SmartSTv3 PalmOS - BUG

[dununda]

I have been using SmartST v3 for Palm for several weeks now. I have version 3.00.2004 which was the latest update that supposably fixed several things including issues with POIs. There is still a bug in it as far as I can tell.

If I select:
Main Menu > Destination > POI > Category > Automotive Facilities > Type
Search result work correctly, deriving POIs that match selected TYPE.

However if I do the same thing via another method - select:
Main Menu > Map > Tap on map > Select "Nearest POI" > Category > Automotive Facilities > Type
Search results are incorrect and are position shifted by one TYPE. ie Car Dealer = Parking, Parking = Petrol, petrol = rent a car etc.

I am guessing Navman fixed this POI search error from the Destination screen and overlooked the tap on map method which is the one users would be more likely to use. Anyway - If Navman programmer types read this group please take a look and fix this up if it is indeed a bug.

I have been using a BT77 GPS connected to my palm T3. I have been getting frustrated that the NAVMAN SmartSt3 Map kept jumping about, placing me off the route on adjacent streets when I was actually on the route. I think I have tracked this to bad siting of my GPS unit. Sitting on the dashboard, it was only seeing the sky in front of the vehicle. Also the windscreen has some sort of coating. In particular any road with a hairpin bend invariably resulted in a "Perform U turn if possible" command after rounding the bend. I have now taped the GPS to the cars sunroof and it appears to markedly better. GPS and actual position seem to be much better now and it is not jumping off and on the route all the time. Interestingly, I have attached the unit upside down (so I can access the switch and LEDs) which places the battery between the device and the satellites and it still works better in this configuration than it did on the dashboard.
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BT77 GPS
Palm T3
Navman SmartST v3.0

[dununda]

Actually I have now decided that the "Perform U turn if possible" command occuring after hairpins is a legacy fo a BT connection and the latency therin. If I slow down to a crawl going around the bend it handles it OK. Any faaster and it senses the reversen in direction before rounding the bend and sets of back down the road I just travelled. Probably would not occur with a wired GPS. Still, Siting the GPS unit on the roof has vastly improved reception and position accuracy for me.
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BT77 GPS
Palm T3
Navman SmartST v3.0

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