GPS Skinner: Documentation

This section contains in depth documentation on how to create your own skins for GPS Skinner.

Synopsis

The magic behind GPS Skinner is the ability to create an on-the-fly user interface from a skin file. Skin files tell the application what pages you want and what objects you want on each page. Skin files are plain text files with a generic *.txt extension. The reason for this is to allow editing via many text editors on the desktop or directly on your Windows Mobile device.

File Layout

Since GPS Skinner skins files are nothing more than text files, other text files must be eliminated if the user attempts to load a text file which is not a skin file.

In order to achieve this the first line of any skin file must be "GPS SKINNER" (without the quotes). If this isnt the first line of the text file the application will not load the text file.

Skin files should generally follow this layout;

Header (ie GPS SKINNER)
Fonts
Colours
Page 1
Object 1
Object 2
Page 2
Object 1
Object 2
...
Page X
Object 1
Object 2
etc

The file is read sequentially and hence objects are considered to be part of the last page declaration. Fonts and colours are considerd to be global declarations which span an entire skin file.

Example;
GPS SKINNER
FN|0|Tahoma|18|0|0
CL|0|255|255|255
PG|0|First Page|Tutorial.bmp
TX|This is the first page|12|12|232|22|0|0|C
PG|1|Second Page|Tutorial.bmp
TX|This is the seond page|12|12|232|22|0|0|C

The example skin file above contains 1 font declaration and 1 colour declaration. The skin also declares two pages which contain one text object each. Numbers must start at zero for all declarations.

Variables for objects are divided by a pipe symbol (ie "|") and generally follow the trend of;

Object Type|Text or Style|Left Co-ordinate|Top Co-ordinate|Right Co-ordinate|Bottom Co-ordinate|Option 1|Option 2 etc

The co-ordinates refer to a bounding rectangle for the object. For graphical objects this is used to calculate the extents of the object. Text objects are more forgiving in that they can go over their bounding rectangle if the text is longer than the area assigned.

Page Object (PG)

The page object is declared with the text "PG".

Example;

PG|0|First Page|Tutorial.bmp
PG|1|Page 1|1

The object has the following options;

Declaration|Page Number|Page Name|Page Background (image name or colour number)

The page name can be any text up to 60 characters in length. The page background can be any bitmap image or a predefined colour. When using an image specify the file name of the image, the image should be in the same directory as the skin file. When using a colour the background will be a solid fill using the colour specified.

Font Object (FN)

The font object is declared with the text "FN".

Example;

FN|0|Tahoma|18|0|0

The object has the following options;

Declaration|Font Number|Font Name|Font Size|Bold Flag|Italic Flag

The font name can be any installed font on your device. If you are unsure what font you have on your device take a look at the fonts listed in Word Mobile. Additional fonts can be installed to your device by copying true types fonts from your PC to the \Windows\Fonts directory on your device (via ActiveSync).

The font size can be any valid font size (in points).

The bold flag specifies if the font is bold or not.

The italic flag specifies if the font is itaic or not.

Colour Object (CL)

The colour object is declared with the text "CL".

Example;

CL|0|255|255|255

The object has the following options;

Declaration|Colour Number|Red Value|Green Value|Blue Value

Colours are specified using RGB values. Each colour is built up using the red, green and blue components of the colour.

Text Object (TX)

The text object is declared with the text "TX".

Example;

TX|This is the first page|12|12|232|22|0|0|C

The object has the following options;

Declaration|Text|Left|Top|Right|Bottom|Font Number|Colour Number|Text Alignment

The font number is any font number that has been declared earlier.

The colour number is an colour number that has been decalred earlier.

The text alignment can be either "L", "C" or "R" which stand for left, centre or right justification.

The text can be user text (eg "This is the first page") or it can be a system generated text (eg #SPEED_CURRENT)

User text can be any free text except for the pipe (ie "|") character. There is no word wrapping at the moment.

System text is declared with a "#" symbol prefix and can be any of the following;

#PAGENUM - This is the page number of the page the object belongs to.
#PAGENAME - This is the page name of the page the object belongs to.

#SATELLITES_IN_VIEW - This is the number of satellites over head that the GPS can "see".
#SATELLITES_LOCKED - This is the number of satellites the GPS has locked to derive a fix.
#PDOP - PDOP is the overall dilution of precison value.
#HDOP - HDOP is the horizontal dilution of precison value.
#VDOP - PDOP is the vertical dilution of precison value.

#TRACK_BEARING - This is the true bearing that the GPS is moving in.
#TRACK_DIRECTION - This is the compass direction that the GPS is moving in.

#SPEED_CURRENT - This is the current speed in the selected unts of measure (km/h, mph or knots).
#SPEED_TOP - This is the maximum speed in the selected unts of measure (km/h, mph or knots). This is remembered between sessions unless reset by the user using the menu or a hot spot.
#SPEED_UNITS - This is the units of measure that are currently selected for speed.
#SPEED_CURRENT_FULL - This is the full text of the current speed including the selected unts of measure.
#ACCELERATION - This is the current acceleration in m/s2.
#ACCELERATION_G - This is the current acceleration measured in g's (1g = 9.80665 m/s2).
#ACCELERATION_UNITS - This is the units of measure for acceleration (ie m/s2).

#ELEVATION - This is the altitude above mean sea level in the selected units of measure (m or ft).
#ELEVATION_UNITS - This is the units of measure for the elevation units.
#ELEVATION_FULL - This is the full text of the current altitude above mean sea level including the selected units of measure.

#TIME_UTC - This is the current Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is also GMT.
#DATE_UTC - This is the current UTC date derived from the GPS time.
#TIME_LOCAL - This is the current local time derived from the GPS time.
#DATE_LOCAL - This is the current local date derived from the GPS time.
#TIME_SUNRISE - This is the calculate sunrise time for the current position.
#TIME_SUNSET - This is the calculate sunset time for the current position.

#TRIP_TIME_TOTAL - This is the total time the trip meter has been running.
#TRIP_TIME_STOPPED - This is the stopped component of the trip meter time.
#TRIP_TIME_MOVING - This is the moving component of the trip meter time.
#TRIP_DISTANCE - This is the distance for the current trip.
#TRIP_AVERAGE_TOTAL - This is the total average speed for the trip.
#TRIP_AVERAGE_MOVING - This is the moving average speed of the trip
#TRIP_DISTANCE_UNITS - This is the units of measure for the distance measure for the trip.

#TRIP_TIME_TOTAL_1/2/3/4/5 - This is 1 of 5 independently activated trip meters showing the total trip time. The independent trip meters are not activated by default and must be started by using the corresponding hotspot (i.e. START_TRIP_X).
#TRIP_DISTANCE_1/2/3/4/5 - This is 1 of 5 independently activated trip meters showing the total trip distance. The independent trip meters are not activated by default and must be started by using the corresponding hotspot (i.e. START_TRIP_X).
#TRIP_AVERAGE_TOTAL_1/2/3/4/5 - This is 1 of 5 independently activated trip meters showing the average speed for the total trip. The independent trip meters are not activated by default and must be started by using the corresponding hotspot (i.e. START_TRIP_X).

#OSGB - This is the current position in terms of the Ordnance Survey Great Britain grid.

#GRID_LOCATOR - This is the current position in terms of the Maidenhead Locator Grid.

#LATITUDE_DDD - This is the current latitude expressed as decimal degrees.
#LATITUDE_DMM - This is the current latitude expressed as degrees and decimal minutes.
#LATITUDE_DMS - This is the current latitude expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds.
#LONGITUDE_DDD - This is the current longitude expressed as decimal degrees.
#LONGITUDE_DMM - This is the current longitude expressed as degrees and decimal minutes.
#LONGITUDE_DMS - This is the current longitude expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds.

#WAYPOINT_NAME - This is the name of the current waypont.
#WAYPOINT_DISTANCE - This is the distance to the current waypoint.
#WAYPOINT_BEARING - This is the bearing in degrees to the current waypoint.
#WAYPOINT_DIRECTION - This is the direction to the current waypoint (i.e. N, S, E, W etc)
#WAYPOINT_NUMBER - This is the current waypoint number.
#WAYPOINT_LATITUDE_DDD - This is the current waypoint latitude expressed as decimal degrees.
#WAYPOINT_LATITUDE_DMM - This is the current waypoint latitude expressed as degrees and decimal minutes.
#WAYPOINT_LATITUDE_DMS - This is the current waypoint latitude expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds.
#WAYPOINT_LONGITUDE_DDD - This is the current waypoint longitude expressed as decimal degrees.
#WAYPOINT_LONGITUDE_DMM - This is the current waypoint longitude expressed as degrees and decimal minutes.
#WAYPOINT_LONGITUDE_DMS - This is the current waypoint longitude expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds.
#WAYPOINT_DISTANCE_UNITS - This is the units of measure used for the distance to the waypoint.
#WAYPOINT_DISTANCE_FULL - This is the distance to the current waypoint with the selected units of measure.

Hot Spot Object (HS)

The hot spot object is declared with the text "HS". Hot spots are areas that generate an action when tapped by the user such as switching to a different page or resetting the trip meter.

Example;

HS|PAGE_NEXT|0|0|33|31|0

The object has the following options;

Declaration|Hot Spot Type|Left|Top|Right|Bottom|Hot Spot Option

Each hot spot allows the perform an action by tapping anywhere in the rectangle defined by the object. The declaration is followed by a type which can be any of the following;

PAGE - Switches to the defined page number, the specific page number is defined by the last option.
PAGE_NEXT - Switches to the next page.
PAGE_PREV - Switches to the previous page.
RESET_TRIP - Resets the trip meter.
RESET_TOP_SPEED - Resets the top speed.
SKIN_LOAD - Opens the dialog toload a new skin file.
SKIN_REFRESH - Refreshes the current skin.
GPS_TOGGLE - Toggles the GPS connection on or off.
SETUP_GPS - Opens the dialog to set up the GPS connection.
SETUP_UNITS - Opens the dialog to set up the units of measure.
EXIT - Exits the application.
MENU - Displays the main pop up menu (normally brought up by pressing the right soft key or clicking on the menu bar).
RESET_TRIP_X - Resets an independent trip meter, the specific trip number is defined by the hot spot option. Resetting a trip also deactivates it.
START_TRIP_X - Starts an independent trip meter, the specific trip number is defined by the hot spot option.
STOP_TRIP_X - Stops an independent trip meter (does not reset the trip), the specific trip number is defined by the hot spot option
WAYPOINT_NEXT - Moves the current waypoint forward one (loops back to the beginning if past the last waypoint).
WAYPOINT_PREV - Moves the current waypoint back one (loops nack to the last waypoint of past the beginning).
WAYPOINT_SAVE - Saves the current location as a new waypoint without user input.
WAYPOINT_SAVE_DIALOG - Save the current location a new waypoint and prompts for a waypoint name.
MAP_ZOOM_IN - Zooms in the current map one level.
MAP_ZOOM_OUT - Zooms out the current map one level.
MAP_REFRESH - Forces a refresh of the current map.

Note: Only the PAGE and TRIP_X hot spots use the option flag at the present time. All other hot spots should however include the option declaration (just add a "|0" to the end of the hot spot definition).

Graphics Object (GR/RD/GA)

The graphics objects are declared with either of the following texts "GR", "RD" or "GA". These stand for graph, radial graph and gauge respectively. Each graphic shares similar attributes but are obviously different when displayed.

Example;

GR|ACCELERATION|90|35|230|100|3|3|7|8
RD|ACCELERATION|10|75|85|130|0|0|7|8
GA|ACCELERATION|10|35|85|70|5|0|0|3

The object has the following options;

Declaration (Style)|Type|Left|Top|Right|Bottom|Font Number|Colour 1|Colour 2|Colour 3

The declaration is also the style of the graphic, which determines what the graphic looks like. The type is what the actual graphic will show in terms of data. It can be any of the following;

SATELLITES_LOCKED
SATELLITES_IN_VIEW
PDOP
HDOP
VDOP
SPEED_CURRENT
ELEVATION
TRIP_AVERAGE_TOTAL
TRIP_AVERAGE_MOVING
ACCELERATION
DECCELERATION
DECCELERATION_REV (reversed so it can be placed below the acceleration graph to form a complete acceleration/deceleration graph)

These values are the same as their textual counterparts but they are displayed graphically. Each graphic type can display any of these types of data.

The left, bottom, right and top values determine a bounding rectangle for the graphic object. The display of the graphic will be contained withing this rectangle. The graph and gauge graphics will be fitted to the extent of the graphic while the smallest dimeniosn (ie width or height) will form the diamtere of the radial graph.

The three colour are as follows (ie Colour 1|Colour 2|Colour 3);

Graph - Text|Grid Lines|Value Line
Radial Graph -Text|Value Outline|Value Fill
Gauge - Text|Gauge Outline|Gauge Value

Widget Object (WG)

The widget objects are declared with the text "WG". Widgets are unique graphical elements that show information in a specific manner

Example;
WG|CLOCK|10|70|230|175|3|0|2|3|4
WG|SPEEDO|15|25|225|175|1|0|2|6|5
WG|SATELLITE_SKY_PLOT|15|25|225|175|3|0|0|4|6

The object has the following options;

Declaration|Type|Left|Top|Right|Bottom|Font Number|Colour 1|Colour 2|Colour 3|Colour 4

The type of the widget is what determines how the widget looks, the following widget types are currently available;

COMPASS - Displays a compass
WAYPOINT_COMPASS - Displays an arrow style compass which points in the direction of the current waypoint.
CLOCK - Displays an analog clock showing the local time
CLOCK_UTC - Displays an analog clock showing the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
SPEEDO - Displays an analog speedometer
ACCELEROMETER - Displays an simple accelerometer
SATELLITE_BARS - Displays a set of bars indicating statlite recpetion
SATELLITE_SKY_PLOT - Displays a plot of the satellites visible over head
ALTIMETER - An aeroplane styled altimeter

The font number is any font number that has been declared earlier.

The colour number is an colour number that has been decalred earlier.

The text alignment is handled automatically by the widget.

The left, bottom, right and top values determine a bounding rectangle for the widget object. The display of the widget will be contained within this rectangle.

The fours colours are for different aspects of each widget. In all cases colour 1 will be the colour of the text (and ocassionaly something else). Refer to the table below;

Widget Type

Colour 1

Colour 2

Colour 3

Colour 4

COMPASS

Text

Outline/Tics

North Fill

South Fill

WAYPOINT_COMPASS Text Outline/Tics Right Fill Left Fill

CLOCK/CLOCK_UTC

Text/Outline/Tics

Hour Hand

Minute Hand

Second Hand

SPEEDO

Text

Outline/Tics

Needle Outline

Needle Fill

ACCELEROMETER

Text

Acceleration Fill

Decceleration Fill

Not Used

SATELLITE_BARS

Text

Outline

Active Satellite Fill

Non-active Satellite Fill

SATELLITE_SKY_PLOT

Text

Outline

Active Satellite Fil

Non-active Satellite Fill

ALTIMETER

Text/Outline/Tics

10 000's Fill

1000's Fill

100's Fill

Map Object (MP)

GPS Skinner can utilise internet mapping services (Google only at the moment) to display a map of your location. Maps are declated with the text "MP".

Example;
MP|GOOGLE_MOBILE|0|0|200|200|12|3|6
MP|GOOGLE_ROAD|0|0|100|100|12|3|6

The object has the following options;

Declaration|Type|Left|Top|Right|Bottom|Zoom Level|Marker Colour|Marker Radius

The type is map style. It can be any of the following; GOOGLE_MOBILE (left) or GOOGLE_ROAD (right). The GOOGLE_MOBILE offers a map more suited to mobile devices. Google Maps does not currently offer a satellite map style in their static map API.

The marker is your current location in relation to the map (see red dot in picture below). Initially it will be in the centre of the map but will move as your location changes. When the marker reaches the edge of the map the map will be refreshed and the marker will be placed in the centre of the new map.

Note: You must have an open internet connection on your device in order to use the map object. The maps do not work in a disconnected fashion as this violates the Google Maps terms of use.

Note: The map is refreshed automatically when the marker is within 5 pixels of any edge of the map. Thus a 200x200 pixel map may initially be a bigger download it may result in less download traffic if the marker stays within the bounds of the map. Also using a smaller zoom value will keep the marker on the map for longer since the map covers a larger region.

Advanced Options

GPS Skinner has several advanced options that can be used to customise the application even further through the skin file. Options are declared at the top of the skin file where fonts and colours are declared. Options are declated with the text "OP".

Example;
OP|FULLSCREEN
OP|MIRRORSCREEN
OP|NOMENU

The following advanced options are currently available;

FULLSCREEN - The application will be full screen and the"Start" bar at the top of the screen will be hidden.
MIRRORSCREEN - Mirrors the display (for heads up display usage).
NOMENU - The menu bar normally along the bottom will not be displayed.
ROUNDSPEED - The speed readout associated with the #SPEED_CURRENT text item will be rounded to an integer value.
AUTOSCROLL - The skin page will automatically scroll after 15 seconds.
ROUNDTRIP - All trip distances will be rounded to 1 decimal place (instead of 3).

The NOMENU option should be used with caution as settings cannot be accessed or the application cannot be exited if no alternative hot spots are set up to provide this functionality. As of version 1.4 you can bring up the popup menu by using the tap-n-hold technique or pressing zero on the device key pad.

Limitations

GPS Skinner is currently limited to 15 Pages per skin file.

Each page can however contain;

30 text objects
10 widgets objects
10 graphical objects
15 hot spot objects
1 map object

Widget Type	Colour 1	Colour 2	Colour 3	Colour 4
COMPASS	Text	Outline/Tics	North Fill	South Fill
WAYPOINT_COMPASS	Text	Outline/Tics	Right Fill	Left Fill
CLOCK/CLOCK_UTC	Text/Outline/Tics	Hour Hand	Minute Hand	Second Hand
SPEEDO	Text	Outline/Tics	Needle Outline	Needle Fill
ACCELEROMETER	Text	Acceleration Fill	Decceleration Fill	Not Used
SATELLITE_BARS	Text	Outline	Active Satellite Fill	Non-active Satellite Fill
SATELLITE_SKY_PLOT	Text	Outline	Active Satellite Fil	Non-active Satellite Fill
ALTIMETER	Text/Outline/Tics	10 000's Fill	1000's Fill	100's Fill

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GPS Skinner: Documentation

This section contains in depth documentation on how to create your own skins for GPS Skinner.

Synopsis

Table of Contents

File Layout Page Object Font Object Colour Object Text Object Hot Spot Object Graphics Object Widget Object Map Object Advanced Options Limitations

File Layout

Page Object (PG)

The page object is declared with the text "PG". Example;

Font Object (FN)

The font object is declared with the text "FN". Example;

Colour Object (CL)

The colour object is declared with the text "CL". Example;

CL|0|255|255|255 The object has the following options; Declaration|Colour Number|Red Value|Green Value|Blue Value Colours are specified using RGB values. Each colour is built up using the red, green and blue components of the colour.

Text Object (TX)

The text object is declared with the text "TX". Example;

User text can be any free text except for the pipe (ie "|") character. There is no word wrapping at the moment. System text is declared with a "#" symbol prefix and can be any of the following;

#PAGENUM - This is the page number of the page the object belongs to.

#PAGENAME - This is the page name of the page the object belongs to.

#SATELLITES_IN_VIEW - This is the number of satellites over head that the GPS can "see".

#SATELLITES_LOCKED - This is the number of satellites the GPS has locked to derive a fix.

#PDOP - PDOP is the overall dilution of precison value.

#HDOP - HDOP is the horizontal dilution of precison value.

#VDOP - PDOP is the vertical dilution of precison value.

#TRACK_BEARING - This is the true bearing that the GPS is moving in.

#TRACK_DIRECTION - This is the compass direction that the GPS is moving in.

#SPEED_CURRENT - This is the current speed in the selected unts of measure (km/h, mph or knots).

#SPEED_TOP - This is the maximum speed in the selected unts of measure (km/h, mph or knots). This is remembered between sessions unless reset by the user using the menu or a hot spot.

#SPEED_UNITS - This is the units of measure that are currently selected for speed.

#SPEED_CURRENT_FULL - This is the full text of the current speed including the selected unts of measure.

#ACCELERATION - This is the current acceleration in m/s2.

#ACCELERATION_G - This is the current acceleration measured in g's (1g = 9.80665 m/s2).

#ACCELERATION_UNITS - This is the units of measure for acceleration (ie m/s2).

#ELEVATION - This is the altitude above mean sea level in the selected units of measure (m or ft).

#ELEVATION_UNITS - This is the units of measure for the elevation units.

#ELEVATION_FULL - This is the full text of the current altitude above mean sea level including the selected units of measure.

#TIME_UTC - This is the current Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) which is also GMT.

#DATE_UTC - This is the current UTC date derived from the GPS time.

#TIME_LOCAL - This is the current local time derived from the GPS time.

#DATE_LOCAL - This is the current local date derived from the GPS time.

#TIME_SUNRISE - This is the calculate sunrise time for the current position.

#TIME_SUNSET - This is the calculate sunset time for the current position.

#TRIP_TIME_TOTAL - This is the total time the trip meter has been running.

#TRIP_TIME_STOPPED - This is the stopped component of the trip meter time.

#TRIP_TIME_MOVING - This is the moving component of the trip meter time.

#TRIP_DISTANCE - This is the distance for the current trip.

#TRIP_AVERAGE_TOTAL - This is the total average speed for the trip.

#TRIP_AVERAGE_MOVING - This is the moving average speed of the trip

#TRIP_DISTANCE_UNITS - This is the units of measure for the distance measure for the trip.

#TRIP_TIME_TOTAL_1/2/3/4/5 - This is 1 of 5 independently activated trip meters showing the total trip time. The independent trip meters are not activated by default and must be started by using the corresponding hotspot (i.e. START_TRIP_X).

#TRIP_DISTANCE_1/2/3/4/5 - This is 1 of 5 independently activated trip meters showing the total trip distance. The independent trip meters are not activated by default and must be started by using the corresponding hotspot (i.e. START_TRIP_X).

#TRIP_AVERAGE_TOTAL_1/2/3/4/5 - This is 1 of 5 independently activated trip meters showing the average speed for the total trip. The independent trip meters are not activated by default and must be started by using the corresponding hotspot (i.e. START_TRIP_X).

#OSGB - This is the current position in terms of the Ordnance Survey Great Britain grid.

#GRID_LOCATOR - This is the current position in terms of the Maidenhead Locator Grid.

#LATITUDE_DDD - This is the current latitude expressed as decimal degrees.

#LATITUDE_DMM - This is the current latitude expressed as degrees and decimal minutes.

#LATITUDE_DMS - This is the current latitude expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds.

#LONGITUDE_DDD - This is the current longitude expressed as decimal degrees.

#LONGITUDE_DMM - This is the current longitude expressed as degrees and decimal minutes.

#LONGITUDE_DMS - This is the current longitude expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds.

#WAYPOINT_NAME - This is the name of the current waypont.

#WAYPOINT_DISTANCE - This is the distance to the current waypoint.

#WAYPOINT_BEARING - This is the bearing in degrees to the current waypoint.

#WAYPOINT_DIRECTION - This is the direction to the current waypoint (i.e. N, S, E, W etc)

#WAYPOINT_NUMBER - This is the current waypoint number.

#WAYPOINT_LATITUDE_DDD - This is the current waypoint latitude expressed as decimal degrees.

#WAYPOINT_LATITUDE_DMM - This is the current waypoint latitude expressed as degrees and decimal minutes.

#WAYPOINT_LATITUDE_DMS - This is the current waypoint latitude expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds.

#WAYPOINT_LONGITUDE_DDD - This is the current waypoint longitude expressed as decimal degrees.

#WAYPOINT_LONGITUDE_DMM - This is the current waypoint longitude expressed as degrees and decimal minutes.

#WAYPOINT_LONGITUDE_DMS - This is the current waypoint longitude expressed as degrees, minutes and seconds.

#WAYPOINT_DISTANCE_UNITS - This is the units of measure used for the distance to the waypoint.

#WAYPOINT_DISTANCE_FULL - This is the distance to the current waypoint with the selected units of measure.

Hot Spot Object (HS)

The hot spot object is declared with the text "HS". Hot spots are areas that generate an action when tapped by the user such as switching to a different page or resetting the trip meter. Example;

PAGE - Switches to the defined page number, the specific page number is defined by the last option.

PAGE_NEXT - Switches to the next page.

PAGE_PREV - Switches to the previous page.

RESET_TRIP - Resets the trip meter.

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Page Object
Font Object
Colour Object
Text Object
Hot Spot Object
Graphics Object
Widget Object
Map Object
Advanced Options
Limitations

The page object is declared with the text "PG".

Example;

The font object is declared with the text "FN".

Example;

The colour object is declared with the text "CL".

Example;

CL|0|255|255|255

The object has the following options;

Declaration|Colour Number|Red Value|Green Value|Blue Value

Colours are specified using RGB values. Each colour is built up using the red, green and blue components of the colour.

The text object is declared with the text "TX".

Example;

User text can be any free text except for the pipe (ie "|") character. There is no word wrapping at the moment.

System text is declared with a "#" symbol prefix and can be any of the following;

The hot spot object is declared with the text "HS". Hot spots are areas that generate an action when tapped by the user such as switching to a different page or resetting the trip meter.

Example;

The graphics objects are declared with either of the following texts "GR", "RD" or "GA". These stand for graph, radial graph and gauge respectively. Each graphic shares similar attributes but are obviously different when displayed.

Example;