VITO Button Mapper

User Manual

Introduction

From the beginning we've been positioning ButtonMapper as an application which helps to avoid stylus use in many cases. The program dramatically extends buttons performance assigning multiple actions to each hardware button of your PocketPC. It provides 2 types of button workflow (single press and hold), application dependent assignments, stylus tap emulation and more.

ButtonMapper helps you to:

save your time when simple actions such as agenda reviewing or email checking require stylus to operate your PocketPC;

make PocketPC use more comfortable and easy, especially when you hold it with both hands;

protect your PocketPC touchscreen from scratches, dust and fingerprints.

Program features provide numerous variants of use which are limited only by your fantasy.

Registration

Downloadable version of VITO ButtonMapper is fully functional and has to be purchased and activated for further usage after 14-day trial period.

To activate:

connect your device to Internet;
start VITO ButtonMapper;
goto About > Register now...;
type in your activation code (from the e-mail you received from VITO after purchasing ButtonMapper) into the empty field and press Activate now.

In case you can't connect to Internet from your pocket PC, activation will take more time: click Activate offline and carefully read instructions in the pop-up window. After you've performed the necessary action you will receive an e-mail with the necessary instructions for completing your activation.

Note. As you can see on-line activation is much easier than the off-line variant, which can take considerably more time. We recommend you on-line activation.

If you have any questions or problems regarding the activation process, please contact our support at registr@vitotechnology.com.

Getting Started

Goto Start > Programs and launch Button Mapper;

Tap "Turn on Button Mapper" button;

Tap [Yes] when system asks for a soft-reset;

Goto Start > Settings > Personal > Buttons.

You will see that standard interface of buttons settings is overridden by Button Mapper.

The buttons settings main window now provides:

Configuration list (1); Hardware Buttons table (2); and Button assignment list (3).
- Configuration list displays options available for global and application dependent assignments: is a global setting used in cases when no application dependent assignments are made; and other installed programs showed in the list are available for application dependent assignments.
- Hardware Buttons table displays buttons and assignments made for certain options in the Configuration list. ButtonMapper provides 2 types of button workflow: single press and hold. Both types are listed in the table for each button as separate bindings.
- Button assignment list displays actions available for binding. ButtonMapper provides 4 types of bindings: system actions: Display On/Off, Input Panel, Scrolling, Start Menu, Rotate Screen, etc.; system applets: Backlight Setting, Memory Setting, Power Setting, etc.; applications (installed programs); stylus tap emulation; macros.

First, assign buttons in to create global bindings:

select a button from Hardware Buttons table (tap to activate it);
select action from Button assignment list;
Use [Reset] button to restore factory assignments. This will also delete all application dependent assignments.
Tap [Ok] to accept changes and quit ButtonMapper settings.

Application Dependent Assignments

Application dependent assignments provide contextual bindings when a certain application is active. For instance, you can assign Record button which is normally at the side of PocketPC devices to scroll pages up and down (single press and hold) when reading books in MS Reader. This might be useful when holding your PocketPC with one hand.

To assign a contextual binding select an option from Configuration list. Initially every option uses global assignments set in . You can change them by following these steps:

select a button from Hardware Buttons table (tap to activate it);
select action from Button assignment list;
Options which have application dependent assignments are marked with prefix "*" in Configuration list.

Stylus Tap Emulation

VITO ButtonMapper provides stylus tap emulation which allows to record a touchscreen tap or tap&hold and to perform it with a button press. Tap emulation can be assigned in application dependent mode and this is especially useful to call program menus or press on-screen buttons when a certain application is active.

To assign stylus tap emulation:

select an application from Configuration list for application dependent assignments;
select a button from Hardware Buttons table;
select or from Button assignment list
read on-screen instructions appeared in dialog box and press [Ok];
ButtonMapper will launch application chosen from Configuration list and will display it's main window with a [Start] button in a flying box in center;
press [Start] in a flying box and tap at desired coordinate on the screen;
ButtonMapper will record your tap and will ask you to enter a name for this action to be listed in Hardware Buttons table (one word is recommended).

Macros for Stylus Tap Emulation

VITO ButtonMapper provides macros for stylus tap emulation which allows to record a sequence of touchscreen taps and to perform them with a button press. Macros can be assigned in application dependent mode and this is especially useful to manage program menus when a certain application is active. To assign macros for stylus tap emulation:

select an application from Configuration list for application dependent assignments;
select a button from Hardware Buttons table;
select Macros from Button assignment list;
read on-screen instructions appeared in dialog box and perform some necessary perform actions (like activating some options in the application, etc.), press [ok];
ButtonMaper will launch the application chosen from Configuration list and will display its main window and a red dot in the center;
erform the actions you need by tapping or tap'n'holding on the desired areas of the screen.
press the red dot in the center to end sequence recording;
enter name for recorded macros.

Note. Remember that macros are recorded with all the pauses you make while recording them.

Import and Export Settings

You can backup settings you changed with button mapper and restore them anytime:

1. To Save backup:

2. Tap [Export settings];

3. Choose options you want to backup settings for;

4. Tap [Export];

5. Type a name and choose a path for the backup file;

6. Tap [Save].

To Resore Backup:

1. Tap [Import settings];

2. Find and choose a backup file you made;

3. Choose options you want to restore settings for;

4. Tap [Import];

5. Confirm rewrite if Warning Messages appear

Scenarios for using with ButtonMapper

1. Pocket inbox

Inbox is one of the most often used programs. When away from my desktop computer, I always browse through incoming correspondence using GPRS connection.

Usually, to start process of receiving/sending messages, user has to perform following actions:

a. Take the PDA out of the pocket.

b. Turn it on and launch Inbox by pressing the hardware button associated with Inbox.

c. Take out the stylus

d. Press Send/Receive Mail button with the stylus.

e. Put the stylus back

f. Put the PDA into the pocket.

When using ButtonMapper, you have just to:

a. Take out the PDA.

b. Turn it on and launch Inbox by pressing the hardware button associated with Inbox.

c. Start receiving/sending messages pressing the same button.

d. Put the PDA back into the pocket.

To enable this, create following settings:

1. For configuration, set launching "Inbox" for the press of Button 3 (for example).

2. For "Inbox", assign for "Send/Receive Mail" button in the toolbar of "Inbox" application to the same button (3).

2. Reading e-books

Lack of jog dial can be bypassed by assigning to the single press of "Record" button, while press-n-hold of this button is assigned to . These settings of "Record" button will be active only for e-book applications (like MS Reader, HaaliReader), and all other time "Record" button will keep starting recording.

Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions on VITO AstroNavigator II, please email us at support@vitotechnology.com.