Direct selectors
Some of the settings can be chosen from a list of possible values. If the values can be described
graphically, icons are displayed on the screen.
Tap one of the icons to set/change the value.
Sometimes direct selectors appear as radio buttons. Tap either the button or the label to change the
value.
List selectors
When the available values in the list need to be named, only the current value is displayed (sometimes
with a short description) in a horizontal stripe with arrows at both ends.
The arrows are buttons. Tap to move left in the list or tap to move right. You need not confirm your
selection. The selected value becomes effective immediately.
Sliders
When a feature has several different unnamed (numeric) values, the Travel Companion shows sliders
to set the desired value. They look like analogue potentiometers.
If the value limits are not displayed at the ends of the slider, the leftmost or bottom position means the
minimum value, while the rightmost or top position represents the maximum value.
With some sliders, you can check the current value at one end.
This control can be operated in two ways. Either drag the handle to move the slider to its new position,
or tap the slider where you require the handle to appear (the thumb jumps there immediately). There is
no need to confirm your selection. The selected value becomes effective immediately.
Switches
When a function can only have two values (mainly Enabled and Disabled), a switch is used. The
horizontal line contains the name of the function and not the actual status. There is a check box on the
left to show whether the function is active or not.
When the check mark is cleared or missing, it indicates that the function is not selected. When the check
mark is selected or displayed, the function is selected or enabled. The entire strip performs as a button.
Tap the strip to toggle between the enabled and disabled status.
Virtual keyboards
Your Travel Companion is designed to ensure that you only need to enter letters or numbers when it is
inevitable. In these cases, a full screen keyboard pops up. It can be easily operated with your fingertips.
You can choose between a QWERTY keyboard that contains only letters, and a numeric keypad. There
is a button reserved to switch between the two keyboard types.
The alphabetic keyboard in the Travel Companion does not contain special characters, because you
do not need to enter accents when searching for a destination. Type only the base letters (the letter
most similar to the accented one) and the Travel Companion searches for all the combinations in the
database (for example, for the French street ‘Cité Bergère ’ you only need to type ‘Cite Bergere’, and
the application picks up the correct street name).
When you type in POI names or track log names, the Travel Companion automatically turns all initials
into capitals to create names.
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