What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

Out of curiosity, I added the widget Location to the desktop, Menu>Menu>Add widget>click Location.

So here we are, there is my location, pics enclosed.

It is a nice little square of map showed where I am, with street name in font size 3 (?) and a little on/off button on the bottom. The big red dot showed that my gps is locked.

I would like to know if anybody make use this and how.

Another observation:
In order to use gps, or to use it fast, I changed Settings>Location>Networking positioning>Location server:supl.google.com:7276. I saved it, but on reboot, it reversed back to supl.nokia.com and gps is NOT working, as expected. Anybody knows how to change this so it stays after reboot. Thanks.

Another observation:
On a cool log, gps locked faster, when eCoach>New activities is clicked. Once gps locked, one can close eCoach. I wonder why.

bun

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

The location widget is only a fast way to know where you are right now (it's a lot more faster than Ovi Maps), besides that, i'm not aware it's used for anything.

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

Wow, I hadn't tried that, nice. I am inside and my gps found the location very quickly.

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

It is NOT easy to get a "Wow" from you :)

Honestly, I am not quite sure what else does it do, the square of map is so small it is not good for anything, I wish it can do some more, like a miniscule of ovi map, allows one zoom in or out or do something more. I am still thinking that must be more to it, no?

bun

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

I did try it, like yourself I couldn't see the point of it, I always know where I am :)

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

... maybe if you're kidnapped ... and tied up ... and left outside so that the GPS actually works ... and by some fluke they leave you're mobile phone with you ... and you're able to work it out of your pocket ... and use your nose to get it switched on ... it's useful to have it on the desktop so that you only have to swipe to the right desktop with your nose to find your location ... instead of having to try to click with your nose to get to Ovi maps ...

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

It shows where you are with some surrounding streets, which is worth something. It would be nice if you could zoom and look around a bit. People DO get lost. I remember walking for blocks and blocks in Moscow; I couldn't find a street sign on a main road. All the locals didn't need a street sign, but I did.

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

but the font is so small...can anyone read the street i m on?

bun

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

I use the location widget as apparently it has a longer timeout on the gps, so if you have trouble getting a good lock when launching maps, you can use the widget to get a good lock first...

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

That must have been what Napoleon felt like. :p

A better way for me was to make two HTM files and save them in the same directory on my N900. I then keep a bookmark to it on my desktop.

(you do need Maemo GeoLacocation 1.1.3 found in Extras-Devel for this webpage to work)

Try this for "Gmaps.htm"...
( Copy and paste the code into a new text file then change the extention from txt to htm )

And then this tweaked "zoom.htm"...
( Copy and paste the code into a new text file then change the extention from txt to htm )

Don't forget to put them in the same directory on your N900.


**Thanks to BrentDC and AndiThebest for sparking my interest. Cheers

EDIT: And of course thanks for the extension to the stock browser by Oleg Romashin that can now be found here >> http://maemo.org/downloads/product/M...o-geolocation/ and soon your maemo.org Application Catalog.

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

Thanks, nice and slick!

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

Now I know, 1st, it tracks, if you have a large enough map in your Location, it will continue to track, or if you have data connection. 2nd, it helps to get gps lock when offline, http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php...312#post483312 thread #28

bun

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

I've used the widget a lot since I got my N900, a lot more than the maps app. The darn Ovi maps takes forever to load, and sometimes it just refuses to cooperate - not closing properly, having to kill it, leaves GPS on, stuff like that.

The location widget is mighty useful in two scenarios:

a) Knowing where you are thus where you parked. Also, when lost, you can call someone and give location. ("Near a large gray building" gets me sighs)

b) You know the street, you know the target but don't know which way. So, fire it up, walk a little and see the red dots telling you it's the wrong way. This is invaluable in intersections or after emerging from the subway when your orientation is lost.

If it had tags it would be perfect. Nothing fancy, just a tag button making it TAG and then always display the arrow towards the tag, or a line linking them so you can backtrack. Instant car finder. Instant get-out-of-little-street-maze. Man.

Re: What do you use with the widget Location? and do you know it exist?
 

This works great except that it leaves the gps turned on when you close the page. Any workarounds for that?

Edit: Well, it appears to have finally shut itself off. Interesting.