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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Phil82de:
Hi Tom,

I tested Version ...27 today and found a very strange Bug on my diamond (now with WM 6.5):

I try to open Cache GCZB7N (its already downloaded with description spoiler pics and 5 logs). When I open the description-page and scroll down to the spoiler-pic the whole phone freeze. I have to soft-reset. I tried that 5 times and reloades cache and pic in that time. Don't had problems with other caches until now.

And one Question: for what is that new Add "Touch UI" menu? I dont see anything new when I activate it.

Greetings

Phil
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shutle64:
You select Field Note, then select the log type, then type in the log. Select OK when done. Then the found or DNF will be selected on the cache. If you want to clear field note, the Found/DNF menu shows the current status of the cache, the clear option is deleting the field note and found/DNF status.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kinglee:
Once Touch UI is enabled. Tapping different sections of the radar screen will trigger Zoom in/out, autozoom, GPS info and Satellite view. Only work with a touch screen device.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

Update info

GCzII Ver 0.2.34.1

1) Static Map support.

- Need to reload cache.

- Need to fix GPS location.

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

Option > Static Map Settings.

Cache Detail > Description > Static Map > Click map images.

If you find bug or issue, please save GPS Log and let me know cache code.

Cache Code and GPS Log help me to reproduce the Static Map issue.

Especially, South, West location. (I'm in North,East.)

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Phil82de:
soo nice feature!! :)

If there is no google-satellite-image for the chosen zoom-level available there is a black image. Would be nice if we could get the next working zoom level then. (We have very different zomm-level available here in Germany, depending if we are in a city or not)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] benede:
Nice thank you again :) I updated my saved lists, an idea: static map of a list may be interesting where all caches can be seen.

cheers
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
... they seem to read here :D

Thx Tom for all the new & useful features and for fixing the favorites order & viewer issues.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] slink138:
found/DNF

just installed the new update and noticed that when you click on found/dnf

found it and didn't find it are grayed out can't select them, but clear you can.

Thanks for the great application keep up the good work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kinglee:
Read http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=4105800&postcount=1269
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
This is per design, as the response after your posting indicates, however I am in agreement that it's a bit confusing.

I think that it might be a good idea if you could set Found/DNF through the menu, and that would create a field note if one does not already exist, rather than going through the Field note and the menu basically displaying the status.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jifr:
Hello,

just now I discovered this software. I must say - not bad. I test it on my Mio P560 and I found the following problems.

As the major. There is problem with Internet Explorer cache (\windows\profiles\guests\...*). Mio P560 has only 64MB of RAM so I move IE cache to Mio's 2GB internal Flash Disc. The problem was that in Windows directory another Temporary Internet Files directory was created and used during geocaches refresh from the Net. So after geocahes were refreshed the RAM was full.

As the minor I see that there is possibility to sort the geocaches by Terrain/Difficulty but these values is not visible in the main geocaches list.

Another problem is in offline maps. Google maps is usable only. I read that work on offline mod is in progress still. But this feature I can see as very usefull. Not everytime I am online.

cheers

Jirka
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Odd, the larger maps seem to be okay, but the Pinpoint map is black with my cache shown in the middle. I see Google's copyright stuff at the bottom but otherwise it's just black.

The location and everything seems to be okay! No N/S/E/W problems for me here at N38.0 W84.5

Reminds me, Tom, does your Solar Az display change based on location? I always find it's about 15-20 degrees off. I haven't measured it precisely yet, but yesterday I was driving into the sun and it was showing the sun off left of straight forward on the compass view (again, about 15 degrees counter-clockwise of my heading).

BTW, I can zoom into level 19 here in my area on the desktop browser, and GCzII is set 18. Tried setting to 17 and now the maps work and display the sat image, I wonder what the difference is?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Phil82de

Maybe need to change the UI.

Each map will have zoom level parameter and user can choose it.

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khaytsus

Your location uses summer time?

15 degree is an hour.

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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] slink138:
found/dnf

okay i the way that i thought that it worked was that if you are in an area that has no internet connection but you have downloaded the caches you can then check them off with the found/dnf/clear this way you have a up to date list as you go. if you want to log them in then you would post it. Correct?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Titus_Andronicus:
Here is a feature request

When you do a cache search, then select google maps, could you also plot the waypoints on the map? For puzzle caches or caches with parking waypoint this would be exelent. Maybe even having a option menu that would let you select the type of cache to post the waypoint, or what waypoint codes (PK etc.)

Also, when viewing waypoints, then ploting them on google maps, the pin would be a better icon than the square WP icon. The pin is a little more persice.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] slink138:
notes

to go along with my question on the found/dnf i am playing around with notes on one i was able to write a note saved it went back to the menu and then back to look at the note or create anoter note it comes up with the post log screen. i then went to an different cache and clicked on note and it came up with the post log screen.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Hi Tom,

from my point of view it makes sense to automatically add the current GPS coords when calling the GPS-Monitor/Set Target Location-Menu.

In this way I would be able to save location data like car parking or other meaningful position independent from a single cache listing (Waypoints/Add from GPS menu ...).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Silent Hill:
Problem with Umlauts with GPX Import.

Hello Tom

I have a problem with umlauts (ü,ö,ä) in the Description and Cachelogs usw.

When i Import the GPX File the text have Problem with the umlauts.

example -> GC1FAEK

When i reload the Cache from Web it is ok. When i load the GPX in GSAK its also ok. Is it possible to fix this?

regards Manfred.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Hmm, Paul, this actually already works. When I tap "Menu" - "Set Target Location" in GPS monitor, the form gets filled with current coordinates (you must be fixed, of course).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
feature request: settings in INI instead of registry

This is a long time request, but if you, Tom, found a library for convenient work with INI files (or another type of config, doesn't matter), would it be possible - one day - that GCzII used this way for storing settings?

Yesterday I had to completely flash my Kaiser (it started to freeze and then suddenly it was totally stuck) so I lost the whole registry and did not have a chance to backup the GCzII part of it.

Not such a big problem as the rest of GCzII stayed on the card so I reinstalled it and had all downloaded stuff back. But I lost saved coordinates and all other settings in "Menu" - "Options".
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Ups, Jack you are right !

I must have had no fix when I checked it last time ... strange, however it was at the end of my last tour and may be I didn't notice that GPS was already switched off ...

Never mind, now it works, thx :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] braavoo85:
hi I looking themes for p560

do you know where Can I find more ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AviationJunkie:
Help installing on Samsung BlackJack 2

I have a Samsung Blackjack 2 with Windows Mobile 6.1. I downloaded both the cab and zip files per the instructions and installed the cab file; however, i'm not finding the GCzII_STD.exe file in the extracted zip file.

Help would be very much appreciated! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
The STD exe is always in a separate download. Try again - http://www.nicque.com/PQz/GCz.htm and choose GCzII_20090710_1930_0234_01_STD.zip
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Orbitter2:
FieldNotes symbols

Hello Tom,

Featurenrequests indicated with bold text ...

really great work. The fieldnote feature works perfect, but are you able to show an icon for ...

a) Found It __________ done (blue checkmark)

b) din't find it ________ done (red cross)

c) write note ______ missing (maybe a letter)

d) needs Maintenance _ missing (maybe a green cross)

also if I write more than one fieldnote for the same cache i. e. 'write note' and "did't find it", you could show a multi icon (no idea how it look like). This icon indicate that there is a fieldnote for this cache available.

Maybe a options entry to set the path for the fieldnote textfile.

P.S. do you have a PAYPAL account where I can spend money? It's good value!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AviationJunkie:
Thanks Jack. I downloaded and extracted the .zip file but don't see STD exe anywhere. I've attached a screenshot to show what's in the folder. Perhaps I'm just missing it as I'm not all that savvy when it comes to this type of stuff.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
AviationJunkie: you downloaded again the original cab file for PocketPC. :) (GCzII_20090710_1930_0234_01-1.cab). It's apparent from its contents in your screenshot.

You have to download GCzII_20090710_1930_0234_01_STD-1.zip - the second link on Tom's page. This .zip contains only GCzII_STD.exe.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AviationJunkie:
Ah! So I did. :o I could of sworn I downloaded the zip file. I'll give this a shot. Thanks Jack! :cool:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
The new static maps work well. Thanks Tom.

Would it be possible to have satellite maps as an option for static maps? Otherwise in remote areas all you get is a lot of blank screen.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
The pinpoint map is sat, the rest are street. But you might have to reduce the level on the pinpoint map to pull in the data. My area the highest I can zoom to is 18 on Google Maps, but for some reason this equates to 17 in GCzII for the same resolution. For other places where there's even lower res, might have to go lower. It's in the options, try a lower number. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AviationJunkie:
Jack: The program works now on my phone. Is there a user guide of some sort? I can get the GPS to work and I figured out how to give me a list of caches, but how to I get it to track a particular cache?

Thanks again for all your help!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Well, there is no special guide yet, but the program is IMHO pretty straightforward. Start with one of the search screens and you'll get a list of caches. You may download all the caches in the list or just enter a particular cache (which then gets automatically downloaded). Always study the "Menu" or context menu (long tap on the screen).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AviationJunkie:
disregard. :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
That does help, thanks! :)

On the more remote caches, even the large map can be just grey. A satellite view may give a view of the terrain and trails to follow, so still think it would be great to have it as an option.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] greeneyedandy:
I have a problem with this feature. After I wrote a field note how can I look at it again? And could it be possible to use this written note when posting the log?

I liked the old behaviour where I can quick mark the cache as found (blue checkmark) when in field. The feature of the field notes is also nice but I would have this additional to the "quick mark".
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Klex:
Dear Tom,

First of all, thx for your wonderful program. I think its the ultimate tool for caching and improving with every new build.

I use it on a PDA so constantly in offline mode.

If I may, I have a request:

- is it possible to add a filter or sorting method possibility on found caches?

Thanks again, Alex.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jake Bullit:
I can no longer search caches from current location.I can search from all the other pages including co-ordinates.I have a good satellite fix,and GPS is on,and I have a cellular data connection.The text on the go button is greyed out.:(

Ver 2.34.1 Asus P550,GPS gate.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jake Bullit:
D`oh was clicking on the wrong button,sorry.:o
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Sans78:
File not Found

hi. thanks for this programm ... unfortunatley, it doesn't run with Google Maps:

File not found. [\Program Files\GoogleMaps\GoogleMaps.exe].

I do use GoogleMaps. But one my phone, the programm ain't located at [Program Files], the files's called "Programme", it this possible?!? Can i change the path of this programm to another file?

sans78

htc touch hd
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Just use the menu option from the front search page to change the path.

Menu --> Option --> Google Map Settings

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] shutle64:
It creates a fieldnote.txt file that can be open up with mobile word, you can edit any of the cache notes on one screen. The cache notes appear between the quote marks. Just make sure you close the mobile word file, before using GCZ again.

The notes appear online when logging caches via field notes to geocaching.com
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Ver up info.

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ver 0.2.34.3

- Add Cache/Trackable Overview.

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Ver 0.2.34.2

- Change "Static Map Settings".

- Add "Registry Import/Export" menu.

- Change "Field Notes" UI.

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jake Bullit:
Thanks Tom,you`re the BEST.:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

I checked old post of this thread and realized.

I forgot to merge bug fix codes.

ver 0.2.34.4

- GPX import bug fix. (if German)

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

sorry, inconvenience.

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mousetreasure:
Hi,

just in advance a very big thanks to Tom for that incredible tool :)

I've the problem that the gps monitor which ist set as "heading up" don't change the heading if I'm close (10-20m) to the cache. On bigger distances on the way to the cache this runs without any problems.

Is this a known problem?

I'm using an XDA Diamond with Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro

regards

Philipp
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi Mousetreasure

That is the hardware (and part of Windows Mobile design) problem.

GPS only returns the direction when you are moving.

That means if you stop, direction is always North. (0 degrees)

if iPhone and Google Phone, they equip Digital compass.

It always helps correct direction.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mousetreasure:
Hi Tom,

it's cleare that without any integrated compass the direction can only be determinated by moving.

But even if I move in the targetregion the heading is not correct.

How "big" has to be the moving?

I was trying it by moving in an area around the cache of ca. 20meters.

Philipp
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] stofik:
Hi Tom,

just some notes to this great application :)

when (in options) selected how many caches to download (20-100)

selected 100

load some list, ie. nearest

loaded first 100 - ok

scrolled down

selected next - little bug only one page loaded

Possible solution:

leave it as it is :) and increase numbers in options to 500 :)

or recode it to value from options.

little idea about joining static maps into one section

- accesible easily from description​

sometimes in description are images shown twice - in listing and down under word "spoiler" - I think it is redundand (unnecessarily)

some caches are loading long - due many images

(Sorry for mistakes and bad english, just ideas - please don´t stone me :rolleyes:)

Re: #1314

Hi Philipp, i have same problems with rotation to the north, but it is easy to look at path you went and locate right direction to cache. And one last thing - you have to have good gps signal - trees and buildings degrees it. If you see +/-12m and you are 2m from cache it´s hard to locate right direction
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
What an elegant way to give more choice! Fantastic! Works brilliantly!

Is there any way of seeing waypoints, with the cache on the static map?

For navigation to parking etc.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] stofik:
Bug report - in last version - saving caches (coords)

Found some bug - in last version - saving caches (not saving GPS coords with option: download 100 caches)

Downloaded some caches

Tried to sort by current location (gps location fixed)

Some of caches were 0m away from me - not sorted

Tried small research and discoved "defects" in saved cache list *.xml files (exactly GPS coords)

So the bug is in downloading caches. In case of option: 100 dl. caches - the first 20 of downloaded caches is ok and next 80 haven´t saved gps coordinates)

instead of:

<GCz_latitude>xx.xxxxxx</GCz_latitude>
<GCz_longitude>yy.yyyyyy</GCz_longitude>

in xml file is:

<GCz_latitude></GCz_latitude>
<GCz_longitude></GCz_longitude>

Hope that´s enought to solve that. :)

Edit:

Temporary fixed by setting (in options) number of downloaded caches back to 20. Next page with next 20 caches add gps coords correctly.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Silent Hill:
Question

Hello Tom

Thank you for solve the Probleme with Umlauts by GPX Import.

I have another question. Can you make a Home Coordinate Mask in the Options (maybe in Login ID setup) and Sort allways first of the Distance from this Coordinate.

So we can see first the Distance from Home.

I know bad English. Sorry ;)

Greetings from Austria, Manfred
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] boeykenk:
Hello Tom,

This is my first post on this forum. First of all I would like to thank you so much for the great program!!! It really changed my way of geocaching.

Last week I was on holiday in France. Instead of printing out hunderds of caches, I downloaded them on my PDA. Very usefull to know which caches are closest to my current location at that moment. But I was visiting a lot of small towns and I also downloaded for each of these towns the 20 nearest caches.

Is there a way to download all these caches of all these places into 1 list (instead of a list for each town, what I was doing now)? For each town I visited, I had to load tha specific list. And if I was between 2 places, I had to choose which list to load.

I don't know if it's currently already possible or if it can be added?

I also have another BIG request. For geocaching I prefer using topo maps instead of using an arrow or a blank map. I'm using the combination of GCz and Russa (http://sim77.ws/en). I have some Garmin maps for my country which I converted to the smaller rus-format. Russa is also a small but very nice program for geocaching.

The only problem is exporting the coordinates from GCz to Russa. What I did now was writing down the coordinates from GCz on a piece of paper and filling them in in Russa. Do you think there could be an easier way to do this? Or do you think it could also be possible to implement vector-maps instead of google maps?

But again, thanks a lot for the tremendous job you did! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] RossenD:
GPX Import

Hi,

I have some problems when try to import this GPX. Result is 0/32 cache(s) [1MB]. I couldn't find any errors in gpx file - maybe bug in GPX import?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] AviationJunkie:
GPS Monitor Questions

First of all, from a new user, great program. Couple of questions though...

1. How do I remove saved target locations?

2. I inadvertently pressed something while in GPS Monitor and a gray box opened up, covering up the right side of the screen, giving me my current lat/long, etc. It went away when I restarted the application. How do I open and close this box?

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] freekquency:
Tom you are THE MAN

I knew youd eventually get it. GREAT job!!

*(GPX import)

ahh finally i can get rid of cachemate and its un-intuitive crappy UI

Im Laid off or i would buy you a beer man. Thanks for providing the geocachers with a program worth the trouble of opening. We appreciate it!!

One more suggestion now that you have the GPX nailed down. Perhaps a way to save an imported cachelist (gpx) so it doesnt have to be reloaded?

(gpx DB?) I havent fully played with the new version, maybe you can simply favorite the entire list? forgive me if this is the case. The way cachemate works, you can merge GPX files into your DB. Then as your driving it shows you caches near your distance (like GCzII with online mode) only it uses the DB only. (and you can set the amount of miles you want it to show) If your program had this, you've got a true winner. As it is now, its the best winmo program i use.

Also to the guy who keeps saying one particular gpx wont open, that page contains pictures and ALOT of info. It is one of the biggest cache pages ive ever seen. I dont recall seeing actual photographs on any cache page. They are usually loaded seperatley maybe that is the problem.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
AviationJunkie

>> 1. How do I remove saved target locations?

Enter 0 and 0 as target locations.

>> 2. I inadvertently pressed something while in GPS Monitor and a gray box opened up,

>> covering up the right side of the screen, giving me my current lat/long, etc. It went

>> away when I restarted the application. How do I open and close this box?

Tap screen/Bress center button

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freekquency

>> Perhaps a way to save an imported cachelist (gpx) so it doesnt have to be reloaded?

I dont get it. select "Prev Cache List" or "Load Cache List".

Before use "Load Cache List", need to do "Save Cache List As".

"Save Cache List As" converts from GPX to GCz data.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

Update info

ver 0.2.34.5

Change)

1) Sort result distance 0m/ft issue fixed. (when "Download Cache Max" over 20)

2) Show Waypoints on Static Map.

3) Change "Static Map" UI.

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Wow, big improvement, Mr. Magic :D

I can see the target + all assigned waypoints and even can move the map by touching the screen ... thats almost perfect !

The only little issue I still have are the Google Maps which are good in the cities and all-arround where bigger streets are located. However, in forest areas, where a lot of caches are hidden, Google is one of the badest choices :(

An alternative could be OpenStreetMap.com which is an open source project (and also offers an API for access).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Mousetreasure:
Hi Tom,

one short Feature request by me :)

I would appreciate an option were I can save a "Log Template".

So that it's possible to define a default Logtext which can be selected in the Log Menue.

Would this be possible ?

Thanks

Philipp