Download the latest version, and read before the file ReadMe in the zip file.

You can use any of the city files from the original distribution, just copy the files to \Metro. 

Start Screen

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

Menu/Options/Subscribe to Metro's Mailing List

Just send the subscription mail to be advised of the next releases

Menu/Options/Send us some comments

If you want to send some comments about a network, or if you want to thanks us !!!

Menu/Options/Network

To open or manage your cities

Menu/Options/Preferences

To change the behaviour, fonts, languages of Metro

Menu/Options/Calendar

Launch the Calendar, with the last computed route. You just have to paste in your appointment note.

Menu/Options/Contacts

Launch the Contacts, with the Metro syntax for the last station in the clipboard. You just have to paste in your contact note.

Menu/Options/About Metro

Information about Metro, the authors and the translators

Menu/Metro/Go

Compute the route

Menu/Metro/Back

Compute the back route

Menu/Metro/Details

Detail of the current station

Menu/Metro/Reset

To clear the departure, arrival field

Menu/Metro/Lines

To manage the lines of the city

Menu/Metro/Sites

To manage the sites of the city

Menu/Metro/Contacts

To manage the contacts of the city

Menu/Metro/Time

To change the day & time for the computation

Menu/Metro/About

Information about the city

Menu/Metro/Quit

Exit the application

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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.

Ok or Fire Options/Select

Validate and load the selected city

Options/Cancel

Cancel

Options/Refresh

Update the selected database throw HTTP

Options/Refresh All

Update all databases throw HTTP

Options/Delete

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

Places of interest

If your text is found in the description of a place of interest, this place will be displayed in red

Ok or Fire

Validate and apply the modifications

Cancel

Cancel the modifications

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Compute route

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

Places of interest
-If you click on Options/Details, it will display the details of this stop.
-If you click on Options/Select, it will recompute the travel from this stop.

Places of interest that matches your string in the preferences
-If you click on Options/Details, it will display the details of this stop.
-If you click on Options/Select, it will recompute the travel from this stop.

Station
-If you click on Options/Details, it will display the details of this stop.
-If you click on Options/Select, it will recompute the travel from this stop.

Direction
-If you click on Options/Details, it will display the stops between the two stations.

Line
-If you click on Options/Open/Close, it will close the line, and recompute the travel.
If you click on the Options/Details, it will display the list of stations of this line.

You have to walk
-If you click on Options/Details, it will display the details of this stop.

Contacts address
-If you click on Options/Details, it will display the details of this contact.

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

Options/Copy

Copy the last computed route in the clipboard.

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Contacts List

In your Contact Note, enter

<METRO TYPE="HOME" CITY="PARIS">station1;station2</METRO>

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

You can sort & resize the columns, just click on it. 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 of place of interest.
Only in the tourist version cities

Station close to this places of interest.Tap Options/Select or Fire select the station.Tap Options/Details to get the details of the station.

Places of interest.Tap Options/Select  or Fire select the place.Tap Options/Details to get the details of the place.

Places of interest that matches your string in the preferences.Tap Options/Select or Fire select the place.Tap Options/Details to get the details of the place.

Line connected to this place of interest, rejected by user. Tap on Options/Open/Close to reuse it.

Line connected to this place of interest. Tap on Options/Open/Close to reject it. Tap on Options/Details or Fire get the detail of the line.

Line connected to this place of interest, closed at this day and time

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Detail of a contact

Address of the contact, business, other or home depending of you contact type.

Station close to this contact.Tap Options/Select to select the station.Tap Options/Details to get the details of the station.

Places of interest close to this contact.Tap Options/Select to select the place.Tap Options/Details to get the details of the place.

Places of interest that matches your string in the preferences

Line connected to this contact of interest, rejected by user. Tap on Options/Close/Open to reuse it. Tap on Options/Details to get the detail of the line.

Line connected to this contact. Tap on Options/Open/Close to reject it. Tap on Options/Details to get the detail of the line.

Line connected to this contact, closed at this day and time

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Lines List

Line rejected by user. Tap on Menu/Close/Open to reuse it. Tap on Menu/Details  or Action to get the detail of the line.

Line opened at this time. Tap on Menu/Close/Open to reject it. Tap on Menu/Details  or Action to get the detail of the line.

Line closed at this day and time.

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-Tap Menu/Select or Action to select the station

-Tap Menu/Details to get the details of the station

-First or last station of a line or branch, with connections

-Stop, without connections.

-Stop, without connections.

-Stop, with connections.
 

-One way stop, with connections.
 

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Places of interest

Tap Menu/Select or Action to select this place of interest

Tap Menu/Details to get the Detail of a place of interest

Places of interest

Places of interest that matches your string in the preferences (only in Tourist version cities)

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