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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
khaytsus

Which is the last version which you can launch?

I need to know the boundary line.

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Kasush

>> Do you have any plan to add Google's satellite view to the static map view options?

>> As I stated before it is much more comprehensive than just Google's street view

>> and would resolve most complaints about poor coverage in forests and more rural areas.

??????????

>> Second question, any chance of natively supporting the accelerometer which is

>> becoming much more common in newer devices?

I think Windows Mobile OS does not support accelerometer natively.

And need to use SDK of Hardware venders. (but SDK not released)

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kasush:
I will try to be more clear.

I am referring to the static maps section of GCz

In Google maps I can choose between road view and satellite view. Road view shows a vector image I assume of a drawn map of the road structure whereas satellite view shows the actual satellite image with roads, buildings, etc..

This second option would be much more useful for me in the area I am in where we have few roads (desert). I also believe it would satisfy those that comment that the German forests cause much grief for static maps as well.

I don't even know if this is an option that you have available to you in the Google jpeg download.

Not sure honestly. I do know I have installed a few apps which recognize and use the accelerometer without issue. For example, KinomaPlay and Resco Snake to name two.

Accelerometer is not important, just a wish. would make the "cool" factor go up more is all.

I hope I was able to make myself more clear. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] RushaPoiL:
For Android? I'd definitly pay for that :)

(But not groundspeak's price for iphone)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Pinpoint map

Maybe Tom doesn't understand you because this function is already integrated :)

Look at your Static Maps menu and look at the "pinpoint" option. This is actually the satellite view :)

Edit: In the German version it's called "Satellitenbild" (satellite picture) because I thought that German users wouldn't understand "pinpoint".

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Kasush:
From your image I see exactly what I am looking for, unfortunately I have never gotten "Pinpoint" to work for me. Always a black square. I have played with different values and I have finally found the result I am looking for. Thank you very much. I always assumed that pinpoint was just a finer level of the same as the others.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
Searchable Cachelists

Hi Tom

Suggestion:

(I don't know how difficult this would be)

Now that GCz does such a good job of importing GPX files, I am sure the are quite a lot of users importing LONG cache lists (mine are about 500 caches long). Although it does help to SORT the cache list, it still can be quite a process to find the cache you are looking for. Sometimes cache owners will call their caches names that use their geocaching nickname ( "Tracknfind" calls all their caches "TF 27 The Snake Park"). That makes it tricky for me to find as the cache owner may have many caches. I also may just remember the "Snake" bit when trying to find the cache in my list.

Is it possible to make the list SEARCHABLE as opposed to SORTABLE. e.g. Keyword search? (I search for "Snake" and all results within the list are found?)

As I said, I don't know how hard that would be, but it would be a great help to me.

(Also, any chance of uploading photo's? I know you said "Maybe" in the past)

These are just small suggestions, the app is super as it is! Thanks for the work!!!:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] del4:
I'm not using the Field Note functionality, so didn't know about the Blue X icon for the DNF Field Note. What is the Quick Mark you mention? Could you add a Red X icon for DNF logs (actual logs, not field notes)?

I see the concern about keeping the same info displayed for all screen resolutions, I just didn't know that anything was currently put into that space between the GC# and the size graphic, so thought that would be a possibility. On that subject, I just noticed the little yellow folder icon with a green + in the right corner, but am not sure what it indicates?

Personally, the Difficulty/Terrain info is more important to me than the GC# when I'm looking through the cache list, so I'd like to see an option to replace one with the other. Or, more space for displaying the D/T info could be made by replacing the size graphic with a single letter (M/S/R/L). The cache name could also be prefaced with the D/T numbers as just one more option you may wish to consider.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] del4:
Smileys / Clipboard issue

While caching with GCzII the past couple days (still can't express how cool this app is and how much I'm loving the ability to post logs directly from the field!!!) I've noticed that the text I'm cutting/pasting between logs (until log templates become available, hopefully in a future release? ;)) is wiped out when I opt to insert a smiley. Apparently, the text representing the different smileys is put onto the clipboard instead of being temporarily placed into an internal buffer as I'd expected, which leads to the loss of any text I'd had stored in the clipboard.

Could the smileys usage be modified so that an internal buffer is used rather than the OS clipboard?

Thanks again for this excellent app!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] del4:
"Needs Archived" log type missing

Ran into a cache that merited a Needs Archived log, but found that this type is not available in GCzII. I thought it may be because of the additional confirmation screen when this log type is selected, but the same thing is required for Needs Maintenance logs, which GCzII already does support... :confused:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] del4:
"Add to Watchlist" functionality

+1 I would also like to see an option to add caches and trackables to our watchlist. An option to view the current items on our watchlist would be great too!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Do you really think that it is important to know the difficulty and terrain in first place? I mean, there aren't many caches that are so difficult to get.

The Cachenumber (GC...) is very important to know for most of us because then it's easier to switch to TomTom and find the right cache :)

But ok, there wouldn't be the discussion yes/no if you could choose what GCzII should display :)

Cheers,

derlbear

P.S.: I'm just interested in your opinion. This isn't meant to be an attack.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] del4:
Documentation / Help?

+1 Has anyone put together some documentation on this great app? I've been unable to find any that would explain a couple questions I have about some of GCzII's options/features, so I may try to put something together this weekend, if I have time.

-Some of my questions are regarding the Move To menu option. When I select this, the text for the cache that was highlighted turns blue, but that's about it and the only thing I can really do is select Back to return where I was previously... I'm assuming this is for moving caches between Cache Lists???

-Also, I noticed that the full-page cache description includes a camera icon (just to the left of the (GC#)) to indicate when gallery images are available. Similarly, the Inventory button isn't greyed out when the inventory isn't empty. Is there any indication on the cache list display that the cache contains any trackables, e.g., a TB icon?

-Is there any way of moving between the full-page cache display for each cache or do we have to hit Back each time, select the new cache and then open up its details?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] del4:
Well, I'm not sure if most are using the GC#, but for me, not using TomTom ;), yes, the Diff/Terr are more important to me. The GPS on my phone isn't as accurate as my Magellan GPSr, and since I've loaded the Magellan with cache names, not GC#'s, having the GC# is of no use to me. I'd rather have it displayed only on the full-page details screen than have it take up the limited space on the cache list.

If I'm on limited time and can only grab a couple caches or am with the kids, I'll usually pass over the higher difficulty finds until I have more time and/or am on a solo run. In that case, having the difficulty/terrain listed on the cache list makes it easy to look for the closest cache that fits my current requirements without having to click on each one to find out the desired info. Note that the size info also fits this usage scenario as the kids don't enjoy micros much because they don't have any swag.

Looking back through this thread, it looks like the GC# was part of the cache heading at one time, in the form "Cache Name / Cache Owner / GC#", but was later moved to its current location (someone please correct me if I'm wrong), so I think there's precedent for revising the info that's displayed based on feedback.

Allowing the info displayed to be customizable would be great, but I'm not sure Tom's going to want to do that any time soon. That's why I gave a couple options for including the D/T info while keeping what's already there so that no one loses info they've come to rely on.

Along these lines, in CacheMate there's an option to eliminate the display of the distance units, since they're kind of redundant once you know what they are. This could be an option in the Options->Distances Measure screen to free up some additional space, if desired?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shutle64:
Just a quick note to let you know that the cache detail button custom focus isn't working.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Boyo:
On cache GC1WRXY, there are 3 waypoints in the cache description.

The first one is called 011WRXY for 01 (the prefix of it) and the rest of the cache name after GC.

Second is PK1WRXY for PK (parking).

Third is ST1WRXY for ST.

I exported the GPX for just this cache, and at the end of the gpx is this,

<wpt lat="39.805817" lon="-84.1201">
<time>2009-08-03T19:05:13.28</time>
<name>011WRXY</name>
<cmt>Same as the Cache Page coordinates.</cmt>
<desc>Stage 01</desc>
<url>http://www.geocaching.com/seek/wpt.aspx?WID=7331c1ea-ddea-48d8-8acf-aeddf1d93bfb</url>
<urlname>Stage 01</urlname>
<sym>Stages of a Multicache</sym>
<type>Waypoint|Stages of a Multicache</type>
</wpt>
<wpt lat="39.80445" lon="-84.118967">
<time>2009-08-04T11:57:07.283</time>
<name>PK1WRXY</name>
<cmt>Do not attempt to drive your vehicle past the sign that warns against motor vehicles beyond that point</cmt>
<desc>Park Here</desc>
<url>http://www.geocaching.com/seek/wpt.aspx?WID=6b3b45fb-a89f-4650-b09c-d071bfe08dd0</url>
<urlname>Park Here</urlname>
<sym>Parking Area</sym>
<type>Waypoint|Parking Area</type>
</wpt>
<wpt lat="39.8046" lon="-84.119633">
<time>2009-08-04T12:00:37.747</time>
<name>ST1WRXY</name>
<cmt>Start your journey here to Stage 1</cmt>
<desc>Trail Starts Here</desc>
<url>http://www.geocaching.com/seek/wpt.aspx?WID=980a0fff-b007-49cc-95eb-60d6dc568e48</url>
<urlname>Trail Starts Here</urlname>
<sym>Trailhead</sym>
<type>Waypoint|Trailhead</type>
</wpt>

So by adding this to the end of the file before the </gpx> tag,

<wpt lat="39.805817" lon="-84.1201">
<time>2009-08-03T19:05:13.28</time>
<name>021WRXY</name>
<cmt>Same as the Cache Page coordinates.</cmt>
<desc>Stage 02</desc>
<url></url>
<urlname></urlname>
<sym>Stages of a Multicache</sym>
<type>Waypoint|Stages of a Multicache</type>
</wpt>

You can add the additional waypoints into the exported GPX.

I would say it would also probably be beneficial to put a prefix code when entering waypoints into GCz, have a few defaults for PK, and default the <sym> tag to Parking Area for example on export, as well as the ability for it to auto increment when entering a number.

I hope the explains it all, I did manually modify the GC1WRXY.gpx file and added valid information in the above format and it imported successfully into GSAK.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Orbitter2:
Poi export benefit

Hi Tom, is it possible to have a Poi export setting (a new feature).

I think it is great if we could add our poi export to the already exported pois. What I mean is: Merge the caches into the poifiles. :rolleyes:

1. Chose export pois in the menu,

2. show a window to chose "add to existing pois", or "generate new POI lists".

3. generate POIs (delete old lists) or merge into old POI list

regards,

Orbitter2
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] 1234556789:
The difficulty and terrain in first place....

I would like this also.

One uestion: What is the meaning of the Feldnotizen (fieldnote) button. ( Cachescreen/Menü/ under the logging-button)

kind regards

gandalf

edit: Am i right if i say it is the same then logging, but i can sent it later to gc?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kinglee:
Hi Tom,

How can I use the same image viewer for static maps to see spoiler pics?

regards,

kinglee
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
hi

I can not respond for few days

because my apartment is under construction

I need to go internet cafe to use internet

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ThoMo1969:
Cache Status in Google Map View

If I select "Google map" from the cache list menu some of my FTCs are marked with red hook, but not all. How can I update the view?

What is the difference between the red and blue hooks in the cache list?

ThoMo
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
red hook = cache which is logged as found at geocaching.com (at the time of the update of your cachelist)

blue hook = cache you marked as found in the fieldnotes (but not logged at geocaching.com at the time of the update)

I think this should be right.

Cheers,

derlbear

Offtopic: Sometimes I get the error that I can't see buttons in programs and in the TD3 menu on my Diamond 2 (see picture). Do you have any idea how I can solve this problem? After a soft-reset everything works perfectly. I don't think that GCzII is the reason for this.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
Event caches

Hi Tom

I just hosted an event cache.

It would be nice to see the total of event attendees (cachers who were at the event) but the totals counter just reads F0/D0. Is it possible to show total attended?

No rush! Hope the construction goes smoothly and the dust doesn't invade your computer! (Like it did mine):eek:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pau1200:
Great app and im looking forward to use it.

Im new to geocahing but could do with an explanation to the gps monitor bit. What is the blue and orange circles ( i guess the blue is me) and what are the triangles etc.

Sorry if it sounds like a dumb question
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Orange circle is the cache

One of the triangles is North, while the other is where the sun is. This can realy help if your GPS chip is not correctly reporting "Heading" to the software, or you are standing around not moving. You can very easly just line that triangle up with the sun (if it is visible) and you are gold.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Power Saving

Not directly related to GCz, but a serious issue when geocaching.

Not sure if anyones elses devices have this problem, but if so, maybe we/someone can figure out how to fix it. ( I have a HTC Touch VOGU100 with QualComm GPSOne)

On long caching trips I tend to run out of battery power. Curretly my fix is a spare battery, and now a battery powered charge. These kind of work, but I would like a software solution to extend the battery more.

The problem is that if I leave the phone display on, the battery will drain quickly (45min? never acctualy timed it). If I push the power button to turn the screen off, that helps, but if it is off for more than a minute or so, the GPS chip will loose GPS lock, and some times lockes up, requireing a reboot of the phone.

I would like to turn the screen off, but keep everything running. As an example, I sometimes used GPSed (freeware GPS tracker) to track my caching, hiking, or skiing, but either it will turn off and stop tracking, or I have to leave the screen on, quickly killing the battery.

Is there any software or patch that will costomise the power button to allow for just the screen to turn off, and not put the phone into standby mode? It would need to allow for puting it into standby mode maybe by holding it a little longer or somthing
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pau1200:
many thanks for the explanation, i guess my device was well of target, found the cache but the orange circle was no where near the centre.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
The GPS Monitor window auto zoomes. When you are close to the cache, the dot can look like it is way off, but it may only be 3m or so. Use the distance monitor in the top left corner.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ThoMo1969:
I try different things to update the list:

- top menu (on first page) -> Cache List -> Overview -> Cache -> Menu -> Reload

- In cache list -> Menu -> Download All Caches (results in 0 Cache(s) updated)

No blue hook was switching to a red one :-|

Any suggestions?

ThoMo
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cxi:
I can now page through multiple pages of caches after sorting, and sorting by the same field (for example Size) twice switches results around somewhat, however it doesn't appear to be working correctly as far as I can tell. It's certainly not putting all the large caches at the top after I sort by size a second time. It seems to reorder the first few items not the entire search result set (all 52 pages). I noticed something similar with difficulty rating too.

Version 0.2.35.11
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Hi Tom, welcome back.

I noticed that you implemented the static map viewer function when entering a waypoints listing.

Unfortunately the map images (huge, large, middle, small + pinpoint map) have to be redownloaded for each single waypoint. I am not sure but does this mean if a cache has 10 waypoints it will have 11 * 5 map images = 55 images in memory (respectively 11 * same set of maps) ?

Is there any chance/possibility to have only 1 set of maps and also to avoid the redownload which would be mandatory when calculating a waypoint in the field ?

By the way, thx for implementing the expanded image viewer target line :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] martinhe:
Problem with the static maps in the version 0.2.35.11.

The program does not download maps to "Description".
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hakan42:
Hi Tom,

I just tested the GPX export of version .11. I used the caches GC1WGH9 and GC1RB9C , both of which have waypoints.

The Waypoints GCzII creates are not shown in my Garmin Oregon. Perhaps this is because of the naming convention you use while exporting the Waypoints? I noticed that you call them <name>0000000</name> while in the Pocket Query, they are called <name>TI1RB9C</name> (<Prefix code><number of Geocache, without the "GC">).

I added the GPX files from GCzII and from the Pocket Query, perhaps you can find time to compare them?

By the way, one little thing: In the POI export, you can explicitly set the output directory. Could you do the same for the GPX export, too?

I keep the GCzII directory on my memory card (because the pictures take so much space, and to avoid too much wear on the internal flash memory). If I want to export a GPX file for my Oregon, I have to export it, move the files from memory card to internal flash, change discs, and move the GPX file to the new disc. Setting the GPX export directory to "\Temp" would save me one step :D

Regards,

Hakan
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gee:
I noticed the same thing.

Anyway:

Thank You Tom/Gech for all the work you've done by creating this wonderful piece of software :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kinglee:
Sorry, what I meant was to re-use the StaticMap screen module(without GPS feature) for viewing spoiler pics. In this way, there is no need to launch an external image viewer which is just doing the same function.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
>> Just a quick note to let you know that the cache detail button custom focus isn't working.

Please make sure custom focus image file folder.

It must be under \Skin\Common\.

I must have missed something.. I've searched the thread for focus, but didn't see anything. Is this to adjust the way the focused button looks on the cache detail screen with the 8 buttons? If so, that's awesome, it's impossible to see in sunlight, but at least the buttons are large enough to touch of course.

Soon I think I'll be doing more touching anyway, new phones don't have dpads. :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] vita56:
Static Map

+1, the same situation.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
+1 Too. Connects to net, image doesn't download :(

HTC Tytn II
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] CouchPotato:
Wonderful! Thank you very much!

Now i have every Cache and every waypoint (f.i. Parking) with different icons in TomTom!

Just one little wish:

To search through all caches i would like to have the GCzII.ov2 created also when i make an POI-Export with different icons.

I have "GCzII.ov2" set in TomTom to NOT display on the map (because it will overlay the different icons), but i can go and search for it via GotoPOI-Menu.

So my proposal is to give 2 options for POI-Export:

1. only GCzII.ov2

2. GCzII.ov2 and all the others POIs too.

Btw:

OziExplorer-Export (wishlist) could be done in the same matter.

In OziCE there could be different colours be used for the different waypoints and cachetypes. GSAK does this also that way. I will support you with the common colour codes if you plan to implement OziCE-Export.

Kind regards

CouchPotato
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Then everyone who would use this option would have the problem of the overlaying POIs. And yes, I know that you can configure TomTom to not display them.

But it's easier if you just export it 2 times:

1. only the GCzII.ov2

2. all the other POIs

It took me less than 15 seconds to do it :)

Cheers,

derlbear

P.S.: Do you also think about other people when you suggest new options or only about you? This isn't meant to be as rude as it maybe sounds ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ThoMo1969:
Red/Blue hooks in google map view

I expected that a cache flaged with a blue/red hook is flaged in the same way in the google map view. But only the red hooks are shown in the google map.

As I have determined in the meantime the cache status changed from blue hook to red hook if the cache list is loaded again by searching from the front page.

Before I determine this, my usage of cache lists was different: From the start page I reload the cache list via menu -> "load cache list" and try to update the whole list by downloading the cache data. But unfortunately this does not change the hook color. Also a cache (logged at GC) was not red hooked in google map view afterwards.

ThoMo
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Even at that, re-exporting doesn't make TomTom magically show one or the other.. Still would have to disable the display of the generic GCzII POI file.

The idea of all+generic sounds like a decent idea to me, however. I think I'll continue to use just the single output myself though.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
That was only the solution for CouchPotato, who already unchecked the GCzII POI of all caches :)

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Psyberdude:
Someone showed me this app the other day at an event and its very cool.

Now this may be a silly questions, but... all the screen shots, and the phone I saw it on, have portrait orientated screens. Will this app work on a 340x240 landscape screen, such as the Samsung C6625 (also called the Samsung Valencia)?

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] del4:
When I slide out the keyboard on my Touch Pro, e.g., to enter log text, all of the screens look fine, so I think you'll find it will work fine on your device.