actions menu
list and selecting the map from the dialogue box.
If the selected map is not installed on the device a dialogue message will appear telling you
the file, or files, to install for that map.
If the 'Auto load map on start up' box is ticked, then the next time Tube is loaded the last map
that was loaded will automatically load, at the last position viewed.

Change Time

Some maps contain different databases for different times of day or days of the week.
Access the Actions menu list and select > Change Time option to change the time you wish to
travel with the currently loaded map.
Please note this option is disabled for maps that do not contain time dependent information.

Find Location

Use this menu to find any location on the current map. Access the Actions menu list and
select > Find and then from the dialogue box select the location you are looking for. The
selected location will be scrolled into view and a circle drawn around it.

Plan Trip

Use this menu item to plan a journey and have Tube calculate the shortest route. Access the
Actions menu list and select > Plan Trip then from the displayed dialogue box select the From
and To stations. Click List to get a list of instructions that describe the route or click Show to
be shown graphically the route to take.
If a station or complete line is out of service you can click the Options button to display a
dialogue box that allows you to select a station and line to avoid.
To cancel a trip during animation, hold the stylus down on the map.

Set Home

Use this menu item to set a Home position on the map. Once set maps will load with the
Home position centred on screen.

Go Home

Use this menu item to animate from your present position to your Home position.

Viewing the Map

Moving around the map - Touch the stylus on the map and while holding it down drag the
map in the
direction you wish to move it.

Zooming in and out

To zoom in and out use the hardware up and down buttons. These are usually found below
the grafitti area.

No Maps Available

For each map you must install a data file, and a map file. If there are no maps available for
selection, you need to install the data files for at least one map. If you can select a map but
then see the message: 'Can't find map. Please install one of the following files:
someFileName.Pdb'
You need to install at least one of the files listed.
For example, to install the files for London you need to install 'TubLONtM.pdb', and
'TubLONtD.pdb' onto your device.
To install files you need to locate them on you Desktop machine. Then double click the
desired file and follow the HotSync instructions.

Sony Clie Users

If you have a Sony Clie device you will be able to run Tube in high resolution mode. To do this
access the Actions menu list and select Sony Hi Res from the menu. You can then toggle
high resolution with the check box displayed.

Note, if your Sony Clie is running Palm OS 5 or greater Tube will automatically run in Hi Res,
and this option will not appear on the menu.

Support

If you have any problems installing or using the application please check our support pages
on our web site www.visualit.co.uk/support.htm

Updates

Updates to the latest tube engine can be found on our web site
www.visualit.co.uk/downloads.htm

If an updated map or database is released for a city you should receive an email on how to
obtain the latest version.