Welcome

Thank you for installing TrendStalker, your view into what's hot in the world.

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Requirements

TrendStalker requires a network connection. Location services must be enabled to retrieve local trends.

Basic Operation

TrendStalker displays the latest trends on the Web from Twitter, Google and Yahoo! After starting the application three columns are shown, one for each service. Each column contains the top trends for the service. Each service has multiple trend types available. To select a different trend type, tap the column header and choose a type.

Trend information is automatically updated while the application is running. To manually refresh trends, use the Refresh All item found in the TrendStalker application menu.

Tap on a trend item to display a menu of options for viewing information about the selected trend. Web pages will be displayed with either the internal Browser View or the device's browser depending on user preference.

Browser View

The Browser View shows trend information web pages and offers basic navigation.

Icon | Button | Description
--- | --- | ---
| Back / Forward | Go back and forward in the Browser View history.
| Refresh | Refresh the current Browser View.
| External Browser | Opens the current page using the device's default browser. The default browser is more capable than TrendStalker's internal Browser View.
| Slider Control | Press or drag to maximize or minimize the Browser View.

Preferences

The Preferences dialog can be shown by selecting Preferences from the TrendStalker application menu.

Twitter

- Default to external browser: If checked when Twitter items are clicked they will open in an external browser window instead of the internal browser view. Twitter pages currently work better in an external browser in many cases.
- Exclude hashtag results: If checked then Twitter hashtag results will not be included in the trend rankings.

Google

- Default to external browser: If checked when Google items are clicked they will open in an external browser window instead of the internal browser view.

Yahoo!

- Default to external browser: If checked when Yahoo! items are clicked they will open in an external browser window instead of the interal browser view.
- Enable international feeds in Exhibition Mode: If checked then all Yahoo! trend feeds will be shown in Exhibition Mode.

Exhibition Mode

TrendStalker supports webOS Exhibition Mode. To enable Exhibition Mode for TrendStalker, go to the device's Settings screen and touch the Exhibition icon. Make sure TrendStalker is checked. To test it, touch the Start Exhibition button.

When the device is placed on a TouchStone charger and Exhibition Mode starts, TrendStalker can be selected from the menu in the upper-left corner of the screen.

In Exhibition Mode TrendStalker will cycle through various trends and display the current time.

Support

For more information go to the FoulWeather Apps TrendStalker web site.
Email us at support@foulweatherapps.com

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