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iQue Launcher with Macros - download version 1.06b1 (New: automatically make a menu from your waypoints)

Many applications are difficult to use in the car, besides being quite dangerous. There are some functions on the iQue that require stylus entry. In comparison, automotive GPS units be easily navigated and controlled with simple controls.

FastFinger is a launcher with macro capabilities. It allows you to control the iQue using hard button presses and large screen buttons. With two finger taps, you can route to home, find the nearest gas station, set a detour, or perform any number of functions.

Read the manual
Read the tutorial for 1.05 and above
Download a script starter set
PDAStreet discussion on FastFinger
FastFinger scripts contributed by PDAStreet members
FastFinger script technical support contributed by PDAStreet members

What's New?

Feb 25 2005 - Version 1.06b1
New in this release: Make "route to" menus automatically from your waypoints. This is accomplished by adding a command to your Fastfinger menu.

Installation:

Check your version first! Check it by tapping the menu icon from the toolbar and choosing "About Fastfinger". Failure to follow these installation instructions may cause a soft reset
Select "Upgrade/Remove" from the menu. Install as usual.
Install Garmin API Library. Without this library, the waypoints will still show up, but routing is not available. Warning: some people have reported problems with Garmin's API Library, which can be uninstalled with a hard reset. That won't be my fault, blame Garmin!

Instructions: Include the following command in your menu. (See example below)
wptCat=categoryName[,skip]

neither "WptCat" nor category name is case sensitive
skip is optional, represents the number of waypoints to skip. This is helpful when building multiple waypoint pages.
"WptCat" can be added after other menu entries. The waypoints will simply fill the available empty buttons.
Will not show records "hidden" by WayQue
Private records will be displayed

This is an example only. Change before using!
Assumes you have three FF pages already configured.
Assumes you have a "Home Page" macro that switches to the first FF page.


FastFinger 4

title=My Wpts

M,Home Page

wptcat=personal,0



FastFinger 5

title=Wpt 2

M,Home Page

wptcat=personal,12

History

Jan 21 2005 - Version 1.05b2
In this release:

Streamlined script authoring. This is highlight of this release
Read the tutorial
Added toolbar icons for easier script authoring
Copy screen coordinates to clipboard
Added a Title bar, time and battery indicator
Specify menu titles using "title=My Title"
support for the iQue 3200 (untested)
REC cycles between menu pages instead of ESC
Truncation of long button labels
Built-in launching of FastFinger using the REC key

Installation:
Check your version first! Failure to follow these installation instructions may cause a soft reset

If upgrading from 1.04, select "Upgrade/Remove" from the menu before installing.
If upgrading from version 1.03 or earlier, check your preferences and make sure "Precision script time delay" is not selected
If you have SideButton installed, please make sure neither side button is mapped to Fastfinger
Choosing "Precision script time delay" sometimes causes resets

Download version 1.05b2

FastFinger 1.05

Jan 24, 2005 - Version 1.05b2 released to fix a problem in version 1.05 where running macros sometimes causes resets
This program is the successor to the "Route Me Home, Betty" application.

The following license applies to all the software on this page:

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.