Thread: [Announce] modRana: a flexible GPS navigation system
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MartinK is offline MartinK
2011-03-20 , 14:06
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#578
V0.24-1 is out and it should be hitting the repositories any moment now

Whats new ?
  • fix needless redrawing in centered mode slowing down map rendering
    This should fix the reported slow map redrawing while moving.
  • fix GUI not redrawing after pressing buttons
    This should fix the slow GUO response - basically, the screen was not redrawn right away after clicking a button.
  • new way of loading tiles which gives priority to currently visible tiles first
    One of my previous posts describes how this works.
  • lowered default number of automatic tile download threads to lessen I/O load
    New default is 10, from previous 20.
  • new info menu with an About submenu showing current version
    Well, finally. Expect to see more items soon in the "info" menu.
  • better N900/Maemo 5/Freemantle integration
    • proper App-Menu which enables fast access to often used features (centering, map rotation, etc.)
      What do you think about this ? What else should I add ? As the space is limited, I'm thinking about making the content of this menu customizable.
    • volume keys are now used for zooming by default
      This can be disabled in options->Keys->Device buttons.
    • modRana now uses Hildon banners for notifications
    • zoom feedback using a Hildon banner
  • sound can now be turned ON and OFF
    There is currently no separate setting for voice output as voice output is currently the only sound output modRana does.
  • saving of automatically downloaded map tiles can be now turned off
    My testing showed it does not make much difference though...
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Last edited by MartinK; 2011-03-20 at 16:46.
 

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