Métro Métro
Windows Mobile (PocketPC)

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Ensure you have downloaded the latest version of Métro  and please read the "ReadMe" file in the zip file.

 
Start Screen
 

At the bottom you can see the full name of the database and the following information:

Number of lines
Number of stations
Number of places of interest
Last update of the database
Launch the Address Book, with the Metro syntax for the last station in the clipboard. You'll just have to paste it in your contact note.
Launch the Calendar, with the last computed route. You'll just have to paste it in your appointment note.
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Select a city
 

You can see the names of the databases, the last update dates, the languages, and the full pathnames.

Validate
Cancel
Receive IR database
Send IR database
Update the selected database
Update all databases
Delete the selected database

If you see "TOO OLD" in the database line, you cannot load this database, and you will have to delete it.

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Preferences
 
Routes with statistics Include the total number of stations and connections in the calculation results
'Clear' resets time If you want the "Clear" button to automatically set the travel time to the current day and hour
Station name auto-fill The program will fill the "from" or "to" field with the first match after you have entered 3 letters, otherwise the program will filter the list
Fewest connections If you prefer to see the route with fewest connections first in the results (instead of the shortest one)
Choose your font.
Copy your windows fonts to the windows/fonts folder on your PocketPC
Flags Select your language
If your text is found in the description of a place of interest, it will be displayed in red
Choose your PIM application for the contacts/agenda
Exit Add an entry in the menu to quit the software
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Route search
 

Depending on your preferences, you will see first the fewest connections or the shortest route.

Places of interest
If you click on icon, it will display the details of this stop.
If you click on the text, it will recompute the travel from this stop.
Places of interest that matches your string in the preferences.
If you click on icon, it will display the details of this stop.
If you click on the text, it will recompute the travel from this stop..
Stop
If you click on icon, it will display the details of this stop.
If you click on the text, it will recompute the travel from this stop.
Direction
If you click on icon, it will display the stops between the two stations.
Line
If you click on icon, it will close the line, and recompute the travel.
If you click on the text, it will display the list of stations of this line.
Walk
If you click on icon, it will display the details of this stop.
Contact address
If you click on icon, it will display the details of this contact.

You can enter several stations separated by ; in your "from" or "to" field

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Contacts List
 

In your Contact Note, enter

<METRO TYPE="home" CITY="PARIS">stop1;stop2</METRO>

TYPE can be HOME, BUSINESS or OTHER
CITY is the name of your database

You can sort & resize the columns, just click on them. You will see only the contacts of your currently loaded city.

Type of the entry B for business
H for home
O for other
Last name / Company If there is no Last name, display the Company Name
First name First name
Station Stations of your contacts separated by commas
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Detail of a place of interest
 

Full information about a place of interest. Only available in selected cities.

Station close to this place of interest
Place of interest
Place of interest that matches your string in the preferences
Line connected to this place of interest, deactivated by the user. Tap on the icon to reactivate it. Tap on the text to get the detail of the line.
Line connected to this place of interest. Tap on the icon to deactivate it. Tap on the text to get the detail of the line.
Line connected to this place of interest, closed at the selected day and time
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Menu
 
Send us some comments If you want to send some comments about a network, or if you want to thanks us!!!
Subscribe to Metro's Mailing List Send the subscription mail to be informed of releases
Network To open or manage your city databases
Preferences To change the behavior, fonts, languages of Metro
About Metro Information about Metro, the authors and the translators
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Detail of a contact
 

Address of the contact, business, other or home depend on your contact type.

Station close to this contact
Place of interest close to this contact
Place of interest that matches your string in the preferences
Line connected to this contact, deactivated by the user. Tap on the icon to reactivate it. Tap on the text to get the details of the line.
Line connected to this contact. Tap on the icon to deactivate it. Tap on the text to get the details of the line.
Line connected to this contact, closed at the selected day and time
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Detail of a contact
 
Line deactivated by user. Tap on the icon to reactivate it. Tap on the text to get the details of the line.
Line opened at this time. Tap on the icon to deactivate it. Tap on the text to get the detail of the line.
Line closed at the selected day and time.

If you "Tap" on the Day or Time, the lines list will be refreshed.

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Details of a line
 

Tap on the text to select the stop.
Bold stops are close to a place of interest.
Tap on the icon to get the details of the stop.

First or last station of a line or branch, without connections
First or last station of a line or branch, with connections
Stop, without connections.
One-way stop, without connections.
Stop, with connections.
One-way stop, with connections.

If you "Tap" on the Day or Time, the line will be refreshed.

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Auto-fill option
 

The program will fill the "from" or "to" field with the first match after you have entered 3 letters.

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Filtered input option
 

The program will filter all the stations with your input after you have entered 3 letters.

The type of comparison is defined by your regional setting.
Ex: in French accented letters are equivalent to not accented ones.

This option is not recommended for slow devices.

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Places of Interest (POIs)
 

Tap on the text to select this place of interest.

Tap on the icon to get details about a place of interest.

Place of interest
Place of interest that matches your string in the preferences (only in selected cities)
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Screenshots
 
PS/PC 2.11 PocketPC
 
HPC 2.11 ou 2000
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