The GPSS Screen
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A
Your last keyboard command (in this case, ? = Help)
B
Your location in latitude & longitude (degrees & minutes)
C
Your location in grid notation
D
Your speed (not moving when this was snapped, so 0 mph)
E
Your heading (not moving when this was snapped, hence the ?)
F
Distance to destination
G
Location of endpoint in clock face notation (12 o'clock = North)
H
Current mode (too small to make out here, but it's "GPS" = GPS input
I
Click for Help page popup


Clicking on A through G causes the following control box to pop up:

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1
Text explanation of the control you have clicked
2
Go to first command you've used in this session
3
Go back one command
4
Go ahead one command
5
Hide this control box ("hide these controls")
6
Zoom out (select a map that covers a larger area)
7
Zoom in
8
Select a Geocache (treasure-hunt game played by quite a few GPS owners)
9
Search for next nearest location (see Adding places)
10
Give more information about a place (you'll need to add the info)
11
Turn the place you found into your destination
12
Toggle instruments
13
Playback analysis
14
The last button you clicked
15
Apply the last button you clicked



By Dave Gehman
© Copyright 2004, Robin Lovelock
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