The Golf score application for the iPhone


Birdie
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Frequently Asked Questions

→ FAQ (Course-Editor)

• Will there be a localized version of Birdie in my language?
  We'd love to include your language in Birdie's localization!
  If you'd like to volunteer to translate Birdie, please contact us and we'll send you Birdie's "Localized Strings" file for translation. It's a text file, containing about 250 strings to translate (180 of them are 1 to 3 words only, like button titles etc.).
• How do I find out if my favourite course is already available in Birdie?
  Please use the Course Lookup page to search for the availability of a specific course.
• My favourite course isn't available yet. How can I add it?
  Please use the Online Course Editor to add course data to Birdie's database.
• How can I add course graphics?
  Please see this page for more information on this.
• There are errors or outdated data in a course's description data (resp. missing data). Can I edit the course description?
  Yes.
  Please use the Online Course Editor to enter and submit changes to existing course data.
• How long does it take until submitted course data is available in Birdie?
  Usually between 5 minutes and 12 hours, mainly depending on the time of day of your submission. Normally, your submission should be processed within just a few minutes.
  Please note that Pleasant Software is based in Germany, i.e. our buisness hours are in the CET/CEST timezone (kind of...).
• Why the manual approval of course data?
  Because we like to keep Birdie's course database as well-organized and tidy as possible. I.e. we filter out "spam" and "test" submissions, whenever possible, we try to gather all courses of one golf club into one record and so on. This way we try to avoid a cluttered and bloated database with duplicate or insufficient course descriptions.
• Why is Birdie's range finder feature not available for my favourite course?
  The range finder feature is only enabled when course maps are available for a course.
  Since the map images are usually protected by copyright of the golf club, we need a signed permission from the images' copyright holder in order to use them in Birdie.
  If you're interested in seeing course maps of your favourite course in Birdie and you have access to the graphics, please contact us for more information.
• Does Birdie make use of the iPhone 3G's GPS for its range finder?
  No. The range finder works with the iPhone's touch interface. Hence, the range finder is also usable on 1^st gen iPhones as well as the iPod touch. The only requirement for using the range finder is the availability of course maps in Birdie's course data (see previous Q/A above).
  Watch the tutorial movie "During the Game" for an example of how it works.