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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Heiksta:
First of all: Your Software is the greatest!

but if i am allowed to make a small suggestion: When doing multicaches sometimes one has to do something i think is called a "bearing" (its "Peilung" in german, e.g.: go 146 meters in the direction of 216° (north) ). This is the only reason i even start other geocaching programs than yours.

If you could just ad it, for example in the form of another "add waypoint with bearing" dialogue where you enter starting coordinates and the bearing parameters and done. that way we practically never would have to use any other tool, that would be great!

Or another simple way would be to add bearing settings to the existing "add waypoint" dialogues, and make them 0m to 0° as standard setting. that way, when you dont edit them its like before, plus things like "add waypoint from clipboard and apply bearing" would work as well!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
--> "That is already on the ToDo list." :)

Cheers,

derlbear

Edit: Tom, it would be nice to have a look at your ToDo-List ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shaggyguitarist:
Tom, it would be nice to have a look at your ToDo-List

+1 to that.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jonluvslqc:
Directory Create Failed

Hi,

I've upgraded from 2.35.18 to 2.35.24 and when I start the program I get "Directory Create Failed. [c:/\HTTP_Log]"

I reverted back to 2.35.18 and now get the same message.

I also uninstalled and reinstalled into both the storage card and main memory and get the same message.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jon
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jonluvslqc:
Ha, I figured it out.

Under Download settings, I had "C:/" as the folder

(I think I must have done that earlier)

Now I just changed it to "\Program Files" and it works.

Thanks for this awesome program.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jonluvslqc:
Ah, I just figured it out. I had "c:/" in the "Download Settings" option. Changed it to "\Program Files" and am good to go. Notice the direction of the slash.

Thanks for this awesome program!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Is there any way to get google maps "Satalitte" and "terrain" view to work with static maps? Either by a software change or by the geocoding? Would love to be able to use the terrain view!! Would be super helpfull for doing mountain/backcountry caches.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

Verup 0.2.35.25

- Add "Night View" for GPS Monitor.

- Add "Static Map" image type Registory.

(Need to add below manually.)

----

REG_STATIC_MAP_TYPE_HUGE

REG_STATIC_MAP_TYPE_LARGE

REG_STATIC_MAP_TYPE_MIDDLE

REG_STATIC_MAP_TYPE_SMALL

REG_STATIC_MAP_TYPE_PINPOINT

REG_STATIC_MAP_TYPE_PINPOINT_2

0:mobile 1:satellite 2:terrain 3:hybrid

(2:terrain 3:hybrid work depend on region/area also zoom level.)

----

- Ignore skip option internally if Static Map over-downloaded previously.

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Please help to translate Czech.

"Cache Folder"

----

"Back" / "Menu"

"Sort"

"Cache Code"

"Cache Name"

"Cache Type"

"Cache (Found it/DNF)"

"Owner Name"

"Check"

"Found it"

"Found it (Blue tick)"

"Didn't find it"

"Disabled"

"Other"

"Unknown"

"Check All"

"Uncheck All"

"Delete Checked Folder"

--------

Also, for all languages.

"Night View"

"Day View"

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
Dumb question time...

When importing GPX files, can the zipped file be imported (and if so, how?)?

I see that multiple GPX files can be imported by combining them in a text editor programme....how exactly? Which text editor, what's the process?

:confused:

'Scuse the dumb questions....:o
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
GCz does not support multi GPX files import at one time.

Also zip file not supported. Need to unzip and copy the files to device.

Dose not matter text editer if it supports UTF8 encode.

Copy all text (CTRL+A) from GPX files and Paste (CTRL+V) it in 1 file.

(Just as usual way.)

GCz only works below case at 1 time. (That is GC.com zip pattern)

xxxxxxx.gpx

xxxxxxx-wpts.gpx

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tk-germany:
Hi,

do you think it is possible to build in an Google-Maps-View of the closest Caches like at:

http://maps.geocaching.de/gm/ or http://www.geocaching.com/map/default.aspx

?

Maybe it could be done, by a webbrowserobject where you just open the target websnapin and addd a searchbar, or we could use the "list"-feature where you can say "find nearby" and then, when the list is there an options is possible telling "show all in google maps"

What also would be nice is another button on the cachesite to open the gallery, as they are sometimes also very helpful.

I would be very happy about this feature...

thanks and regards... go on that way, you got my no.1 solution for geocaching on windows mobile!!!

TK
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
German

"Nachtansicht"

"Tagansicht"

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Isn't it already possible?

When I click on "Search for Nearby Geocaches", GCzII loads a list of caches.

Then I click Menü or Menu and then Google Maps.

Now Google Maps shows all the nearby geocaches on Google Maps without any problem. I can click on them to see the cache name, then I switch back to GCzII to start caching.

Maybe this is what you want, but not a built-in solution. But I don't think that it has to be built-in because Google Maps has other nice features that I don't need for Geocaching.

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Manamana25:
How does this work?...My Google Maps is just opening.......but is not showing the caches that I have in my list.....I never missed it yet, but if its working, it would be nice to know how...

Br

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
This is how it worked for me. I searched for Cologne because I don't want to post my address in the internet :) I guess you chose the right path for Google Maps?

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
@Gech

It's "Cache-Ordner", not "Cache-Ordne" :) You forgot to copy the "r".

Thanks!

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
THANKS!! Can't wait to try this tonight (forgot my phone at home today:( )

Are these lines new registry edits, or editing already present regestrys, or nothing to do with the registry?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shaggyguitarist:
Im the same, I never was able to view a google map image with all the nearby caches, Im glad Im not the only one. Maybe a hardware issue? Im using touch diamond.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shaggyguitarist:
BRILLIANT,

Thanks for the night view mode it works brilliant. I can cope with the manual switching on and off, but would still love the auto feature using the light sensor.

Im the same, I never was able to view a google map image with all the nearby caches, Im glad Im not the only one. Maybe a hardware issue? Im using touch diamond.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
I'm using a Touch Diamond 2 and it works great. It maybe helps when you update Google Maps on your phone. I don't know if it does, but it's worth a try.

These registry entries are already present and you can edit them. I've just changed the value of Pinpoint2 to "2" and it works great!

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Exelent! Can you tell me the location of these registry entries?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER --> Software --> NICQUE --> GCzII :)

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] freekquency:
As far as geocaching.com goes, to those new to this thread:

Do NOT mention GCzII on the forums or elsewhere on geocaching.com

Ive mentioned here before I was banned for a week the first time i did.

nough said'

Looking good Tom. Gonna run apptodate now! Although i had a freezing issue recently when i upped my download to 500 caches. A reboot and it seemed to work fine afterward. Not sure what that was about.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shaggyguitarist:
How do I update google maps?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Thanks I have been hoping for this for a long time!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
uninstall it and then ... http://www.google.com/mobile/products/maps.html

Updating is always good, but I don't know if this solves your problem! :rolleyes:

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Yay! I think I'll use night view all the time, actually :D Is it possible to make the whole UI Day/Night? Switching between caches at night it'd be nice, but this is a awesome start.

Thanks!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shaggyguitarist:
Perfect. Thanks, working brilliantly now.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Manamana25:
That was the solution !!!.....I did not know what progress GoogleMaps did already.....It's much better then my version was....Perfect now !!

Br

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Batistuta88:
Thank you Tom!

GczII is a perfect tool for geocaching. I have used it since may and loved every moment of this outstanding pice of sotfware. You are on my list of heros besides eehh... and dont have such a list so you are my only hero :)

Best regards

BA
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Psyberdude:
Coordinates for a new cache

I've been using this great piece of software for a little while now and not found anything I would consider lacking.

But just yesterday I was thinking, what about when I place a new cache. I can't seem to find a way to save my current coordinates for later use when I'm reporting a new cache on the GC website. I can see how to add additional waypoints to an existing cache, but not how to save new ones. Is there a way to do this? If not, can I propose this be added to the wish list. It would be useful for those spur of the moment urban hides when I don't have my other GPS with me.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Seems to work sometimes. Not sure what the veriables are. I have tried changing the zoom levels etc but CGz will only download the terrain maps occasionaly. Usualy I still get the map view. Expecialy for caches that are in the wilderness when I actualy need the terrain map. A good example is of cache GC1EMB5. It is at the top of Crowsnest Mountain. Could realy us a terrain map. Google maps has terrain maps for this area, so I don't know what is wrong.

The Map Sizees I am using are:

Huge:11

Large:13

Middle:15

Small:17

Pinpoint:19

Pinpoint+2:21

All are set to type 2

Could it be because I already had downloaded this cache? Maybe I need to delete all of my caches?

EDIT: Tried deleting the forlder for this cache, and now it works fine. Strange.

Tom: can you tell me what is in the .XML file that might cause this. Could save me some hassle for files that were loaded form gpx files.

EDIT #2: I just re-loaded the gpx file, and it all is working now.

Thanks Tom. The greates software ever!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Tom always says that GCzII is for searching and not for placing caches BUT he promised that this is already on his ToDo-list :)

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] elazullizard:
Why do they hate us so much? What's so wrong with GcZII?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Let me guess: They don't earn any money!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Something to do with the terms of service:

5. Access and Interference

Much of the information on the Site is updated on a real time basis and is proprietary or is licensed to Groundspeak by our users or third parties. You agree that you will not use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Site for any purpose without our express written permission. Additionally, you agree that you will not: (a) take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure; or (b) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activities conducted on the Site or other measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Site.

Although GCz is clearly a scraper, I think that the automated statment kind of gives GCz lagitamacy (clearly, GCz is not automated, every action is user initiated), but I guess they don't. I suppose if Tom paid a licensing fee, they would likely give him access to the API. But then he would have to charge us so I think that is why he doesn't do that.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Psyberdude:
Thanks, I look forward to it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
GCzII smoothing algorithm

Hi Tom,

do you see any chance to allow to switch on/off the GPS-Monitor smoothing functionality (combat of brownian motion) e.g. by means of a check box in the GPS settings ?

I experienced that on very slow motion in wood areas or on slightly zigzag motion due to obstacles the GPS-Monitor first shows distances close to zero but immediately after stand still and then moving again jumps to 15-20 m distance again.

This is quite annoying and it makes oneself very unsecure about real target location ...

In the last few days I alternatively used my old GC application Cachewolf again which has no built in smoothing algorithm.

And in fact it seems to be easier and more accurate to approach target locations although moving zigzag or even have stand stills while searching ...

Nevertheless GCzII keeps to be my favorite GC app due to numerous and well known reasons :-)

However it would be really very helpful if the smoothing function could be switched off.

I hope its not too much work and I would appreciate very much if you could implement this.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
It all comes down to money and data access.. In reality a non-paid user and a premium user have the same level of access using GCzII and Geocaching.com does not want unpaid users having more than very basic off-site paperless caching in an automated fashion.

I don't disagree with it at all, but I think the very simple solution is to create an API where premium users CAN access things like GCzII does in a programmatic fashion (more robust, faster, CONTROLABLE) and then outright put the hammer down on scraping once that is stable, published, and validated. That way they can treat mobile access to Geocaching.com the same way they do Pocket Queries for example. Non-premium members perhaps get no access to the API, or limited information.

I am making mobile access equivilent to PQ's in this case. Premium members get other benefits, but I'm keeping this within the scope of finding a cache with mobile data.

This is all my open-ended suggestion, not anything that I think will happen on Geocaching.com. I wish it would, personally. It'll make mobile caching much easier. And I bet their iPhone app uses an unpublished API. Anyone ever sniffed the traffic on one?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Are you talking the actual distance and bearing or just the path that is drawn on the map? Curious.. I'd think that Tom is not "smoothing" the distance/bearing, but the path perhaps... Personally I don't use the option to draw a path.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Orbitter2:
POI Lists

Hi Tom

some posts before I wish to have a feature to merge caches into existing poi-lists. Here is a better solution ...

If you could write an import of cache lists, everyone is able to merge the generated lists and could use the allready integrated feature 'poi-export'.

My problem is, that I often be at different places, so I generate a cachelist for every place. If I could merge the lists, I can export the whole list as pois.

Another great enhancement is to be able to set the path for the fieldnotes file.

Thanks,

Orbitter2
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Orbitter2:
Google maps enhancement

regarding my last post, it would be great if you can generate a second overlay in google maps if I press the google maps button.

For example ...

I've started maps before with 20 caches in my list. Every cache is shown. If I switch bach to GcII, I load another list and press onto the maps button, again.

Now the new caches from the current list are shown and the old were deleted.

Is it possible to generate a seperate overlay for each 'export' to maps?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ThoMo1969:
Edit Waypoints of Multi Cache

In case of multi caches the waypoints often are defined as placeholder (no coordinates entered). When solving the cache tasks I would like edit/enter the right coordinates there, but the predefined waypoints are readonly.

Is there a work around? Or have I to add a new waypoint to set the coords?

ThoMo
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hungry81:
Thankyou

Hi Tom would just like to thank you for this great app. I appreciate the work that must have gone into it, and that still is going into it and will be donating. This app has given me even more reasons to enjoy hiking.

Once again thankyou very much

Hungry81
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Hacker@lho:
Hi Tom, thank you for this great app.

I have a question, I have a cache list, and I would like to refresh with the latest logs, if I do download all caches it doesn't download the latest logs, I have to reload one by one. how do I reload all with the latest logs?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] johny_r:
But if this is the case, why there is no problem in other gps-using softwares? (BeelineGPS, TomTom...)?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] noellenchris:
Tom, did you ever have any luck adding the location by cell towers? It would only be needed for finding nearby cache's. ie: indoor planning, etc. I had sent a PM with some info awhile ago, I just didn't hear or see anything. Thanks again for this fantastic software!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Well, I can't realy speak to that. I have the same problem with all GPS software. When I use my bluetooth GPSr, it often lockes up if my phone goes into standby. When I use the internal GPSr, it has to re-lock after my phone has gone into standby. I have never used Beeline or TomTom, But I have used GarminMobileXT, Gatecacher, google maps moble, basicGPS, GPSed, and several other small apps.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Wardenek:
Minimum caches to download

Hi,

please, can you add new option to setting for Downloading caches, new line with minimum 10 caches to download (currently the minimum is 20).

Thanks a lot
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] freekquency:
To those who have been discussing why geocaching.com will not endorse GCzII use at this time... check out this link that just went up today involving the new "iphone" application for geocaching.

http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-22-2009/0005098987&EDATE=

Make note of the very first feature of this new "free" iphone geocaching application.

Access "3" geocaches around you. LOLOLOL

The iphone app has been out for like 4 months, winmo people have been geocaching for along long time. I even requested a "winmo" forum. They would have none of it. (because they cant make money on an operating system that is not controlled per application) As soon as apple started rolling out applications........ there was an Iphone forum. groundspeak disgusts me in many ways with the commericial bull**** they stick to their customers. I paid my 18 bucks for my premium membership ill do what i dam well please.

Im holding an event soon, and groundspeak is sending me some stuff for the event. Guess what they included? An Iphone application key. LOL but guess what? Its only good till the next update of the application....LOLOL

So greedy so very very greedy. Kharma will eventually bite them on the balls.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Hello, fellow Cachers,

yesterday i had a cache with a TB i tried to take. But i noticed that logging the TB is only possible when online (which failed, but that may be another problem).

I am trying to avoid being online 'in the field' because any cache could easily cost me an Euro or two, i don not have a flatrate. So i just make Field notes und upload them later via WLAN. But TBs don't give me that possibility.

Is it a limitation of GC.com's 'FieldNotes' or is the program missing an feature?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
I know that this isn't really a solution, but I recommend you a prepaid-card from simyo, blau or whatever. It's cheap and it costs me less than 50 cents for a whole caching-day! I only use the SIM-card for geocaching :)

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
I am using Xtra, cause my phone is locked to T-Mobile.;)

Every begun 10kb do cost 19ct, but a map easily has about 50kb, so 1 map = 1Euro....

When i limit me to downloading just the descriptions and search for caches around me just 1 or two times a day, there is a result of 1 to 2 € per day.

So i (and i think there are many others) do need the feature of offline search.:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

I pay 24 cent per MB or 9,90 € per 1 GB !!!

Sorry for Offtopic.

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] slave13:
geocaching program

i have had it for months now its ****ing awesome
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] freekquency:
You need to set your search page to "trackables" then enter your tracking number. Then select retrieved (if you took it from a cache) grabbed (if you took it from another cacher) or discovered (if you only wrote down the number.

It is there, you need to scroll through the main search page to get to it thats all.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] :
Yeah, i know this, but this function also needs to be online.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Hacker@lho:
Hi,

Is it possible to implement an option to reload all caches with the latest logs?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] schiefersoft:
Desktop Companion

Hi All

I have build a Desktop GCzII-Viewer,

it can:

- View all GC's from the Device on the Desktop

- View all (Favorites) GC-Lists stored on your device on the Desktop

- View the Caches in different Webviews

- Views the recorded tracks on the Desktop

- View all what you want into Google Earth

- download the static maps

...

the program is in a early development state...

if your interested to TEST this?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] derlbear:
Nice job, but is it only a viewer? It would be nice if it would be something like an editor so that you can download and sort caches on your computer and copy it to your mobile.

Now it seems that it's just a program that opens the files for you that are in the GCzII Folder.

Cheers,

derlbear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Hmmm, sounds interesting! Can you tell us how it works? ActiveSync explore to the folder where the GCzII data is stored and it reads it from there on the fly, or...?

It'd be interesting to be able to update the files from the PC in this manner, but then you'd have to keep in sync with GCzII if any formats change etc, so perhaps that wouldn't work..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] schiefersoft:
yes you are right, now its just a viewer ++

you can easy handle your infos with google earth in this first version...

what i will not do is parse any informations from GC.com until they do not publish a API

in the next days i will build in the function to manipulate the cachelist (eg. favorites) whit that:

- reorder

- insert new GC's

- delete

- etc.

the main reason for me was: i will use the tracks in Google Earth and Load the (static) maps to the device (so that i can use the device in offline mode in areas with no network coverage)

PLEASE PEPLY - HERE I OPEN THE WISHLIST !!!!