yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jingle_tt:
Dear Tom,

Thanks for your information.

I already made some modification to the 320x320.txt.

Now it looks better.

The modified text file and screen capture is for your reference.

Thanks again.

Jingle_tt
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi Jingle_tt

Just adjust some values, it will be much better nearly like the attach picture.

Try it. ;D

tom

PS) for your case. I think need to change PNG file like attached and 320x320.txt

Please see 2.jpg

Download SEARCH_HEADER_320.png & 320x320.txt then copy to device.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lord.Nibbler:
Hi Tom,

I've noticed that some cache description images are not saved for offline browsing. :(

Then, if you try to display the description while you are offline, the phone try to connect to network and you get the waiting cursor for a long time, then popup message that says that you can't connect network to dismiss for each image. So if there are 3 or 4 images that were not saved in the description, it is quite a pain to wait for the description to be displayed :eek:

You can test this issue with following caches : GC17FQT, GC1HFDT, GCZE8J

Hope you'll find a workaround :)

Thank you,

Nibbler.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jingle_tt:
Dear Tom,

Thanks for your quick response.

I already download and replace SEARCH_HEADER_320.png & 320x320.txt files.

But, it seems Palm Treo Pro is a strange device. As attached screenshot, it looks strange as before.

Would you please give me the 1.jpg setting txt file. I will try it and check if it suitable for my Treo Pro.

Jingle_tt
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
1.jpg was just made by Photoshop. no setting txt.

But you can make it by yourself because it depends your device resolution and DPI.

I can not make it because I have not had same equipment.

For the purpose of the PNG and TEXT files.

It is for GPS status (bottom right of screen.) -> (NICQUE LOGO ICON)

thanks

tom

PS) otherwise, I think you can change the DPI. (High Resolution for Treo Pro.)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Boyo:
That is weird, for cache GC1FBFQ they download just fine into \Storage Card\GCzII\Images (Have it set in the registry to \Storage Card\GCzII\), but for cache GC17FQT nothing shows up in the folder.

For GC1FBFQ in 05_CacheCode.html

<p>
<span id="ShortDescription"><p><img border="0" height="200" width="500"
src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/f6db3072-afcc-4857-9a2a-14b0b8cbf4c7.jpg" />
</p></span>

For GC17FQT has in the 05_CacheCode.html

<p>
<img src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/log/8794a10c-cd90-4a9d-974c-cfe684ebcaaf.jpg"
width="600" height="400" /></p>

And for GC1HFDT it has

<span><img style="width: 600px; height: 446px;"
src="http://img.geocaching.com/cache/9be1c795-23cb-445b-acd8-c55c74d79ba3.jpg" />
</span>

That's really weird, it displays them but doesn't save them.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jingle_tt:
Dear Tom,

After I post the last message, I found 1.jpg was made by Photoshop also.

Thanks for your hints. Now I know how to solve my problem already.

Jingle_tt
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tvanry:
jingle_tt,

When you get this solved, could you post back to this forum to let all know what you did. There are others of us that use the Treo Pro.

Thad
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Cache.xml

Tom.

I was looking at my cached cache.xml files today, trying to manually add in some way points that I'd calculated so they would be easier to use in the field, and noticed that the cache description seems to be stored twice. Once in the element <GCz_short_description> and then immeadiatley again in the element <GCz_description>. They both look to contain exactly the same data.. one certainly doesn't appear any shorter than the other:confused:

Are both elements actually required since its making the cache files much bigger than they need to be.

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jingle_tt:
Dear Tom,

For my Palm Treo Pro I think it O.K. right now.

The final result as attached.

Thanks a lot.

Jingle_tt
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Wow looks very nice!!

only 1 thing

-------------------

from

"PORTLAIT_NICQUE_LOGO_TOP","210"

to

"PORTLAIT_NICQUE_LOGO_TOP","213"

-------------------

regards,

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Lord.Nibbler:
@Boyo

Not so weird in fact ;) I suppose that the displaying and saving are done by two different modules. The displaying by some kind of "embedded pocket internet explorer" and the saving by some kind of parser or regular expression analyzer. As the syntax is not exactly the same for each image the parser doesn't recognize all the images as valid images to save, yet as the syntax is still correct the "embedded PIE" can display them :)

@Tom

As downloading images can use a lot of bandwidth and data plans are often limited, could you please add a checkbox in the "Download all caches" screen under the "skip already downloaded caches" checkbox :

[x] skip already downloaded images

that would allow to don't download again images if already saved even if you download the cache again. Yet the "reload cache" menu for a single cache could still allow to download the image again if necessary :cool:

Cheers,

Nibbler
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Boyo:
Ok, I'll give it a shot, but I need help to do it and i'm sure i'm not the only one that would like to contribute in some way, so...

Here's my shot at creating a Wiki for gcz...

http://gcz.wetpaint.com/

I tried multiple different wiki sites, but kept coming back to wetpaint for it's simplicity.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] alex.puchianu:
I have a Htc Touch Diamond and everytime I press the go button the internet connection(which is off) doesn't start up automatically. And I checked even if I turn it on manually i still get the "Connection failed" error message.

What could I do?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] MossMan4x4:
Can't get this to startup on my Tilt. ??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nicky_86:
???

Hi Tom,

I dont know what i have to do.

Im from Germany.

I use Vodafone Internet Flat.

To use this i have to login over a Proxy server.

This is 139.7.29.1 and the Port is 80.

When i dont go over this proxy i have to pay xtra.

Can i use the programm gcz???

When i use the proxy settings in the programm

it cant be login in the internet.

Please, please help
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
I'm on T-Mobile in the UK and used to get a similar behaviour, I had to turn off the t-mobile proxy settings to get it to work for me. Check your connection setting and see if its using a proxy..

1) Settings --> Connections --> Connections --> Advanced

2) Click "Select Networks".

3) The top drop down list is for "Programs that connect

to the internet" and it said "T-Mobile Internet".

4) Click "EDIT".

5) Goto the "Proxy Settings" tab. Untick second tick box that says

"This network uses a proxy serverto connect to the internet".

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Nicky_86,

Are you sure you should be entering the proxy settings in GCz , if your service provider expects you to route all the internet traffic through its proxy then it would be set up in the connection settings of the phone itsef, not in each application.

Check if your settings in winmobile have the proxy set to 139.7.29.1

1) Settings --> Connections --> Connections --> Advanced

2) Click "Select Networks".

3) The top drop down list is for "Programs that connect

to the internet"

4) Click "EDIT".

5) Goto the "Proxy Settings" tab.

If they do then remove the proxy settings in GCz and try again.

Having said that, I had to disable the t-mobile transparent proxy to get it to work for me, so it may be that its just not possible for you :(

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jingle_tt:
Dear Thad,

Finally I Download SEARCH_HEADER_320.png from postcount 736, that's Tom's special offer for Palm Treo Pro.

I Modified the setting of 320x320.txt acorrding to Tom's advice.

And I use those two files, SEARCH_HEADER_320.png and 320x320.txt, to replace the orignal files.

The final screenshot is as attached.

Jingle_tt
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Thank you for the GPS Log.

For the "0" before dot issue.

Where do you see it? GPS Monitor?

I can not reproduce it "with manage_gps_autom.txt" log file.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Update

Ver 0.2.33.9 please see screenshots.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Gzh/20090605#1244183285

GCzII_20090605_1500_0233_09.cab

Change) 0.2.33.9

1) Add "Note" menu. (Description/Waypoint/etc...)

2) Add "REG_GPS_MAXIMUM_AGE" for "Manage GPS Automatically".(value 1 = 1min)

3) Add "REG_CACHE_ELAPSED_DAYS_MAX" for Stored Cache/Trackable.(value 1 = 1 day)

4) Download cache images failed issue fixed.

5) Add "Elapsed Days" of Cache/Trackable.

Also, Treo Pro? please check FYI on download page. ==> 320x320_CUSTOM.zip

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Wow version 8 already.. :D

Did you "fix" the cache.xml files for the duplicated description ? I just downloaded one (GC1H86N) and the <GCz_short_description> element was now empty , but I Reloaded a cache that I had previously downloaded (GCKYFA) and that still has duplicated description data in both <GCz_short_description> and <GCz_description> ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
oops

>> duplicated description data in both <GCz_short_description> and <GCz_description> ?

I missed it.

will fix next version.

thank you for the remind.

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bmielke:
Bug with the zero behind dot

Yes I see it in the GPS-Monitor - as a result is you get the false distance to a cache for instance.

Another bug, maybe it's the same problem: you can reproduce it with the following cache: GC1R5X6

The coordinates: N 51° 54.067 E 014° 08.484, when you load the cache and go to GPS-monitor -> Set cache location, then you will see that the coordinates suddenly not correct because when you click Set Target location you can see the false coordinates: N 51° 54.672 E 014° 08.484 the "0" is disappear!!! Try it.

Tell me what I could do for you!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Sorry for inconvenience.

fixed bugs.

Change) 0.2.33.10

1) Cache Description duplicate issue fixed.

2) "0" after dot disappear issue fixed. (Set Target Location)

& (Manage GPS Automatically '0' issue. I hope...) I hope... I hope...

http://www.nicque.com/PQz/

GCzII_20090605_1845_0233_10.cab

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] audax67:
WOW! I really like this tool!

A very nice new feature is "write a note", I think. Great!

Tom, I still have a problem with downloading pictures in a cache-description. Could you test it with waypoint "GC1A87N"? The photos are downloaded to be shown in the cache-description, but they are not stored in the images-folder.

THX

AUDAX
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

I checked it.

and the pictures not exist on GC.com

<img src="http://file1.npage.de/003130/17/bilder/die_zecken_auf_der_kamelseiche.jpg"

width="175" height="129" border="3" />

Currently, images would be downloaded from GC.com server only.

thanks

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

thank you for your quick response and your explanation.

Sounds like, that this will work in future, doesn't it? :D

THX

AUDAX
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bmielke:
GREAT GREAT!!!

Everthing is alright!!!

0" after dot in the Set Target Menue works fine and

Manage GPS Automatically works correct as well

Great Tom

Thank you very much!!!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
Suggestion

Hi Tom

Many are suggesting waypoint projection etc.

How about an addition to the "Menu" giving an option of, say "Geocaching Tools". Tools that could be added include: waypoint projection, checksum calculators (word and coordinate), coordinate converters, calculator to calculate distance between points (very useful when placing a cache to know that you are not inside the proximity limit)...even Morse code converters.

(Sounds like a lot of work to me! Only a suggestion!)

To assist with ideas here are a few links:

FizzyMagic

Distance calculator

Geocache difficulty and Terrain rating tool

Java aplett of goeocaching tools

Word checksum calculator
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Thanks Tom!

Just gave it a quick test with a couple of caches and it looks like its fixed. <GCz_short_description> does indeed now have the short description in it, and <GCz_description> has the longer description :)

I wish I turned around my coding bugs as quickly as you ... come to think of it I bet my boss does as well :rolleyes:

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Tom..

I think I may have found a bug

If use a cache with waypoints and use the "Set waypoint" menu option the co-ordinates in the GPS Monitor are wrong in that it uese "East" instead of "West".

I've attached some screen shots to show what I mean.

If I then set the target as the cache in the GPS Monitor and then go back and set the waypoint as the target its correct. I think the "East"/"West" part is staying set from the previous "set" even though the actual co-ordinate is being changed ?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jingle_tt:
Dear Tom,

I have a question. I want to use GCzII to download the whole caches in Taiwan. But, I only got part of it. I don’t know why.

In geocaching.com when I use the search option “List newest in Taiwan”, http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?country_id=194, I will got 246 records totally. But, when I use GCzII and input the address “Taiwan” to search. I only can get 48 records totally. I don’t know what’s the difference between these two searching condition.

Is there any method in GCzII that I can get the same result, 246 records one time, as from geocaching.com ?

Attached screenshots were my setting and searching results.

Jingle_tt
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] espe2310:
Good idea although when I raised the question I thought about simply 2 entry fields and a Calc-button on the Set-Target page. Function of the button: Recalculation of the coordinates with the given direction and the distance. Fields set back to zero to avoid inadvertent double-click.

Regards

Ernst
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Nicky_86:
Thanks markus, for your answer.

But all you said i do.

Yes with t-mobile i read.

But i cant do this because the interent costs extra.

****.... I think this is the perfect app.:(:(:(:(:(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Can you not cache the data on WiFi? Then you can hunt from the cached cache data.

Tom has data import on the list, but it's not an easy thing to do *right*, at least in my experience seeing all the bad ways I've seen it implemented.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lf2:
a bug?

Today I downloaded the latest version of this great soft (gcz). But it's not working as the old version used to. :( I don't see menu buttons and if I click to search for something it throws a msgbox with text "******" So i don't know what it says. Any idea about the error?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Today I was caching with GCzII. Traditionals went perfectly, I did one mystery (I put the final coordinates manually into GPS monitor) and one was multi with 5 stages and a final.

These stages were pre-defined - I knew their coordinates. And here comes my point: it would be good to see all the waypoints in Google Maps so one could optimize his way through the town.

- so suggestion to add: could you Tom add a new entry to Menu of the waypoint UI (something as "All to Google Maps")- this would generate .kml with all waypoints (which have coordinates) in the cache and open it in Google Maps.

- could you also copy the entry "Set Waypoint Location" in wp UI to the menu of wp detail? Because when I tap on a waypoint, I get to its details and to show it in GPS monitor I need to get back to wp list.

BTW: the Notes are simply terrific - owner of the multicache (GCZKCZ) put the clue gathering info into wp descriptions (which is a great idea), so I just read it, got the clue, opened up the notes, wrote down the clue and saved and got back to wp. Beautiful work! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tytn2user:
I did some caching with GCz2 and noticed one thing missing I fell it needs.

When I am out caching I like to make a field note about the cache after I find it and then log it all later when I get home using the field notes as a reference. I don't like typeing out short find it logs while in the field because it is not fair to the people who placed the cache. They deserve a little more than a "fount it TFTC" log. When I upload a field log onto geocaching dot com at automatically knows the time I found the cache and what the cache ID was, All I have to do is click the log button and do my typing. I use a Garmin field note generated by BeeLineGPS. The log looks like this..

GCABCD,2009-06-06T09:25Z,Found it,"needs log book, cache is wet"

In Beeline when you set a cache as found it will ask you if you want to leave a field note. When you later export the field notes the note you left will be included in them like the one above ("needs log book, cache is wet").

For this to be included GCz2 would need the following...

A way to indicate "Found it" or "Not found it"

Prompted to enter a field note when either state has been selected.

A menu option to export/save field notes. Clear field notes on save.

Garmin GPS's do all this to some extent. Some will just save a date/time found to export to field notes, Some will allow you to enter text as well. (like the above example)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] tytn2user:
I had this problem with it as well. Changed the device language to English(UK) and then back to English(AU) fixed the problem.

I think it might of been rom related to the high ram version of a rom I had on.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] espe2310:
Dear Ton,

Indeed I think this would be of help when working with a touchscreen.

I noticed the menu entries Add-Edit-Delete Waypoints. However they are greyed and not working. I did not find an explanation for this reading the thread. Maybe I missed it. Is this something in the planning for implemention? Would be great to have this for multi-caches.

Thanks again for the great tool

Ernst
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Does the Note functionality not do that enough for you for now? I think Tom is planning on adding some database type stuff to GCz in the future, but right now you can type notes on caches within the program then refer to them when logging the cache, if you choose not to log it within GCz itself.

Now given there is no direct way to filter on found, not found etc, but GCz is (currently) oriented, programmed, and designed for on-the-fly caching. Tom has been very open to input and added some caching to the data so that people can download the data ahead of time, perhaps when they know they won't have data available out in the field etc, but right now Tom is mainly doing polish on the current version.

But I'm sure there will be a test version with the next iteration of new features in the near future. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] schwede76:
long time to fix GPS location

Hi

I love GCzII and I use version 0.2.33.10.

Since this version it takes ages to fix GPS location.

Everything else works great and I love it.

BTW, I'm using a HTC Touch HD.

Best regards

Schwede76
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Daemonicus73:
Hi

Im also a little confused with the waypoint ui. Could someone please explain how it works.

Thanks

Dave.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Hi Dave,

At the moment the ability to add/delete/edit waypoints is not implemented in GCzII, so the only thing you can do is view the waypoints that have been entered on Geocaching.com

If a cache has waypoints entered against it then the waypoints button will be enabled, and when you click it the list will be displayed. From here you can either click on a waypoint to view further information, or select one and use the menu option to "set waypoint location" which will take you to the GPSMonitor screen. Note that if your using a touch screen then the only way to "select" a waypoint in the list is to click on it which will take you into the further info screen, and then use the "back" menu to go back to the waypoints list which will then show that waypoint selected. If you have a number pad on your phone then you can use the cursor pad to select the waypoint without drilling down into the further details screen.

[Tom].. if you could add a "set waypoint location" menu option on the waypoint details screen as well then that would help those of us with only touch screens on their phone. Another option might be to make the small compass icon on the waypoints list into a hotspot that does the same as set waypoint location :)

HTH

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Schwede76,

I'm also using a HTC Touch HD but haven't noticed any difference in version 0.2.33.10, have you tried running the QuickGPS program to make sure your "satellite data" is still current ? I've found that my time to fix on the satellite certainly takes longer if I dont keep this data up to date.

The only other thing I can think of suggesting is make sure you haven't ticked the "Manage GPS Automatically" in the GPS Settings. I find it works better if you just let GCzII handle it.

GPS settings for the HTC Touch HD are;

ComPort : 4

BaudRate : 4800

Accuracy : normally just leave at 6 or 7

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Radimus:
the distance in miles was pretty useles before... how far is 0.003 miles? We may not use meters/kilometers as much here in the US, but most people can use meters in distances of 100 and under (a football field is a decent field for reference)

start looking around when meters < 3... :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] glaucos:
[FLAME Mode: ON]

http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI

Is not our fault if you are Americans! :D:D

[FLAME Mode: OFF]
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eyecannon:
Yeah, Degrees always seems to be 0.0 (though remember, I swear this was working in previous versions (besides being 180 degrees off) so it should be fixable).

Also, my Altitude always reads 0.0 ft... I don't think this has ever worked for me. I definitely have enough satellites for a 3D lock. Using a different GPS program shows altitude, no problem.

Also, what was said about miles being silly under 0.1 miles is true.. you should jump to feet at that point automatically when in Distance Miles mode.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] juergen0815:
Thank you for this great app !

Works great if you're using the current location.

But when i search caches via the postal code the radius is to low. In countryside areals here in germany the postal covers wide areas around a small city.

E.g.code 46499de points to Hamminkeln: the caches around hamminkeln are displayed.

But the suburb (village) Mehrhoog about 6 km west of Hamminkeln hast the same postal code.

So i'm unable to search for geocaches near Mehrhoog without driving there ?!?

edit:

Sorry, solved it: just typing "mehrhoog" in the postal code field displays the caches i was looking for.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] fx17:
Any chance we can get a box to search by gps coordinates, in addition to postal code and waypoint code?

Also, I'd love to be able to adjust the number of caches it returns. Maybe even up to 50, since I have an unlimited data plan.

thanks
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] m.zielinski:
I had the same Problem. It would be nice to be able to open the GPS-Port and let it stay opened also when not showing the GPS-Page for the fix to not get lost....

For the Actual GPS-Page i have 2 Suggestions:

1. Allow Projections (x meters in directon y) from HERE or from the last Coordinates

2. Show a "map" just by showing the tracklog - with the GPSMap 60 i always use the map-page - its not the map itself that helöps but the drawn tracklog that helps me to realize where exactly i am...

I just blogged about your genius Software http://geocaching-hamburg.de/2009/02/25/geocaching-windows-mobile-gcz/ (sorry - only in German)