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

Would there be the possibility to work on the UI? For example. testing different buttons / resources? Is the information available in the wiki? I hope they are not compiled in.

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

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Originally Posted by lsolano (Post 1066198)

Why is this software version 0.something?

It's simple - once I add some major feature or improvement, I increase it by 0.01. :) The numbers after - mean mostly fixes and minor improvements.
This numbering originally started on 0.01, 0.04 being the firs released version. Changelogs 0.04-0.27 are on the modRana wiki, BTW. :)

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Originally Posted by lsolano (Post 1066198)

It is a shame I can not help coding, but if you find it useful, I can translate it into Spanish. I do not know if the texts in modrana UI are hard coded or were thought/designed to be translated.

It is currently hard-coded but a proper localization is eventually planed, I just don't know when I'll get to it. :)
In the meantime, I would like to at least localize the voice output. Currently it combines English spoken distance and status messages with turn announcements available in multiple languages - the results sounds quite strange. :)
So if you don't mind, could you translate this few words to Spanish ? :)

Code:

  

meter

meters

kilometer 

kilometers

foot

feet

mile

miles

rerouting

you should be near the destination

no route found

Thanks in advance! :) Translations to other languages are also welcome!

EDIT: I have created a translation page on the Maemo wiki. :)

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Originally Posted by don_falcone (Post 1066206)

Would there be the possibility to work on the UI?

In which aspect ?
Design, usability, testing, graphics improvements, ... ?

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Originally Posted by don_falcone (Post 1066206)

For example. testing different buttons / resources? Is the information available in the wiki? I hope they are not compiled in.

I'm afraid there is currently not much information about the GUI outside the (heavily commented) Python source code.
Basically the whole GUI is just a single widget and everything is drawn using Cairo.

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

Sure, i would like to help on improving the user interface. But as i'm always trying to avoid changing code / (re)compiling, i prefer editing and changing resources directly on file level.

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

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Originally Posted by MartinK (Post 1066302)

In the meantime, I would like to at least localize the voice output. Currently it combines English spoken distance and status messages with turn announcements available in multiple languages - the results sounds quite strange. :)

strange indeed... and quite funny too :) When I realized that, I changed it back to English, however, the problem is now in the other way: as street names and places are in Spanish, it sounds weird when the English voice speaks them.

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Originally Posted by MartinK (Post 1066302)

So if you don't mind, could you translate this few words to Spanish ? :)

Done!

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

Darn, I can't update. When I look in the log, it is not a problem with the .modrana folder/file, but rather a problem with Yate. Does anyone else who uses Yate have this problem?

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

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Originally Posted by MartinK (Post 1066302)

Code:

  

meter

meters

kilometer 

kilometers

foot

feet

mile

miles

rerouting

you should be near the destination

no route found

Thanks in advance! :) Translations to other languages are also welcome!

EDIT: I have created a translation page on the Maemo wiki. :)

Done for Dutch (Belgium & The Netherlands)

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

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Originally Posted by MartinK (Post 1066191)

Yesterday, modRana V0.28-2 has been released.

-fix for Unicode characters showing only as boxes

Not fixed, Unicode characters still displayed as boxes...

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

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Originally Posted by MartinK (Post 1066302)

It's simple - once I add some major feature or improvement, I increase it by 0.01. :) The numbers after - mean mostly fixes and minor improvements.

I think bumping the version up to 1.xxx would be right at the moment you implement offline routing as that would be a significant stepup in functionality...

That said, offtopic, I still don't understand moving to 3.xxx in the linux kernel with no major stepup from the last 2.6...

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

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Originally Posted by 白い熊 (Post 1066727)

That said, offtopic, I still don't understand moving to 3.xxx in the linux kernel with no major stepup from the last 2.6...

2.6.3x basically already was 3.0 seen from the functionality, that's why Linus decided to finally step up the version number. What is more strange that there seems to be no more between stable / unstable kernel versions, like before with even / odd numbering?

(Another example: Firefox 3.7 was functionality-wise already 4.0.)

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

Btw Martin, i checked a bit of the source last night. Some questions:

1) /opt/modrana/os.path seems like Postscript or something? What's this file for?

2) /opt/modrana/nbproject/project.properties lists "platform.active=Python_2.6.6"
As far as i remember, Python 2.6 was a bit of a break compatibility-wise, was it? We have no official 2.6 on the N900; so does make it any difference if you develop with 2.6 under NetBeans instead of 2.5?

3) the theme.conf lists only the icons and the colors. What i also try to achieve is, changing the layout / the shape of the rounded "button" / "info" tiles. which file in /opt/modrana/modules/ is responsible for this?