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

a few days before I also had a longer caching field trip and here is my feedback in short catchwords:

- GCz is a quick application (initial load time, switch between menus, ... etc)

- very handy and informational single cache view page

- GPS-Monitor has almost perfect behavior, very high cache find rate :-)

Fields for improvement:

- GPS-Monitor -> from my point of view the only tap screen function which is really needed by quick tapping is the show actual/target location window. The toggle manual/auto scaling and satelite/GPS radar view should be only placed as an choosable item in the Menu (the screen is too often tapped accidentially ...)

- edit & save existing waypoints (those prepared by cache owner in listing)

- unfortunately I am not able to run the camera (the reason could be that my camera app has a different name to that GCz invokes ? So either I have to rename my camera app or it could be configurable in GCz ?)

- furthermore I propose to include the camera as a Menu item in GPS Monitor too

- proposed future feature: alternatively use topo maps in GPS-Monitor/Radar

However, my biggest point is the following:

the MBike trip mentioned above spanned about 40 kms. When preparing the trip I went to GC/GoogleMaps page on my PC and checked which Caches could be reached easily on our tour.

Next step was to load and name the different cache lists in GCz including the chosen hides.

And here the problems began: there are always a lot of caches not needed in the different lists, sometimes its a cumbersome searching for the next cache, also I had to prepare a piece of paper where I noted the cache names and the order/sequence to be searched which also gave me automatically the direction and waypoints to finally get home again.

Hence, what I would like to propose is a UI to produce dedicated cache tours. A convenient way to implement this could be to introduce a Menu when tapping long on a cache list entry. This Menu should enable to save currently selected cache to a cache tour list.

Following that a second functionality should be added in order to be able to enter such a cache tour list and to rearrange the order inside (Up/Down).

Hope, someone out there has similar issues as I have and hope Tom will implement kind of such features sometime :-)

By the way, I really like GCz, meanwhile its my favorite Geocaching application :-) and anyhow has displace Cachewolf which really is a great app too.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi paulpille

Thanks for your feedback.

I have some ideas like yours.

1) Tour ... Can change the cache list order according users planning.

2) Sort ... Cache list order sorted by (Current GPS location/Cache Type/etc...)

3) many

4) many many.... ;D

anyway, I will keep working on GCzII to improve.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
I second that! GZ is just SO user friendly and getting better all the time!:D

(I too would like option NOT to download photos ("spoilers").
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Your're right, Tom, the images sometimes really are spoilers, so the name is OK. :) At least I don't have a better one as I am not a native English speaker.

Paulpille: First I was also wondering why I had to duplicate a waypoint to be able to edit it. But then I got used to it. I think it is good to see the original waypoints prepared by the cache owner. It's also simpler for Tom this way - there are original waypoint parsed from the listing (the red ones), which can get overwritten by a new listing. And then our waypoints (saved in GC*.wpt) which are displayed in blue. It is systematic.

And as for using GCzII in terrain: in the morning I went to renew my cache (GC1GP8M) and did the maintenance log, enable log and dropping a geocoin on my Kaiser in the forrest :) without problems.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mistm:
Best app ever!! I found 3 caches today using GCz. Its so easy-to-use and so efficient. Great work!!

I've read all those suggestions mentioned here and here are what I miss most:

1) copy/paste from listing (=describtion) to notes ... example: Today I had a forumula in listing and calculated A,B,C variables in Notes. I had to switch to the listing all the time to calculate the final coordinates. If I could copy/paste that formula to my notes I would see all important stuff at one spot.

EDIT: i've been told this is already working. The problem is that in TouchFlo 3d there is some kind of fingerfriendly scrolling. It means I am not able to mark the text. In opera I have "Select text" in context menu. Would be nice to have something like that here as well. When I hold the stylus down on the text, copy/paste menu appers after like 10 seconds but I am not able to mark the text so its useless. Would be nice to have copy/paste/select text menu on the stylus hold menu.

2) This is more question then To-Do: I used Camera option and the photo had like 76kb and crappy resolution. When I switch to the camera application those photos have like 1MB. Is there any special settings used?

3) "Camera" in GPS monitor would be fine (mentioned already)

4) "Add Waypoint" in the menu of Notes

5) when exiting Notes its asks me if I really want to exit even though I didnt change anything - kinda annoying. When exiting Editation of waypoint it asks as well even no changes were made. = low priority

EDIT: i've been told to use "save" function and it works well.

6) "Set waypoint location" directly in GPS manager, not just in the waypoint list. This would show up the waypoint selection window.

7) deleted (imho get rid of the "Target location" since its functionality is replaced by waypoints. Or how is this supposed to be used?)

EDIT: updated
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] realhuette:
Did exactly that today. It works! Mark the text in the description, tap and hold on the screen , choose copy. Go to note, tap and hold again, choose paste. Or don't you have a touchscreen?

Maybe sometimes you need a location that is not a waypoint. Meeting point, bar, toilet or something like that ;) I would let this option as it is.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
What device are you using, does it not have a touchscreen ? I simply use the built in Windows cut & paste by highlighting the text then click and hold (right click) on the selected text and the context menu apears with options to "cut | copy | paste"

Yes I find it annoying as well, so I tend to all ways click "save" since its only one click of the lefthand menu and exits straight away. If I click cancel then I have to click on the (right) menu, then click "cancel" and then it always asks "are you sure?"

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mistm:
ad 1) ... oh you were right guys. I am not able to use copy/paste because I have HTC and there is some kind of fingerfriendly scrolling - it means i am not able to mark the text. It scrolls like on the iphone. Well in that case I prefer scrolling since I use finger a lot and I will use a paper :-)) Anyway would be nice to find out how to temporary turn off that scrolling. In the opera i have function "select text".

ad 5) thanks for the hint :-) "save" works very well.

ad 7) ok, you are right. Its good for non-geocaching waypoints. Keep it in that case.

and one more thing:

Try to download cache GCTR4X ... there are lot of images but in "spoilers" it shows me just img 1-11
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
I use a HTC Touch HD that does fingerscrolling, but I find I can still select text if I use my fingernail (or stylus) rather than my finger. I think its to do with the area of pressure i.e. larger area = scroll display, small area = select text.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Aurashismail:
fantastic application! but one small issue, i was trying to find a puzzle cache yesterday where they give you the coordinates in binary and you have to convert it to get the actual location. I may have missed this, but is there any way to input the coordinates and then find the cache? (there is an option similar to this in the app but it only pulls up caches near the inputted location)

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on a side note, im running this on wm6.5 and works great
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mistm:
Aurashismail: yes, on the initial screen go to "Search by coordinate" screen, click on the "<" button, click "save", enter the name and your desired coordinates and press ok. Then when you open the GPS monitor you just use "Set Target Location" and you choose your saved coordinates.

When you are going to try this tell me if when you dont fill any name and you just press Cancel instead of OK... if you device hangs up. Because my device stops to respond and i have to do soft reset.

marcuswar: I am afraid that resistive touchscreens are not able to measure the area of the pressure. I've tried using stylus as well but it didnt work anyway. I think that you have older TouchFlo 3d in Touch HD. The new version was introduced with HTD2 and HTP2.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Since the resistive screen is just measuring a matrix of points across the whole screen surface I think it is technically possible for it measure the size of the area pressed, but I guess its all down to the hardware/software driver to implement it ?

I know the resistive touch screen that I added to my media jukebox came with a utility that let you change the sensativity so that it would only detect a click when a certain size of area of screen was pressed. so it could respond to a finger size but not a full hand press ?

I've upgraded the ROM on my HTCTouchHD to a custom ROM (Rhodium/Topaz Based) and as far as I know its now using the same manilla/TouchFlow3D as HTDiamond2 and Pro2. Have you tried selecting text in the native windows "Notes" application ? Does it select or scroll ? Try holding stylus and dragging left/right before up/down.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Yes. Simply add a waypoint and enter the decoded cache co-ordinates, then use "set waypoint location" to see it in the GPS Monitor screen. Alternatively you could just go the GPS Monitor screen and use the menu option "Set Target Location", enter the location co-ordinates and click OK (theres no need to save if you don't want to use again later).

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mistm:
I though so. In NOTES it just marks the text, it doesnt scroll. There must be some difference in the implementation of our TouchFlo's.

OT:

You may be right in that case. I dont know resistive screens so well. I just wonder if the output is the matrix of points why the multitouch isnt possible? But we are offtopic and I dont know about these problems in deep.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Aurashismail:
haha, completely missed that

i (think) i followed your steps and it just went back to the gps monitor. no hanging.

but thanks to the both of you
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
The descriptions of caches in GCzII are displayed using pocketIE, so try launching pIE on your device and see if you can select text? If not I guess that its the version of pIE that you have , or some setting in pIE that is causing your problem :confused:

I don't think its a matrix of points that the touchscreen drivers send out, as it tries to emulate a mouse, so its a single pair of x,y co-ordinates, but maybe some hardware can also send a radius value and a pressure value etc. In my case I think its just the hardware/controller that changes senstivity, the output to the PC is still only a single X/Y co-ordinate.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mistm:
1)

This is how it works in my pocketIE:

- default action when moving stylus over the screen is scrolling

- when I hold the stylus on one spot the menu appears where is "Make selection" option

1) now scrolling is disabled and I just select the text

2) the left bottom button is changed to "Copy" (was "Favorites" before) and right button is changed to "Cancel" (was "Menu" before)

- I also have "Make selection" in that menu button->copy/paste->Make selection

Conclusion: For HTP2/HTD2 would be nice to somehow get "Make selection" to the menu after holding stylus on the listing text.

2)

GCz hangs on this and soft reset is needed:

1) on the initial screen go to "Search by coordinate" screen

2) click on the "<" button

3) click "save"

4) enter the name and your desired coordinates

5) press ok

----> Now just the button "save" from the initial screen appears and the rest is frozen. Devices stops to respond. Its possible to turn off the screen by the power button but nothing more. No other keys react.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pinokio88:
Hi Tom,

this is the best application for GC ;-)

I have question.

It is possible to disable download images? (due to smaller volumes of downloading data - also images of logs).

THX.

P.S. Do you have a paypal account?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
OK I've just upgraded my ROM again, it now includes pIE 6.

Within IE I can see the exact behaviour you describe. I actually quite like it :). I've just tried running up GCzII but the behaviour hasn't changed, i.e. I can still select or scroll without changing mode, so I guess its not an pIE6 issue but rather something specific HTC have done on the Pro2 :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
T-Mobile working with proxy.

I've just reflashed my phone with a new ROM, so had to go through setting things up again, and found out that I don't have to disable T-Mobiles Proxy as I originally thought. I just needed to add in their proxy to GCzII Proxy settings. i.e. 149.254.201.132 and port 8080

I'm sure previously I had to remove the Proxy settings from Windows Connections to get GCzII to work otherwise it just said "no internet connection". Maybe Tom has fixed something in the later versions. I'm currently running v.14

I think I'll still end up removing T-Mobiles proxy since it over compresses images, but it may be useful to know for others.

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] paulpille:
Great, looking forward to that feature :)

Thx for the hint ... now I finally understand the meaning of waypoint duplication :) and thats sufficient regarding the functionality needed.

Just for info: Topo maps = topological maps.

Geocaching app Cachewolf is able to download these maps for free. They contain much more precise topological data (forest tracks, contour lines ...) than google does. This is comparable to topological data available through e.g. Garmin or other walker/hiker specialised equipment.

These maps help a lot when terrain gets a bit more difficult or GPS reception is getting poor and e.g. gives hints whether a cache is located left or right to railway tracks or to a river in order to use the optimal bridge ...

I attached a sample picture showing how this appears in Cachewolf.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
Regarding routes:

If you are a premium member, now that GPX import possible, just create cache along a route PQ and import gpx to GCz.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Conker:
GCzII and Diamond SmartTouch

I´ve try to set SmartTouch with Schaps Advanced Config on GCzII.

Is there a Solution to scroll with the ScollWhell by the Diamond ?

I need to know the ClassName of the GCzII.

Btw. Is there an German Translation of GCzII in work or availible ?

Thanks Conker
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
No joy, still spins. Would it be possible to make a debug build which maybe puts in some checkpoints of what exactly it's doing at each step, such as "allocating ram" "attaching to com port", whatever other items that could maybe be causing this to happen? I'm not sure if logging them would be better, or pop-up dialogs.. Logging would probably work, as the device doesn't completely freeze, although soft reset is the only recovery.

I wish I'd fired up GCzII this weekend! I was shooting a wedding out of town and hadn't looked into caches around the site as I wasn't sure exactly where it was (large park). Turns out there was one 400 feet away. ;-)

BTW heh on the Fuuuuuuuuuuu... 4chan spills out everywhere ;-)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] deifel:
Hello,

first I will say THANK you very much for this great software. It is the best geocaching tool that I have ever seen on the market:)

Only problem now: I switched to an android phone. My friends also and now we are very unhappy that this great software does only run on WM :(

I search the inet for applications for android. There are a few tools, gratis and not^^ but there are ALL not as a little so good as GCZ.

I dont know if you are planning to programm GCZ for android in the future, but I think there are many people waiting for a software like this and they all would also pay for this:) me include^^

So to christmas I wish me GCZ for Android:)

But if you are going to make this or not: Your work is great - GO GO GO :)

And thanks again:cool:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Tom,

I've seen this for a while, but didn't capture it until now.... Sometimes I get this when launching.. I guess it's Japanese, shows as ***'s. Second screenshot is of the registry after this happens, just another odd character in there.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kinglee:
I'm a geocacher using BeelineGPS.

Just studied GCzII 0.2.33.14 and I liked what I see.

Offline caches info, logs(full) and pics are great. The mapping view with logging+track is what I'm after.

Will give it a go on the field and come back with some thoughts soon.

Great going and keep it up!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Actually, mapping view is solved by Google Maps in GCzII and I think it does its job pretty well. I usually display the cache in Gmaps (often using satellite view), the get to its vicinity and switch back to GPS monitor for exact tracking of the cache.

We sure must have in mind that this is an online application with some offline improvements.

I guess Tom starts to get overflooded with various demands. I must admit he is very open to them so maybe once there will be GCzIII or IV with all the things done. But I wouldn't want to be him. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kukuwaja:
So, i have test all GCzII-Versionen (_07 - _14). The last that works is _06.

If i start all other Version, the busy circle turned all the time. Free memory; for Data 12MB, for Program 27MB. All Version install on SD-Card (2GB).

Thanks Kukuwaja
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Kukuwaja,

I've just tried this on my old Hermes 300. I checked the memory available before I tried and it only had 4.8Meg free for programs (out of 48.37 Total). Started version .13 no problem, so I guess its not a memory issue.

What version of windows are you running on your HERMES ? I have a custom ROM, which is windows 6.1 based, I can't remember what the HERMES has as standard. If you aren't running 6.1 then maybe 6.1 handles memory allocation better and it may be worth upgrading?

The ROM I have installed is this one ;

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=428597

Having tried my old Hermes again, I can't believe how much faster it feels than my TouchHD :eek:.. or how smaller the screen feels..:p
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
cache attributes

BTW Tom, how about to support attributes? (those "takes less than one hour", "ticks" and so on). :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
Hi Tom

One small issue: I am using a HTC Tytn II, WM 6.1.

When clicking a link in the description, the browser opens in GCz. If I am impatient and start trying to browse around the page, GCz crashes and closes, and the Microsoft "send error" dialog opens up. If I wait for the page to be fully open, then I can browse around fine.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] realhuette:
attributes would be great!

and another thing: is it possible, to attach a picture when posting a log? will it be possible one time?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] doublegandt:
Tom

Thank you so much for this software. So very good of you to do this for free.

I had previously tried to run it a few months ago on a HTC 370 but recently got a HTC Touch 3g and it works great.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cornstar:
I still got some trouble getting the app to work correctly. As many others stated, i also got the "cache not found" error, but the cache list was displayed. GPS also works.

1) I agreed the waypoint agreement

2) I allowed cookies in PIE

3) I checked, if i am logged in in the HTTP_Log logs (and i am)

4) I am not using a proxy server (neither via 3G nor USB)

What can cause the errors then?

Any help is welcome :) Great app btw
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Clear the logs and try again , sometimes things get cached. If still no joy then zip up the HTTP_log folder and post it here.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] realhuette:
I missed one question in my last post: there was a time when GCz added something like "logged with gcz" to a log. Now that is missing. I find that very good. Is there any way to reactivate that??
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cornstar:
still no luck :(

zip attached
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
No, you don't want that.. GC apparently doesn't appreciate it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Version UP!!

Please check here.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Gzh/20090617#1245216217

Change) 0.2.33.15

1) Add "Download Settings" option.

2) Allow saving waypoint without coordinates.

3) Add Waypoint from Clipboard. (fmt=>N/S 35 54.123 E/W 139 23.345)

4) Add Camera menu. (GPS Monitor)

5) Support Smiley for Post Log.

6) Add new search mode. "Search by Username (Found)"

*Need to check Menu > Option

1) Manage History

2) Search Settings

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kukuwaja:
I have Win-Mobile 5.0 (5.1.195)

I think it is a application error and i am the only :-) that have problems.

But why runs all other programs (Cachewolf, GPS-Tools, RSS-Reader, IPTV,

MP3-Player and more? There must be a difference from Version _06 to _07 etc.

I think is not the right way to change the Car, why the bought wintertire not be suitable :-))) I have angst to change the OS, because the other Tools doesn´t working. Then i have cast out the devil with the beelzebub :-)

Thanks for help

Kukuwaja
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
mistm

>> GCz hangs on this and soft reset is needed:

I think I fixed it.

Please try new version and let me know if you still see the issue.

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pinokio88

> t is possible to disable download images?

Please try new version. new option/UI.

You can choose download images or not.

> P.S. Do you have a paypal account?

Please donate XDA-Developers.com if you think OK.

You will see the link "Donate!" this page above. ;D

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paulpille

>> topological maps

Is it web service? If so, please tell me the URL.

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khaytsus & kukuwaja

I changed some memory allocation.

Please try new version.

I hope it works this time.

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kellerfelix

>> if you are planning to programm GCZ for android in the future

If I develop GCz for other platform iPhone/Android like.

I think it will not be free. ;D

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khaytsus

I don't use Japanese in GCzII. (even 1 byte.)

If you see *********, that means something critical issue happend.

It's just notification for me.

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marcuswar

>> I've just tried this on my old Hermes 300.

>> I checked the memory available before I tried and it only had 4.8Meg free for programs

>> Started version .13 no problem.

Oh!!

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Jack_Brody

>> how about to support attributes?

Yes it will be. ;D

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realhuette

>> is it possible, to attach a picture when posting a log? will it be possible one time?

I think so, but later.

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cornstar

According your logs, it seems your account has not activate yet.

because the coordinate N/S ???? E/W ??? (09_CacheDetail.html)

Please see FYI section "Cache not Found?"

http://www.nicque.com/pqz/GCz.htm

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thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Bug report: "Add from Clipboard"

Hello Tom,

The new function "Add from Clipboard" has two following issues:

- I marked and copied this text (img No.1) and then made a new wp using "Add from Clipboard". This was the result: (img No.2) You can see those additional digits after decimal point in N coordinate.

- the wp doesn't get saved when I click ok :)

You can reproduce this on cache GC1G1DH.

Thanks for the new version!