Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

I've checked it myself and you were right - it really is broken. I've already found a fix, which will be part of the next update. :)

There is actually a Perl script by Beermad that does just this. :) I would like to also add support for this with modRana itself, but I can't really say when I'll get to it.

You mean in the QML GUI ? (as there are basically no animations in the classic GTK GUI) Yeah, I'm considering adding it - I've already done some testing - menu switching is really fast, but a bit confusing as the animations add considerable feedback. Still, at least on the N900 they are a bit laggy, so turning them off really should be an options.

I haven't done much work on the QML GUI as I've concentrated mainly on the offline routing (I'm currently working on more sane tbt directions & an own modRana repository with up-to-date global Monav routing data). I'll hope I'll get back to it soon. :) BTW, as always - patches & pull requests are welcome ! :)

Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

Oh and by the way:
modRana won the first place in the Maemo.org coding competiton 2012 !!
(in the Updates & Development on Existing Apps category)

Thanks a lot to everyone who supported modRana with their vote !! :D

Also thanks to all those, who wanted to vote, but regrettably couldn't - still much appreciated ! :) Don't forget to link your Maemo accounts before the next years competition starts. ;)

Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

Congratulations on winning the competition! I joined the forum too late to vote, but I absolutely agree the app is a winner!

I have a couple of questions if I may. Sorry if they have already been answered; I tried to prowl through all the 1162 posts but things may have slipped my attention. Now if there was a search functionality per thread, that would be something...

Anyway. My first question, I was using modRana on the PC to download a big bunch of maps. This works fine and much faster than on my N900, but there is a small problem. The PC does not have a GPS and the program always defaults to starting in Brno. To get the UK maps, I had to zoom out to level 2, scroll, zoom in. Is there a better way? To fake the GPS coordinates, for example? I looked at all the config files in ~/.modrana but they did nor provide the answer.

Err, I'm sure I had more on my mind when I started this post but it took me so long to type it that I had forgotten the rest. I will come back when (if?) I remember :)

[EDIT}I have found thread search at the top of the page, doh! Still can't find the answer though...[/EDIT]

Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

Thanks ! :)

Its possible, but rather convoluted. :)

First create a POI on the coordinates you want to set as curren GPS position. Then in the POI detail menu, click on tools and then on set as position. And thats it. :) This is needlessly complicated and should be much simpler.

Alternatively, you can also use the --focus-on-coordinates CLI option.

BTW, I've added both to the very brief and totally incomplete modRana manual. :)

Looking forward to your questions ! :)

Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

Generating your own Monav routing data
I've created a simple script that makes generating modRana compatible Monav routing data quite easy. See the corresponding wiki article for more details. :)

Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

Where do I find monav-server?

Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

Congrats on winning the competition!

One thing I think would be handy, and probably pretty easy to add, would be a button on the Route page that would swap the start and destination fields, to allow quick re-routing when you are returning from a destination.

Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

Monav-server is bundled in the modRana package and used automatically, no need to install it manually. The monav-server binary itself is located in the /opt/modrana/modules/mod_route/monav_armv7 directory.

BTW, it would be probably good to create a proper monav-server package, but doing it like this was much faster. :)

BTW2: monav-server != monav-daemon

While they do roughly the same thing, the monav-daemon only has a C++ interface, while monav-server sends protocol buffers over a TCP socket.

Thanks ! :)

Good point - there is even some empty space for exactly one button. :)

Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

I've release a small modRana update - V0.35.13

It fixes the issue with walking directions not being provided in the "Foot" mode & adds a swap button to the Address2Address routing screen. :)

Re: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
 

Thannnnks for the great app buddy. I am tryimg to use the gtk ui on n9, and *** you are aware, it has issues with text input. the VKB does not come up. But tthe more interesting problem I notiiiced is that, in gtk mode it is not getting gps position.