New modRana preview package for Fremantle & Harmattan available for testing !

After sorting quite a few last minute issues, preview packages for the new modRana version - 0.30 - are finally available. Initially I'll be releasing stand-alone packages at first and push a release to Extras once any serious issues are found & fixed. Please report any issues you encounter, so that they can be fixed quickly! Also please report your modRana version when submitting a report (menu->info->about).


Where can I get it ?
The deb packages packages are available from two separate OBS repositories, one for Fremantle and one for Harmattan:
Fremantle repository
Harmattan repository

Both packages are build by a script from the modRana source on Github, so the current package version could change quite often as I fix bugs & add features. Also please note that the packages might be a bit cutting edge - some breakage can occur from time to time.

Installing the Fremantle package
First install dependencies using apt-get (you need to be root for this):
Then download & install the modRana package. After installation, a new "modRana-qml" icon should show up in the navigation section. This icons launches the new Qt/QML modRana GUI. The "modRana" icon launches the classic GTK GUI.
To launch the different GUI from the CLI, use modrana-gtk or modrana-qml respectively.

Installing the Harmattan package
First install dependencies using apt-get (you need to be root for this):
Then download & install the modRana package. After installation, modRana icon should show up among the other icons. To run modRana from the CLI, use this command (if the package wants to be Ovi store compatible, it should put files to /usr/bin):
Once the Qt/QML GUI reaches feature parity with the classic interface, I'll push a release to Apps for MeeGo and Ovi store.
As there is currently no usable GTK port for Harmattan, only the QML GUI is available on Harmattan.

General improvements

• much faster tile loading due to correct user agent
• connection reuse for automatic tile download
• Harmattan support !
• default theme improvements
• multi-GUI support, obviously
• automatic configuration file update support
• map layer updates
• removed dependency on libmagic
• a tileserver module
• various backend improvements

Qt/QML GUI
There isn't that much functionality at the moment, but the cornerstones - the main map view & main menu are already working rather nicely. More features should be coming quickly as most of the preparatory work has been already done. Also, please let me know what do you think about the current map view & menu layout !

GTK GUI
The classic GTK GUI should work just fine & better than previously, mainly due to various backend improvements. Please report any regressions !

I love modRana ! Where can i donate ?
Use the paypal donation link, thanks in advance !

I'm a developer and want to submit a patch !
Fork modRana on github, add your modifications and send me a pull request - as easy as that ! Classic methods (patch-in-email, etc.) are of course also accepted.