Map Monkey is an attempt to turn the very limited Destinator SDK (Software Development Kit) by Powerloc/HSTC into a user friendly, yet advanced GPS application for the PC.
Features:
- 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.
- Customizable 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. more
- Line Mute on Maneuvers: 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
- 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)
Comments