Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

It is not possible at this time. It may be added later, but it would incur significantly more resource utilization (both memory and CPU). It's not impossible, I'm just not sure it's worth it.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I must humbly disagree. I use EDGE to download maps on the go quite frequently. It's not _great_, but it's definitely sufficient.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I had trouble today downloading routes for the first time (NJ to NY). Although the route download went OK, the latitude and longitude numbers didn't make sense (ranging from 1 to 4900).
I have been using maemomapper for the last few days without trouble. Thanks,
Howard

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I've found that I now have a problem downloading routes using the "download route" within MM. When I click on "ok" after entering an address, MM starts to clear the dialog box (the text and buttons disappear), but then MM hangs.

Route downloading had worked previously.

I've tried clearing/resetting tracks and routes and have rebooted.

I'm using 1.4.4 on a 770.

Any suggestions?

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

i am experiencing the same thing. i put in a valid start point (my GPS coords) and a valid destination. i get the standard error of "please make sure you have enteted valid start and end addresses". i have a good connnection to the wireless network, and maps are downloaded correctly, but routes are not working. i noticed this on sunday i think.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I made this same request many moons ago. I can understand that it might require a lot of resources but it might be something to at least look into to know for sure. I find myself physically rotating my 770 just so I know if I need to make a right or left hand turn. Otherwise when you are heading south your mind sees a left hand turn when in reality you need to make a right hand turn. Reading the directional wording is not always an option and flite isn't always easy to hear plus I've had mixed success in using flite.

A simpler option might be just to have an optional flashing or solid arrow right under the direction balloon window that points in the turn direction when you come to waypoint. Might even color code the arrow that starts out as yellow but turns green as you approach your turn. Hard to know if this would be an option without actually trying it out and might be a problem when you have to make a lot of turns in short order. In any case, I attached a sample image of what I'm looking for.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I apologize for the inconvenience, but this down-time in the GPX Driving Directions web service was necessary due to a change that Google Maps implemented in their HTML output. I've since fixed the web service, so everything should be working now, but Google's changes were a tad significant, so let me know if anything funny starts happening in resulting routes.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Is it possible to use the latest Maemo Mapper and a kernel that supports high speed (MMC 4.1 ?) memory card access? (on a 770)

http://fanoush.wz.cz/maemo/#mmcplus only seems to have up to 2006.39-14, and according to this thread MM now requires >= 2006.49-2.

Thanks!

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I get the following error when I try to download a route: "Error parsing GPX file". This problem just occurred today. The last time I used Maemo Mapper (May 15), I was able to download routes without an error. Stored routes still work OK.

Howard

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I got that error today also. Maybe the server is down?
neil

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

No - if the server is down, the error will read "unable to connect to GPX server" (or something similar).

Howard

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

generally, if you can get to the following link, its not guite's site

http://gnuite.com:8080/cgi-bin/gpx.cgi

in the case of "Error parsing GPX file" i believe the dataset returned from google to gnuite or maemo mapper is borked

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I have question, if bought a gps reciver will it work with maemo mapper or would I have to buy the kit.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

as long as the gps reciever you get can communicate via bluetooth, you should be ok with a third party device.

search around, and you may find a thread on which gps devices work and their stats

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Google changed their HTML output format again. Ain't reverse engineering grand?

I have fixed the issue. As usual, I've tested a few examples, but I may have missed something. Let me know if you notice anything unusual about downloaded directions.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Released Maemo Mapper v1.4.5 today. Some of you might recognize some of the changes in the new version, since you suggested them and/or provided patches. Thanks, guys!

* Added ability to edit latitude and longitude in POI Add/Edit dialog.
* Tapping on a POI now shows the category and label of the POI (and does not re-center the display). (closes #645)
* Added action to clear the track. (contributed by Kalle Valo)
* Changed the way dialog boxes are displayed - this might help some of the random "crash when I try to open XXX dialog box" crashes.
* Added the "Go to | Address..." menu item.
* Added Spanish translation.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Cool, thanks!
Neil

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Tapping POI crashes on mine. 2007 on 770. 1.4.5 Maemo Mapper.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I think it's broken again. (or maybe Google changed it's info again??)

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I noticed that there are some new features with google maps, such as routes can now be calculated to avoid highways. Any chance of adding that in a minor release if it hasn't?

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Yeah, I'd love to add it. How do I use these new features? I don't see them on maps.google.com ...

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

You might try adding to the routing query (whatever that means).

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Oh, I see it on maps.google.com now - I must have had an old version cached or something. (?) Anyway, it seems easy to implement, so I'll get right on it.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

The option to avoid highways has been added to the GPX Driving Directions web service. The next version of Maemo Mapper will include this capability. Until then, you can use the HTML page.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

not trying to pile on, but is there a possibility to do "avoid toll roads" or "shortest/fastest route" alternatives as well?

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Thats not so much a function of Maemo Mapper, but more of google maps. I would post a request to google. One good place to post is here: http://groups.google.com/group/Googl...584755fdc99ccd

Holux GPSLim236 hang workadound
 

I've become crazy with one Holux GPSLim236 Bluetooth. Sometimes, when I enable it Maemo Mapper goes to 95% CPU usage and was inusable because doesn't refresh screen.

Today I've seen the reason: the problem appears only when the GPSLim236 unit is connected to USB in order to charge it.

(thanks for this great program :)

Regards.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

this is top notch application. thanks a bunch.

today i tried it out for the first time with GPS receiver and i was amazed.

if i was given a test drive with MM vs Navicore before hand i would have paid money for MM and ditched Navicore! i think i should donate.

of course i was using google maps.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

"Of course?" Try VE Streets; you might be pleasantly surprised. Not much difference at the most detailed level, but for the city/region views, I find them graphically clearer than Google Maps. VE Hybrid (aerial photos with overlaid labels) on the N800 is pretty cool too.

Maemo Mapper makes it easy to bounce back and forth between downloaded map sets for direct comparison, or to suit different needs.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Since you responded to the last request so fast, I thought I would ask for another! I set the info font to x-large, and sometmes the directions are so long that he text box that appears in the upper right hand corner covers the middle of the screen, thereby obscuring the upcoming turn. (Also, tthe text sometimes varies the location of the line breaks on a 1 or 2 second interval, which makes it hard to read).

So my request is this: can you stretch the text box across the entire top of the screen, instead of just the top right? Then I could use the xx-large font!!!

As always, thanks in advance.

Howard

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Here! Here! Excellent idea! I agree.
Neil

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Any way to add vocal directions to maemo mapper?

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Nik1 - install flite package, and check "Enable Voice Synthesis" on the Announce tab of MM Settings.

when you download a route, you will get a voice prompt as you approach each way point. the distance before the waypoint that the prompt is given is selectable with the "Advance Notice" bar above the checkbox on the Announce tab.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

One suggestion I have for further releases is to be able to zoom in some more , as it is really hard to see street name while im driving.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Are you saying that the "Double Pixels" feature (in the "Manage Repositories" dialog box) is not sufficient? You'd like a "Quadruple Pixels" feature?

Or do you mean a quicker, "on-the-fly" zoom, i.e. you tap on a part of the screen and that part zooms in for a moment?

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I do not use the "Double Pixels" feature but... I only downloaded maps to ZOOM LEVEL 1.... so when I click to ZOOM LEVEL 0 and it doesn't have these downloaded maps but... by defualt it just gives me "Double Pixels" of ZOOM LEVEL 1... this works out perfect.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

...until you come across some of the smaller streets that don't show names until zoom level 0.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I live in a Major City... Toronto, ON (Canada) and I did look at this and went to the tiny streets near me and they were all listed on ZOOM 1... but maybe the odd time it won't be but I couldn't find any... I already have 2.5GB of maps downloaded (Cluster Size = 1024 bytes on 4GB SD card) and so I don't want to download anymore files. ZOOM 0 is not worth it in my opinion and plus I like it going to the default "Double Pixels".

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

Normally, when Maemo Mapper tries to draw a map, if it can't find the map (i.e. it hasn't been downloaded), it tries the next higher zoom level and, if it finds it, scales it (thus the "Double Pixels" effect). If it doesn't find a map at the next higher zoom level, it tries again at the next higher zoom level, etc. So, in your case, when you zoom in to level 0, since you don't have level-0 maps, Maemo Mapper draws the level-1 maps instead.

The "Double Pixels" feature forces Maemo Mapper to exhibit the above behavior at least once, even if a map exists at the current zoom level. So, if you had level-0 and level-1 maps, and if you are at zoom level 0, then it will draw the level-1 maps. If you only have level-0 and level-2 maps, and if you are at zoom level 0, then it will draw level-2 maps. If you are always in Double Pixels mode, it is worthless to download level-0 maps.

The Double Pixels feature can be applied on a per-repository basis, so if you have a map source with fonts that are just too tiny to read, you can use it just for that repository.

Re: Maemo Mapper v1.4 for 770/N800
 

I have a problem to access the links to maps download. is there an
alternative way? I tried to access from my host computer and from nokia 770 device as well.

thanks.