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Here it's the new modifications I have made in maemo-mapper to have two models of maps, street maps and satellite (topo) maps, and the possibility of switching among them, just clicking !!.

I have made some modifications in the settings dialog (two URI prefix and cache directories) and two news items in the Maps menu (Street map and Topo map) to switch among them.

I have some problems with linux and maemo, but at least I am learning (gnuite: sorry for my code).

Cheers.

Demostenes.

Hm. Nice progress and co-operation starting to grow here

I have two suggestions. First, to get maemo-mapper pop up the networking dialog when it needs a connection to internet (and there is none currently) - one needs to ld_preload the osso connectivity library. So basically, this should work (/var/lib/install/usr/bin/maemo-mapper.sh or something like that)

..installing this alongside the binary, and making the .desktop file run this script instead of the binary directly should do the trick. This was taken from the "porting howto" from maemo.org.

The other suggestion/idea is, that it would be nice, if one could either mark locations (maybe load google earth files - http://earth.google.com/kml/kml_intro.html) so that, for example, for the GUADEC conference, we could mark locations on the map, it would be great for sightseeing too. Maybe even integrate this with placeopedia.com ?

But anyway, the locations could be great, unfortunately I cannot code this myself, but I'll try to help if there is something else I can do?

Another yet suggestions is that it would be nice, if I could, in the "Download route" -dialog, have something like this:

I'll need to think this a bit further since its very easy to make this a bit more complex than the task really is, but what I have in mind is "click map for source, click map for destination" - it could even give instructions with the banners..

This probably would need a toolbar though so that it tracks the click and once you have something you like, press "OK" in the toolbar to move the coords to the dialog again. Otherwise you couldnt pan it at all.

//Tuomas

I think this is a good enhancement, I just would like to suggest what in IMHO is a better approach: to have the possibility to set up multiple map providers (in origin was one, now we have two but ideal would be 'n').

This could be the starting point to add WMS support with limited efforts.

Why do I think is it worth?

WMS is a standard GIS exchange format for maps, it works more or less like google maps, but almost all GIS software supports this, mapserver included.

Just think about the possibilities this would open to use maemo mapper not just for (car) navigation but also as a simple GIS viewer....


Just my 2 (euro)cents

Ok, now that everybody has said theyr opinnions i might as well give mine.

If you think about the start of this software, and where everybody wants it to lead. Youre two different groups, the other one wants loads of information and customizability with a good UI that gpsdrive doesnt offer at the moment. And the other one wants simple application that does the thing he wants easily and without too much information. And if you think about it, these two things cannot co-exist.

Unless you re-desing the whole application, what i propose to this point, is make somekind of advanced option, click advanced details on and the software could give you loads of different information and configuration options, leave it off and it simply does what its meant to do for the little people, as a mapping software with gps integration.

Ofcourse, the guy () who started this whole thing is the one who decides what is the direction Maemo-mapper is heading. And if someone wants something else, derive your own software from mapper, isnt this the point of OpenSoftware ?

Of course, i dont like the idea of two seperate software, because i have allways seen this as a flaw of OpenSoftware that hinders the evolution of every software.

I like mapper as its now, but these are my wishes for the future of the software.

A route planner in the software that works simply by clicks (as google-maps street data doesnt work in my country).

A simple window that replaces the map and shows the user all the gps data in raw format, the signal strength, how many satellites you have a fix and suchs details.

Lastly, thanks for a great piece of software, i love it truly and i dont even have a gps locator yet, planning to get one soon but this software just rocks even though i dont have one! And if possible, when you desice the future of the software, please try to keep it simple enough for the end users as i think it was meant to.

Sounds great, I've just tried to get it running but although it says "downloading maps" I never see anything.

The closest I get is a small blue circle when I have GPS enabled. Turn GPS off (I don't have a GPS device) and the screen goes black. Zooming in/out does nothing.

I'm using the second Google mapping option.

Same here. Just a black screen, in fullscreen mode too, and a small blue circle if GPS is turned on. I've tried both the Google mapping options. I've set as a cache directory "/media/mmc1/maps", it has been created but no files or folders appear into it, even if mapper pops up the "downloading" message when I click here and there into its black screen. I've tried closing and loading the app several times, and rebooting the device: no way, black screen

It is a silly question, but are you connected to the Internet before you try to download maps? Maemo Mapper doesn't bring up the Internet connection automatically.

did you guys used the topo map URI in settings? you have to use this address in the topo map uri:
http://kh.google.com/kh?n=404&v=6&t=%s

urgh, it was that! shame on me, thank you very much... wow great app. Btw, can I repeat the same "stupid" question someone has done on the beginning of this thread, about how to set that "classpath" to work with flite? (flite installed and working, but not set in classpath. I'm too bad in linux stuff sorry)

There's a new thread concerning GPS devices that work... or not... with MaemoMapper...
Please post your experiences.

url: http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...3956#post13956