[App] OpenMobileMaps v1.6 !!! 2013/11/01 NEW RELEASE !!!

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Mahagon Coral

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Like the open concept of this app!
But I must say I'm not that much of a fan of the gui ... any chance that there will be a version that just relies on the standard windows mobile gui elements? (using default taskbar with 2 buttons, one of them menu, etc.)
 

Cipher

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Like the open concept of this app!
But I must say I'm not that much of a fan of the gui ... any chance that there will be a version that just relies on the standard windows mobile gui elements? (using default taskbar with 2 buttons, one of them menu, etc.)

Sorry, zero chances for that. :)
The GUI is still in development. There will be some changes in the future based on user feedback to make it even more finger-friendly. I already have a list of issues...
But I definitely won't go back to the default Windows Mobile style for it's horrible enough.
The biggest problem is that with WM5 you need a stylus to pick a menu item on some phones, because it's to small for a finger. Instead on WM6.5.3 the items are all big enough.
With OMM I'm working on a GUI that looks the same on all kind of WM phones and focuses on finger-friendlyness.
 
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glaucos

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Bug report for the last nightly build:
GSM positioning does not function.
I tap on it, it became green, I tap on close, then I re-open the settings, and the square is red.
The info on the screen tells me "GSM Locationing: Inactive"
 

Cipher

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Bug report for the last nightly build:
GSM positioning does not function.
I tap on it, it became green, I tap on close, then I re-open the settings, and the square is red.
The info on the screen tells me "GSM Locationing: Inactive"

This is probably because you have "Allow Downloads" turned off, right?
GSM Locationing does not work without an internet connection, this is why it's turned off if you don't allow downloads.
 

glaucos

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This is probably because you have "Allow Downloads" turned off, right?
GSM Locationing does not work without an internet connection, this is why it's turned off if you don't allow downloads.

Yeah!

If I set "Allow Downloads" on, the "GSM Locationing" is working ok (if I set it to "on").

Your reasoning is good, but a little complicated and hidden to understand (sorry for my english)

So there's no bug in this function, only a misunderstood :eek:
 

GatuRatz

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Hi,

if I choose to use the storage card after installing the program then it crashes.
Of course a storage card is inserted, it is new. I also copied a random file to it to ckeck whether the phone can write to the card and it is ok.
I would not like to put the maps inside the phone memory :-(

Do you have any idea what is going wrong?
Do I need to create a directory on the card first?

Br,
GatuRatz
 

Cipher

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Hi,

if I choose to use the storage card after installing the program then it crashes.
Of course a storage card is inserted, it is new. I also copied a random file to it to ckeck whether the phone can write to the card and it is ok.
I would not like to put the maps inside the phone memory :-(

Do you have any idea what is going wrong?
Do I need to create a directory on the card first?

Br,
GatuRatz

Normally, you don't need to create a directory first. I don't know what's wrong with your installation. I will check it with a fresh card to see if I can reproduce this behavior.

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However, there is a new nightly build out with a GUI to select other map sources.
Adding/Editing/Removing sources does not work through the GUI, yet.
But you can edit the maps.xml within osmcache if you want to configure your own maps.
 

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For Implementing Multitouch you do not need an HD2 ;) Just use my Multitouch dll, and give it to somebody who owns one. Compass isn't that problem. You may find Application that already support it (MetalDetector or something similar).
 

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For Implementing Multitouch you do not need an HD2 ;) Just use my Multitouch dll, and give it to somebody who owns one. Compass isn't that problem. You may find Application that already support it (MetalDetector or something similar).

Thanks! I already have your page bookmarked. But I don't know anybody of my friends who owns an HD2 so I cannot implement it and test it. :/
 

scilor

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I see there no problem, I will help you debugging through .net reflector.

I hope we can talk some more than just about the hd2 things :). Talking to another developer about developing things is always nice.
 

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    [size=+2]OpenMobileMaps v1.6[/size]

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    The downloaded map tiles are stored on your phone/storage and only new ones are downloaded.

    It's tested and working with all possible resolutions, with internal GPS and external GPS. And it should work on all Windows Mobile devices with .NET CF 3.5 installed.

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    Code:
    History:
    --------
    v1.6.5053.35397 (Hotfix)
    fixed issue:
    - OpenMobileMaps freezing on splash screen
    new feature:
    - OpenMapSurfer map added to collection (thx to Loren for this tip!)
    
    v1.5.5013.27100 (Hotfix)
    - Webservice-URLs changed since omm.mine.nu got shut down.
      I'm sorry for this inconvenience but DynDNS is getting rid of those free
      service users. This is why omm.mine.nu got shut down suddenly.
    - extended maps.xml included
    
    v1.5.4067.39959 (Hotfix)
    - just a few bugfixes to prevent instabilities on certain phones
    
    v1.5.4053.7488
    new features:
    - button to force re-download of actually viewed tiles.
    - word wrapping for GraphicText
    - show arrow with direction when moving instead of pin
    - added HD2 multitouch feature (pinch-to-zoom)
    - bookmark functionality
    - re-designed the context menu
    - added reverse geocoding
    - implement optional 2x map zoom
    - re-worked settings screen to fit more items on smaller screens
    - added copy&paste to textboxes
    - added "clear search results" to context menu
    - draw straight flight route from A to B
    fixed issues:
    - corrected version check routines with proper translations
    - prevent creating folders for tiles when downloads are disabled.
    - correct button alignments on some windows
    - prevent backlight dimming while OMM is in foreground
    - deleting downloaded cab on first start
    
    v1.4.3816.9028 (Hotfix 2)
    - WebServices updated to match the new OpenMobileMaps website.
      due to porting the official OMM homepage from Perl to ASP.NET, I had to
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    v1.4.3811.31921 (Hotfix)
    - bug fixed in registration form:
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    v1.4.3802.40868
    - many many bugs fixed (like ommconfig.xml and maps.xml problems...)
    - download speed improved
    - multi-language support (new languages can be downloaded from server)
    - software is able to use different map providers
    - registration for users who have donated introduced
      this will grant you full features of OpenMobileMaps.
      IMPORTANT: everyone who already has donated, please register (About->Register)
                 your copy of OpenMobileMaps!
    - zoom level is displayed inside of drag button
    - new icon for windows mobile 6.5 phones
    - world-wide route calculation possible
    
    v1.3.3745.2194
    - bug fixed: trying to download tiles beyond 2^zoom-1
    - scale added
    - zooming in and out with softkeys possible (if your phone has those)
    - "Follow Me" and "Where Am I?" feature changed into a button with push-pin
      The button appears, when you tap or move the map. This automatically turns off "Follow Me" mode.
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    - support for other map sources
      GUI added to select different map sources. The maps are save in osmcache/maps.xml.
    - Yellow Pins for search results added
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      ORS address search is only used as a fallback.
      Nominatim supports address search for the whole planet (not only europe)!
    - bug fixed: negative coordinates were interpreted wrong
    - bug fixed: search pins are now behind other controls
    - Info reduced. GPS and GSM info is shown when tapped on the red push-pin.
    - Gps device/service/fix state is visible in the bottom left corner
      red boxes mean: gps device is on but service is not yet ready
      orange boxes mean: gps device/service on but NO FIX
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    - size of initial download information reduced
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    - maps.xml creation after install optimized (should not make problems anymore)
    
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    - bug in parsing coordinates fixed
    - some gui improvements
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      from your phone! (About -> Send Feedback...)
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      your phone I might be able to answer to your feedback directly.
    - bugs in GPS and GSM positioning fixed
    - zooming bug after map scrolling fixed
    - Downloading can be turned on/off in Settings
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    - About-window added with check for latest version
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    - OpenStreetMap and Windows Mobile logo optimized for higher resolutions
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      Hint: in address search select an address and go to context-menue.
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    - bugs fixed
      if you find any bugs, please try the debug version from this post:
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    - GSM and GPS usage made optional
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    v1.0.3637.2133
    - fixed another bug with GSM triangulation
      may be the reason for hangs on Touch Pro 2
    - German localization added (should depend on OS language)
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    v1.0.3635.6168
    - added circle around your gsm location
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    v1.0.3634.26265
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    v1.0.3634.9654
    - App renamed to OpenMobileMaps
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    v1.0.3632.5042:
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    I know, it's been a long wait.
    I finally found some time to finalize version 1.5 of OpenMobileMaps!

    To all HD2 and HD mini owners: have fun with multitouch pinch-to-zoom!

    To all others: bookmarks and lots of improvements await you!
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    Long time no see.

    DynDNS is shutting down free domain services and omm.mine.nu got a victim of it. This is why I had to release a hotfix version of OpenMobileMaps with a new webservice URL.

    I also included the extended maps.xml in this version. But it will be only generated on a fresh install (if no maps.xml exists).

    Have fun and thank you for all this support over the last years! This is a great community!
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    Thanks for the reply
    I tried it and it works great
    I wonder if it exists in Spanish?
    how it works with GSM or GPRS, I have no GPS

    currently, there is no spanish translation. but, if you want to, you could make one. this way you don't need to donate anything to get a registered version.
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    Very interesting. Are the screenshots updated? :)

    Now, the screenshots in the first post are updated and here are some more which didn't fit into the first post... ;)