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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Boyo,

I totally agree with the idea of a new path parmeter for notes, in fact I would say that it should be expanded to allow the downloaded "Caches" path to be created as well. Like you I'd prefer to store all this data on my SDCard rather than internal storage.

I also agree that the note itself should be created with the same name as the cache.

What I'm not totally in agreement with is having a "Notes" button to simply launch notepad. At the moment this is effectivley what I do manually anyway. The real benifit of having a free text entry area in the GCzII app is that I don't have to continually switch between apps which I find a real pain in winmobile.

Maybe the best is to have a free text area as part of the screen but with a menu/button to then launch the notepad application if a larger text entry area is required.

I use a HTC HD Touch so I'm a little spoilt for screen area (800x400) :D Maybe this functionality could work differently on different resolutions. So those like for me with plenty of unused area at the bottom of the screen, this could be used as a scratchpad area, but for those on lower resolutions this wouldn't be available and they would have to use the menu option to launch the notepad application.

Another option might be to simpy divide the Cache details screen in half when notes are required. The top half would still be the cache description but the lower half could be a text entry area. My thinking is that most of the time the cache description contains the clues or puzzle to solve and you'd want to be reading it while using the scratchpad to simply record your answers or working out.

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
I really like that idea!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] realhuette:
I think what espe2310 means is called "waypoint projection". You have an existing waypoint and calculate a new one that is in xxx degrees yyy meters away. Often needed in german multis ;)

I miss this function too! In "Set Target Location" you just can enter coords, isn't it?

With that and with an automatic download of spoiler images gcz would be nearly perfect!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Boyo:
I would definitly like to see the cache's able to be downloaded to the sd card as well as others that have mentioned it in this thread.

I did find that switching between Notes and GCz was a pain in the butt, but I'm pretty sure that if you closed out of Notes it would go right back into GCz, same as when you close google maps, it takes you right back to GCz.

It would be neat to have half the screen as the description and the other as notes, but for those with limited screen real estate it would probably pose a problem, my caching partner uses a mogul for GCz and his is definitly different then mine on a touch pro, but I believe it's all in the skin.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nicky_86:
ok???

now the install running???

Dont know why...

Where is the http log folder???

Dont understand what i have to do...

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] espe2310:
This is exactly what I meant. Sorry, I was travelling and missed the original reply.

Ernst
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Boyo:
Also, I was thinking while out and about on the multi I did today that it would be nice to be able to automagically tie in a manual entry in gps monitor to the cache that your currently on, and maybe save it to the cache file.

Oh, two other things I noticed about GPS Monitor, 1, is Heading up didn't seem to be working for awhile then i think it started to work. The other is the Google maps, when you manually enter a coordinates and then goto Google Maps, it puts your current coordinates and not the coordinates your headed to, which was rather annoying today.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bmielke:
Hi, I found a bug, but i don't know if it a progam bug or a bug of my HTC P 3600 (Trinity)...

Today i find out that the GPS-monitor doesn't work correct, if you activate in the gps-settings "manage GPS Automatically" What is happened: My position was N 51° XX.034... E 14° YY.049... When I activatite "manage GPS Automatically" suddenly changed the position to N 51° XX.34... E14° YY.49... I don't know why, but the first zero after the point disappeared.:eek: I tried it without activate "manage GPS Automatically" again, so I get the right position. The same mistake I had at various locations where in your coordinates a zero behind the point. Each time the zero is away.:confused: I hope You know what I mean...

Another thing: In addition a waypoint projection (go from here xx m in yy°) would be great but often you need also in connection with that a distance measurement from point to point where you need as the result: degree and meters. Maybe is it possible to connect the waypoint projection with the distance measurement from point to point in one screen?

Thank you very much for your great geocaching-tool
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
The HTTP_Log folder should be in the GCzII program folder.

If its not there then you may need to enable it by editing the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NICQUE\GCz and set the REG_SAVE_HTTP_LOG key to 1.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi marcuswar

About "Note", which do you think "Text" or "Hand-writing"?

Coordinate, currently several items.

Cache location - single

Cache location - multi 1st 2nd 3rd...

Waypoints - 1st 2nd 3rd...

I need to consider how to ...

>> Also noticed that when ever I clcik the "Google maps" function from the cache details or GPS monitor, it doesn't pass through the co-ordinates. At the moment I tend to go back to the cache list and select "google maps" that then shows ALL the cache points on the map, but would be nicer to show a single cache or target.

I don't get this???

Blue/Red dots are drawn after triangles. It should be on the triangles. if range is correct or auto scaling mode.

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Hi tvanry

Thank you for the screen shot. It fixed for next version.

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Boyo, marcuswar

To change folder path, it is not hard. but would be some cause.

Anyway, I will later.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

Update info

Ver .7

Change) 0.2.33.7

1) "Inventory" button issue fixed. (Post Log)

2) Google Map "Current Location" issue fixed. (GPS Monitor).

3) Add GPS turn On/Off menu. (GPS Monitor)

4) Tab order changed. (Trackable -> Log it!)

5) Add 5way key navigation. (Cache/Trackable)

6) "Records" button disable issue fixed. (Trackable)

7) Save images&smiley from the cache description/Logs.

(Need to reload caches/trackable.)

8) "Download All Caches" issue fixed.

9) MAX_STR_LEN overflow issue fixed.

10) Add registory key "REG_CACHE_DIRECTORY".

(To change cache save path.)

(No UI, need to tweak registory.)

e.g) "\Storage Card\GCzII"

Please see screenshot.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Gzh/20090603#1244008992

Download

http://www.nicque.com/PQz

GCzII_20090603_1415_0233_07.cab

I tried to fix bugs as much as possible.

Please let me know if still issues exist which already posted here.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Hi Tom.

Just downloading the new version 7 now, I'll give it a try this lunchtime :)

I guess text , I'm not a great fan of the hand-writing recognition functionality in winmobile.

What would be very nice is if you could create a scratchpad area that was actually notepad control (not sure if this exists in the SDK?) so that it would support drawing AND text entry. I suppose if this isn't possibly directly in the scratchpad area we would still have the functionality from the "launch notepad" button/menu.

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] motaba:
GCz works on smartphone

Hi Tom

Thanks so much for 5way support. Now it works on my smartphone HTC S740 like a charm.

Post log - Inventory button is displayed correctly.

GCz is perfect application.

Only one bug:

Button Back still jumps me out off GCz application

motaba
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] audax67:
Hi Tom,

I tested some of the new options and recognized:

-> 7) fotos are not always stored in the folder "images". eg. waypoint GC1A87N

-> 10) I made a test with a folder named "\Interner Speicher\My Documents\Cachedata\GCzII", but the caches are still stored in the standard folder

EDIT: I have to correct myself: I tried again and again, it worked at my third try!!!

Regards

AUDAX
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ichgehe:
Awesome!

I already used Version 1 and now Version 2 is even better! Appreciate your work very much and hope you can keep it free. If you would update your first post, persons would be understand your project even better and maybe even donor some free beers!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lord.Nibbler:
Hi Tom,

I still have the issue with the phone going to suspend mode while downloading caches as described here : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=3849169&postcount=609.

EDIT : Also, waiting for the filter functions :rolleyes: which maybe will be quite long to implement, it would be cool if the "Find nearby" menu could also work while offline (using the stored caches only if there is no internet connection). This way GCzII would be fully functional offline even if you are country side and you don't have data access :D

Thanks,

Nibbler.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tytn2user:
Tom. this looks like a very nice application. I have been using bee-line with my own gpx file but your program looks very easy. I have not had a lot of time to check it out but will try to give it a good run this weekend. Thanks for your great work on it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bmielke:
The bug with the incorrect coordinates by activating "Manage GPS Automatically" still exist (by using vers. 7).The positions with a "0" behind the minutes-point for instance: N 51° XX.034... were are displayed false, so you get N 51° XX.34... still! Without activate "Manage GPS Automatically" everthing is alright!

Could someone check this with a different PPC / smartphone

(I use the HTC P 3600 trinity)

Nevertheless, great job Tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Tom.

Installed version 7 but I'm still seeing the problem with the GPS Monitor not showing the current cache or target until I select the menu option.

I've attached a sequence of screen shots to show what I mean. You can see that when I initially go into the GPS Monitor screen from the Cache Details(2nd picture) screen the target is set to 0,0 (3rd picture) and I have to manually select the menu "Set Cache Location".

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Yay! Works great! Only further suggestion I have in this area is more contrast. Right now looks like you're drawing another line a few pixels in, is it possible to make the button a different color when the 5-way has selected it, or increase the thickness of the line so the whole outside of the button is solid?

I've attached a picture below of examples of each, put 'em both on the same image rather than two images. Crude examples, but hopefully gets my idea across. :) I've made the "GPS Monitor" button more bold, and the Google Map a different color.

BTW, anyone have their account need validation today!? I went to use GCzII and it wouldn't download caches, so I looked at nearest and it said I needed to validate!?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Boyo:
Marcus,

I think what your describing there is by design. I know I would have been rather agrivated to come out of GPS Mon, just to go back in and my manually entered coordinates were gone.

Also for the notes, I would definitly say hand writing and text entry if possible.

Edit to add:

Tom, I know your a busy man, and it's greatly appreciated, but is there any kind of documentation or even a Wiki so you don't have to do all the work?

Thanks for all your hard work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
waypoint UI bug

Hey Tom, I've found waypoints UI bug: look at the image - only the Parking waypoint has note "Doporučené parkoviště ve slepé uliččce.." The others don't. Details of waypoints are correct, it's occurring only in this waypoint list.

You may reproduce this at my cache GC1KFWB.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Boyo:
Another thought

Do you by chance check the downloaded data and see if it's more the X days old? The most desirable would be a configurable check between 1 and maybe 30 days or so and just display somewhere visible, Data is more then X days old. This would give people the hint to reload the data before relying on what could be several days outdated.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
I agree with this one, I would almost call it "a fix" :). I miss this too. I imagine a text on the main cache page saying for instance 5 days old.

I see a space right next to "Hidden: mm/dd/yyyy" info, it could be there or somewhere else. Or in another form, it's up to you. But one should know: "Oops, this listing is 3 days old, maybe the owner has changed the final coordinates, or the cache got lost and disabled." and would reload the listing.

Thank you for your work
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
What about if when you enter the GPS Monitor screen (from cache details) and no specific target has been entered then it would default to the cache, but if you then enter a manual target then that is what gets used until either a different cache is picked or a diffferent manual target is entered. In either case the user can swap between them with menu options. If this was the case then it would be handy to an icon on GPS Mon screen to indicate which is currently active , cache co-ords or manual target co-ords ?

I agree both would be preferable but a minium should be Text ... otherwise what would happen for all those people without touch screens ?

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Excellent idea! Big thumbs up from me :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jingle_tt:
Hi Tom.

Thanks for your wanderful program.

I had installed version 7 to my Palm Treo Pro. I think it was cause by the square screen, there were some font size problems. please check the attached screen shots.

Jingle_tt
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] abumaia:
has GCzII officially taken over for GCz now? I notice it hasn't seen an update in a while.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] realhuette:
Made a seven leg multi today just with the help of GCzII. Worked great!

One little suggestion: could waypoint details be visible just by tapping on the waypoint? Like it is in the cache list to select a cache? To hit "menu" and then "Show Detail" is not very finger friendly.

Just some little features (notes, spoiler images, waypoint projection and some more finger friendlyness) and the only soft I'll use for caching is GCz :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] audino:
Is this software tracking and saving my ways Ive been walking?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
No, there is a track shown which was a suggestion by a user to see graphically how they've been approaching a cache, but once the screen is left the data is gone. It does not save it, upload it, etc.

If you want to record tracks, there are various software that can do that.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cpchannel:
What a brilliant application.

Its free, it works with all WMphones, its fast, it actually has no bugs.

i think this guy deserves a cheer :):):):):):):):)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Phil82de:
BIG BUG!

Hi there!

I have the same BIG BUG like bmielke! No one else??? :eek:

When I set GZzII 02.33.7 to Manage GPS Automatically I get wrong coordinates.

Today I was at GC1QC2X. I was on the right place but with "Manage GPS Automatically" GCzII says that I should go 1,5 km away!! After running arould I was really confused cos in Google Maps I saw sat the Place was right. I disabled "Manage GPS Automatically" then and: suddenly GCzII says I'm 16m near the cache-coordinates!

Right coordinates: N 53° 2.08670 E 8° 53.4575

Wrong coordinates: N 53° 2.87040 E 8° 53.42620 (with Manage GPS Automatically activated)

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Last weekend I was at a big geocaching event and at some of the much event-caches with friends I got new Ideas for making GCzII a bit better (as it already is:)). I guess some are already written somewere here, I had not read every post in the last weeks. I don't think it have to be done all.. it's just Ideas ;)

Wish-list:

- A button for using the installed TomTom to navigate to far-away-waypoints without losing one's way

- A Function to go XX Meters to YY°. At Caches with many waypoints and riddles like that that would really help

- Not only a "sun"-solar-animuth: I like to get a moon as well for the night. Would really help cos the gps compass often don't work right. Last days I used the app "ephemeris" to get it - but it would be so nice implemented in GCZII

- When there is a link in the cache description, for example to geochecker.com the webpage opens not in the browser, it opens in the GCzII Window. But it don't shows all sites right (not the geochecker-output-site). So it would be great if all links would open in the webbrowser.

- Would be great to sort the list after: cache-size, age (or new/not), direction (and distance like now too, but for example all in the west at first), cache-type, name, ...

- ...and would be nice to filter the caches when searching for that same things.

- possibility to let the downloaded caches be deleted after X days (number of days adjustable). So I could be sure that I don't use old ones. (even to see the download-date would be nice)

- possibility set a coordinate to a waypoint that will be stored and I can open it when retrying the cache the next day. (Or is that allready possible? I don't found)

- and at last: I like to set the saved search-strings to get XX caches as result. So I could search for the 100 nearest caches every morning and see new ones.

PS: when I start logging my position and look at the log after I have coordinates for the time before the gps is fixed (blue). Why can't that coordinates be used by the program before the fix? its so stupid to wait for 10-15minutes for the fix often - with 10 grey satellites.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tytn2user:
Been reported the last few pages. So es other people do have the same bug..
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
bmielke

>> "manage GPS Automatically" What is happened: My position was N 51° XX.034... E 14° YY.049... When I activatite "manage GPS Automatically" suddenly changed the position to N 51° XX.34... E14° YY.49...

I will check it. but it might bug of GPS API. anyway thanks

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motaba

>> Button Back still jumps me out off GCz application

That is one of differences between Pro and Std.

And it's not bug. It's spec for Std.

Std application needs to bind BACK button behaivior by application.

(BACK/Prev app switch back)

Not only once place but all windows/dialogs need to bind in application.

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Lord.Nibbler

>> as my gps was disabled my phone went to suspend mode while downloading caches.

ouch... If GPS disabled, the watch-dog timer never run.... then suspend...

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marcuswar

>> Installed version 7 but I'm still seeing the problem with the GPS Monitor not showing the current cache or target until I select the menu option.

That is design currently, the coordinate is not set automatically.

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Boyo

I hope someone publish Wiki for GCz. ;D

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Jack_Brody

Thank you for the bug report. I could find the bug.

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Jingle_tt

It seems DPI or font issue. I defined the UI design for generic DPI/font.

For top screen, you can find and edit 320x320.txt.

It contains the size and position of each parts.

You can design it.

For other screens, currently nothing to do....

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abumaia

GCzII is!! ;D

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realhuette

>> could waypoint details be visible just by tapping on the waypoint?

I think it already do it. Please check ver .7 (or I forgot to add it?)

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Phil82de

>>Today I was at GC1QC2X. I was on the right place but with "Manage GPS Automatically" GCzII says that I should go 1,5 km away!! After running arould I was really confused cos in Google Maps I saw sat the Place was right. I disabled "Manage GPS Automatically" then and: suddenly GCzII says I'm 16m near the cache-coordinates!

>>Right coordinates: N 53° 2.08670 E 8° 53.4575

>>Wrong coordinates: N 53° 2.87040 E 8° 53.42620 (with Manage GPS Automatically activated)

That' why I don't recommend to use "Manage GPS Automatically" instead of COM port.

but some device has no choice. I will check it and hope find solution.

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thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] erikcornelisse:
Internet URL open failed Ver 7

Great program. :)

In the new version I am unable to connection to internet to download caches. The error given: Internet URL open failed [00_Geocoding.xml] :(

DISREGARD THIS POST. I SOLVED THE PROBLEM !!!:D:D:D:D:D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] erikcornelisse:
New features

Just some ideas:

- Feature to enter coordinates [set target location in GPS monitor] in different formats DDMMSS in addition to DDMM

- Feature to calculate and enter a coordinate [set target location in GPS monitor] from current position by entering heading (true and magnetic) and distance (m, ft). Example: Enter heading 245 with 345 meters from current position. This will give the new target location in GPS monitor.

Keep up the good work.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Wow Tom, good work on Notes in new 08 version - so far they work fine, text and graphics, saved as .pwi files in Notes subdir. Perfect!

Waypoint bug regarding descriptions is gone. :)

From the essential things I am missing only the waypoint adding/editting. But it's apparent you work on it so I am looking forward to this. I am gonna try one near multi. :)

Thank you
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
This already works. :) Try to enter for instance 49 17 30 (separated by spaces)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Jack_Brody

OHHHH You so faster!!!..

Update info!!!

Ver 0.2.33.8

Please see screenshots.

And check FYI section on Download page.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Gzh/20090604#1244100029

Change) 0.2.33.8

1) Cache Detail/Trackable button image customize.

2) Waypoints (Note) issue fixed.

3) Prevent suspend while "Download All Caches".

4) Add "Note" button. (Cache Detail)

5) Login failed issued fixed. (In case of German ID/PW)

P.S)

I'm trying to solve Zero "0" after dot issue of "Manage GPS Automatically".

but can not.

Please get the GPS log and post here. need your help.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] realhuette:
Wow! This is great! Thank you!

Would it be possible to enter the note from the cache description window? And the waypoint window, if there are any? Maybe in "Menu"?

So you dont have to go back to cache detail if you want to note an answer...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
Note

Thanks for the "Notes" button. Like that you can either type or draw. Fantastic! Works great and saves well!:D:D:D

Thx Tom (SOOOOOO FAST!)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bmielke:
hi tom,

here the log_files, i hope I can help you!

thanks a lot!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
Idea

Playing a little with the notes: At first I thought being able to read the cache description while making notes would be a nice feature....but its possible, quite easily, because of copy and paste (them poor Iphone users...LOL). Simply copy the relevant bit of the listing into the note!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Respect Tom :eek:

during the last few weeks GCzII was developing very fast and is getting more and more the perfect geocaching application.

One thing I would like to mention is the capability to plan caching tours.

This could be implemented by replacing the Cachlist -> Menu/Download all Caches by an item "Download selected caches".

To achieve this a check box in front of each cache in the list would be needed to choose each single tour cache. In case its desired to download the complete list the Menu could offer an item "select all".

Not to forget (it has been mentioned already) it would also be very helpful to have the capability to perform a gps projection (degree + distance) which is often needed in Multis.

Thx again for this great work !