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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

So, GCz is on the half way to the goal.

I will work on GCz to implove and add new features as soon as possible.

Alway I'd love to have nice suggestions and good ideas from you. ;D

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Hi m.zielinski,

Thank you for the blog.

I'm very happy to see that even not understand German. :D

*) I used automatic translation and understood roughly now.

*) Thank you for your description and comment.

I learned German 23 years ago for 5 years but remember only one sentence.

"Dies ist ein Bleistift." (What a useful sentence!!!!) ~(||:-D)

regards,

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] glaucos:
I'm waiting for the caching of data to not pay for download data when searching the geocache, and also to not drain my battery (because of no use of UMTS connection)

:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gewuerzwiesel:
Wow, great work! I am much obliged. THX!

I just have another little request :)

Could you implement a way to post dynamic signatures in the cachelogs?

for example:

results in:

So, everytime I log a cache, that little box will be written under my logtext :)

thx and greets

gewuerzwiesel
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] janhuddel:
Performance Improvements

Hi,

first I have to say thanks for this great software. I have a HTC P3300 (T-Mobile MDA III). So my internet-connection is going over GPRS.

I assume your software downloads the contents directly from geocaching.com and parses the html-output on the mobile device (screen-scraping).

I think this costs

a) a lot of bandwidth because you download the useless html-tags

b) a lot of performance on the device to parse the html

So, I have a suggestion to optimize these process:

Instead to "talk" to geocaching directly you can build a proxy. You can send the request to that proxy and it will do all the work (contact geocaching.com, parsing html-output) for you. At least it will answer the requested data in a lightweight json-response (or whatever you prefer). You can also cache the response on the proxy so you reduce the traffic on geocaching.com.

I see following benefits:

- less traffic on mobile device

- application will display data faster, because parsing is done by proxy

- you don't have to deploy a new version when geocaching.com is changing their html-layout

On the other hand you need a Webserver for the proxy. I don't know how many request the proxy have to handle in near future. Perhaps this improvements could be a premium-service to finace the server.

The proxy can be written in php or something else.

If u like this idea I would be happy to help you to realize this feature. I have a webserver (with traffic-flat) to test this feature.

What's your opinion (this question goes the audience too)?

greetings from Kiel/Germany

janhuddel

PS: I hope my delimited english is no problem for you ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] digitaldon37:
I like the idea of a proxy server. But it may raise legal questions. (I'm no lawyer so I'm only speculating) If the PDA is parsing a site's HTML, that seems like it is ok since that is what a web browser does and the program is acting as a specific-use browser. If another web site parses it, that seems like unauthorized access.

Question to the developer: have you contacted the geocaching site to see if they have a public API?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] janhuddel:
A proxy will reduce the number of request to geocaching.com. So I hope they will agree.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] scott500:
compass

It's it just me or is anyone having issues with the compass? My compass really doesn't work and when it does, is very slow to respond on my HTC Vouge.

To test it out, I tried the compass function with a different geocaching app and also with my Telenav application. In both of those applications, the compass works normally and is very quick to respond.

Also, a feature request would be to put a small mark on the compass face to indicate the location of the cache. This is done in another geocaching app and it's very useful.

Thanks for letting me post and for your great application!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eyecannon:
I think Compass completely broke for some of us a few versions ago... hopefully Gech is working on it!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] eyecannon:
OK, I noticed something about my reported GPS bug... specifically the Heads Up mode and Degrees always reading 0.0. If I use the Google Maps function, both of these things start working... it seems that GCz is not fully initializing the GPS, or something...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
hi Guys,

Thank you for the reporting Compass issue.

I am in Seattle now and I think I will not have enough time to work on it.

Please wait go back to Japan.

Sorry, inconvenience.

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gewuerzwiesel:
where can I disable the speedmanager for T-Mobile?

I don't know what to doy, cannot use GCz without wlan atm :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Bitte ein Bit:
Depence of the country.

For the Netherlands: http://speed.t-mobile.nl

And you can only do it by mobilephone.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Karan85:
Hi,

the software is really cool. I've got two suggestions for improvement: It would be nice if you could set the radius in which nearby caches are searched, because I'd sometimes like to search in a bigger area than is now possible. Also it would be cool if you could filter out certain cache categories (e.g. only search traditional caches and no multi/mystery caches).
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] lacor74:
Hi,

I think this is a very nice piece of software!

Lots better than the alternatives.

The first time I started the program the phone was connected with my pc. And everything worked fine.

Without a connection with my PC however the following error does appear:

"Internet connection [ConnMgrEstablishConnection] failed".

All other applications using the Internet or GPS are working fine.

I'm running you sofware on Sony Ericsson Xperia.

Hope there is a solution because I really loved what i saw.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] cdlh:
I had a try of waypoints and had a look at all the waypoints of one of my caches. I got the cursor on the waypoint > menu > set waypoint. I could then see waypoint description in light grey on the compass screen. If I the clicked Menu > Google Map, The resulting location on google maps was WAY WAY off. ? Bug ?

Tom,

It would be great if the Google Map could be added to the Menu for the waypoint list that results from clicking "Waypoints" button, and to the Menu of the information for individual waypoints. That way in a complex muli, with lots of waypoints, or a difficult trail with lots of waypoints, one could get a Google map overview. (Similar to doing it for cache lists and individual caches).

Oops, see that Jack_Brody ask for same in post 772!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] motaba:
Hi Tom

I know that GCz is not primary targeted to non-touch screen devices (WM standard) but it was working before you add NOTES function in version 08. It requires hand writting memo app and WM standard does not have it.

Please, can you do something to make it work again on my WM 6.1 std?

For example: On start check version of WM and in case of WM standard disable notes function, or just don't require some EXE or DLL to start GCz.

Or, maybe it will be working if I just copy those FILES required to start GCz to my phone. Can you tell me, which files are required to start new versions of GCz.

Thanks a lot

Motaba
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kukuwaja:
Hello,

can everybody help. I use GCzII Version 233_05 and it works. Now, i use

233_10, after start my PDA show me the	animated circle and hangs :-)

What wrong

Thanks for answer
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Update info

Change) 0.2.33.11

1) Download images from outside of GC.com too.

2) Trackable post log accepts German Umlauts.

3) Set Waypoint Location works.(E -002)=>(W 2)

4) Add "Google Map" at Waypoints menu.

5) "Add/Edit/Delete" menu add Waypoints.

6) "Duplicate, Up/Down" menu add Waypoints.

Please see the screenshots.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Gzh/20090608#1244457721

GCzII_20090608_1915_0233_11.cab

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Thanks for the new release Tom, the ability to add and edit waypoints is a big milestone :)

> 3) Set Waypoint Location works.(E -002)=>(W 2)

Just did a quick test and this now seems to be fixed. Thanks.:)

>6) "Up/Down" menu add Waypoints

Not sure what was intended by this..

If I add my own waypoints to a list (blue) by duplicating the one thats already in the list, then the UP/DOWN menus move the selection focus up and down the list BUT only for the newly added ones (blue), not the existing one (red).

Even if this did work it doesn't help us with touchscreen only phones, as its still takes at least 4 clicks to setwaypoint. menu --> Up/Down --> menu --> setwaypoint. Its actually quicker the "old" way, to click on the wp, go into details, backout and set wp.

** WORK AROUND ** : I have found a little work around for touchscreen only phones, press down on the wp AND KEEP PRESSED (i.e. RightClick), this will then select it without going into the wp description , you can then select "set waypoint" from the menu.

Tom.. maybe you could implement a double click approach, i.e. First click selects wp in list, if the user then clicks the same wp again it drills down into the details ? Although I would still think a menu option on the details page of the wp would make sense.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] realhuette:
As long as you can't do waypoint projection in GCz have a look at "Excel GC Tool". It's a little pocket excel application that does waypoint projection, conversion of degree/minute to degree/minute/second and calculation of direction and distance between two coordinates.

Very useful, but german language only. Should be no problem, just a few terms are needed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
I am getting this a lot myself recently too, but I was wondering if it was GCz or my phone. My phone has been act wacky today, in fact I woke up and it was totally corrupted. Filesystem check files in ram, no programs installed, etc.. Hard reset and restoring from backup right now but I think I'll be doing a real hard reset soon and reinstalling apps.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] audax67:
Hi Tom,

the new realease is really great. The download of pictures works perfectly now!!! Yippie! No need to go online via GPRS for a picture-download any more.

The additional waypoints also work great. Is there a way to copy an existing waypoint from a cache-description and then modify its coordinates?

Regards

AUDAX
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

I just want to ask you only 1 thing.

Please don't forget some basic informations when you encounter problem.

1) Which version of GCzII do you use?

2) Model name (Device name)

3) OS version.

That's really helps me to check up your problem.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kukuwaja:
I have install 233_09, _10, _11. No Version works. Not from SD-Card or

Device. I have replace the GCzII.exe (_06) with the Version _09, _10, _11.

nothing helps. The Version _06 is the last that works. :-(

I can´t download _07 and _08

The same PDA and the same Memory_Config, SD-Card 2GB, WM5
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kukuwaja:
GCzII Version

I have install 233_09, _10, _11. No Version works. Not from SD-Card or

Device. I have replace the GCzII.exe (_06) with the Version _09, _10, _11.

nothing helps. The Version _06 is the last that works. :-(

I can´t download _07 and _08

The same PDA and the same Memory_Config, SD-Card 2GB, WM5
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Fine work on the waypoints, Tom. So far only one bug: wp description in edit window is not wrapped (see the image).

Thank you so much for this, I'm going to give it hard testing in mysteries and multicaches. :-)

EDIT: I agree with Marcuswar - it would be nice if you added "Add", "Edit", "Delete", "Duplicate" and "Set Waypoint Location" to the waypoint detail page as well.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Ah, dunno there, I don't see it 100% of the time, just sometimes. I'm on 10 still, I'm currently working on restoring my phone so I can get to work for the day, but it's seeming like it'd take less time to set it up from scratch.. Meh.

Tom,

Not sure what else to say. Sometimes when launching it I just get the Windows Busy spinner and that's it. I can't launch anything else. The phone isn't completely frozen, sometimes I can launch other programs but most often the screen seems to be frozen. If I hold down the power button, I can power off. It always launches at restart, don't really have a good pattern for it not launching sometimes yet.

BTW, is Description working for anyone? I tried clearing cache, etc, but my descriptions are always blank. i ran out of time messing with it last night, and right now my phone is a bit busy, but curious if anyone else has seen it yet. I'll send Tom logs later if my phone comes back to life.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
If you mean the first button on the main cache page, then yes, it works here and always did (but sometimes takes ages to render a page with more pictures, but that is a matter of IE which is used to display the page - I think IE does this job)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Sjoerdimo:
Great program, little question.

Hello Tom.

I got the application, and i think it is a great application.

I have got one question.

Would it be possible to adapt the program to also import .gpx files?

All my other devises work with the .gpx files and when you are abroad it is much cheaper to import a gpx file than to download all the information.

Then a second question:

Is it possible to just download one cache? When i try to download caches, I always have to download 20 caches.

I realy like the program. It was what I was looking for. Thanks.

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

a feature like mentioned by @Sjoerdimo seems to make sense. I would also like to be able to choose prefered caches to be downloaded.

May be you missed my proposal posted a few days before, which adressed a similar topic:

I'd appreciate if you could check this to be a feature for a future GCz release.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Yep, that's the spot. So weird... I haven't gotten a description out of it recently, not sure what's going on! I haven't had a chance to try again today yet. If it still fails, I'm going to send logs.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Phil82de:
Hi Tom,

tested 0.2.33.11 today and found a verry small Bug:

When I open a Cache from GCzII in Google Maps and there is an "&" in the name everything from the & is missing in the points name. So GCYEM1 "T & D 048 - Gotteshäuser: 'Am Deich' - Rablinghsn" is shown as "T ".

Greetings

Phil
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Oops, to download a single cache? :) Well, just tap the desired cache, wait a while and it's there! :) When you come back to the cache list, you'll see a yellow folder sign by the cache name - that means it's been cached (downloaded). You may verify this if you take a look into "Caches" subfolder in the directory where GCzII is installed.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
BTW right now GCzII froze second time - the color ball is spinning and spinning. I did a search by coordinates.

First time this happened a few days ago, I had to soft reset and then reinstall GCzII since it was all broken.

OK, so now I have to soft reset as well...

EDIT: the same thing after power on - when trying to do a search I get: "Internet URL open failed. [01_LoginAuth.html]" So I deleted this file (probably stayed kind of locked or whatever) and restarted GCz - everything works again. :)

Should have done this the first time instead of reinstalling... :/
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
... and a suggestion for a small improvement: :)

- Tom, when we "Add" a new waypoint, the coordinates are blank. How about if you pre-filled the form with current coordinates? (if GPS is on). Two reasons:

1) if I go thru multicache it's likely that next stage is close to my current position, so I would just slightly correct this pre-input

2) I can use it for storing coordinates of, let's say, a parking lot where I've just parked my car or left my girlfriend ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

Mainly, bug fix version.

Change Waypoints UI.

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Gzh/20090609#1244523387

GCzII_20090609_1345_0233_12.cab

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] jejeosborne:
Thanks Tom for getting this working on the LG incite. I used it this weekend and it worked great.

jeff
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Thanks for the bug fixes Tom :)

I see you've now moved the waypoint options (duplicate/add/delete/setwaypoint) onto the right click menu button. That confused me for minute or two. I still think that it would be nicer to duplicate at least the "set waypoint" and "Edit" menu options in the actual waypoint details screen menu as well.

Also, apologies on my ealier post, I now see how the Up/Down menu options are meant to be use.. not to move selection focus but to change the order of the added waypoints in the list :o

As always Tom, thanks for a great application that just keeps getting better and better. You are the Man!

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kukuwaja:
Hello "Geocacher",

:-( this Version doesn´t start on my PDA too :-(

Its only work version _06. Nothing else. I start the Programm and

the busy circle turned and turned and turned..... and.... reset :-)

What is the difference Version _06 and _09 etc. It must be one.

HELP NEEDED!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Not just me then I guess.. I've had lots of trouble for a few releases, I haven't tried going back to see if any previous versions helped.

I even uninstalled and nuked the registry and the Program Files stuff before reinstalling and the first launch just spins.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
As Tom has said previously, people need to provide more info when reporting a bug i.e.;

1) What phone/pda model are you using

2) What version of windows ?

3) What version of GCz

I know version 8 introduced "Notes" which I think caused some people issues since windows mobile standard (=smartphone ?) and windows professional because only the professional version allows drawing functions in notepad.

Does version 7 work for you?

Check your HTTP_Logs folder incase that can give us a clue (although it sounds like it may not be getting even that far).

Tom web page shows the change logs for each version, scroll down to the "history" section ;

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

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] pklauss:
Immense Work

Thank you such a lot. I was envying my son who has an Iphone.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
Bug report: listing doubled

happens only at some caches

- how to reproduce: load cache GC1DH6M (Lazne Kostelec). Go to its "Description" - you see, one photo and some text. Escape to the cache page. Now go to the description again - you'll find the listing doubled (one after another). Do it again and again it doubles - there are now 4 listings displayed. :-) If you escape from the cache page to the cache list, this behavior gets resetted, so if you come back to the cache description, you see it only once - and you can start over. :)

Funny issue. But it is just a display issue, the file GC1DH6M.xml is OK.

GCzII v0.2.33.12
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] marcuswar:
Excellent idea Jack_Brody :)

Expanding on that idea, how about some support for averaging coordinates in order to help get accurate reults when creating waypoints. I'm thinking the user could move to the real world locaton and click a button on the screen to force the current GPS coordinates into the waypoint, if he then clicks the button again the software could average the difference. This process could be repeated a few times, hopefully reducing any fluctuation in the GPS coordinates ?

Marcus
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
UPdate!

http://d.hatena.ne.jp/Gzh/20090610#1244593997

Change) 0.2.33.13

1) Cache Description duplicate bug fix.

2) Many bug fix.

3) Windows Mobile Standard Edition support.

(Non touch screen version)

Old OS version devices might not support "Note" feature. (Hand writing memo)

Try Non touch screen version. It might works because no Hand writing memo.

Basically, Standard devices supports 320x240 resolution but use different DPI.

The screen layout is not good. if the layout broken, try 320x240_CUSTOM.txt

Also, if standard edition, need to overwrite gsgetfile.dll. if not, device will freeze.

(No need to overwrite Professional edition.)

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi

Some of you already reported it.

Latest version not work. (Maybe Hand Writing Memo cause.)

SO, try this and let me know works or not. ;D

2 files in the zip.

1) GCzII_NoDLL.exe

2) GCzII_NoHW.exe

thanks

tom

PS) Don't forget your device name and os version when feedback. ;D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kukuwaja:
1) What phone/pda model are you using

The same for Version _06! These run. But not _09, _10, _11, _12, _13.

I can´t download anymore the file _07 and _08. I did not now the filenames

(Date & Time).

2) What version of windows ?

The same for Version _06! I have not change the PDA or the Windows-Version.

3) What version of GCz

Version _06. The last that run on my PDA.

There must be a difference between _06 and the other Version.

Windows Mobile 5.1.195 (Build 14955.2.3.0)

Prozessor SC32442-400 Mhz, Samsung (R) 2442A

Memory 64 MB, Flash 128 MB, SD-Card 2 GB

Model Herm 300

Screen 240 x 320

Thanks for help
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] motaba:
version 0.2.33.13 on smartphone (not touch screen)

Hi

It is working again. Tom, many thanks to you.

My way:

Download and install GCzII_20090610_0900_0233_13.cab

Don't run!

Download and extract GCzII_20090610_0900_0233_13_STD.zip

(My install directory is \Storage Card\Program Files\GCzII\)

Rename \Storage Card\Program Files\GCzII\gsgetfile.dll to gsgetfile.dll.original

Copy all files from ZIP to \Storage Card\Program Files\GCzII (gsgetfile.dll and GCzII_STD.exe and dir SKIN)

Run GCzII from Start menu - it is not working (Notes problem)

Run GCzII_STD.exe from \Storage Card\Program Files\GCzII - it is working!!!!

Change shotcut in Start menu: Open file \Windows\Start Menu\GCzII.lnk and change path inside to 45#"\Storage Card\Program Files\GCzII\GCzII_STD.exe"

P.S.:

I can run both files GCzII_NoDLL.exe and GCzII_NoHW.exe too.

Motaba
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi Matoba,

So, do you use Windows Mobile STANDARD Edition right?

If so,

1) Install GCzII_20090610_0900_0233_13.cab

2) Unzip GCzII_20090610_0900_0233_13_STD.zip

3) Copy GCzII_STD.exe and gsgetfile.dll

(Also 320x240_CUSTOM.txt if top screen broken.)

That should be fine.

GCzII_NoDLL.exe and GCzII_NoHW.exe might execute.

But you will find some features not work. ;D

I recommend to use GCzII_STD.exe. (If Standard editiion.)

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Hi kukuwaja

Your device WM5 HTC Hermes right?

I'm not sure Hermes supports Hand Writing Memo or not.

But have you tried GCzII_NoDLL.exe and GCzII_NoHW.exe???

If works both, please use GCzII_NoHW.exe.

GCzII_NoDLL.exe will not work "Note" feature.

So, if still not work. please let me know.

thanks

tom
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] kukuwaja:
Hi kukuwaja

Your device WM5 HTC Hermes right?

I'm not sure Hermes supports Hand Writing Memo or not.

But have you tried GCzII_NoDLL.exe and GCzII_NoHW.exe???

If works both, please use GCzII_NoHW.exe.

GCzII_NoDLL.exe will not work "Note" feature.

So, if still not work. please let me know.

thanks

tom[/QUOTE]

Thanks for answer.

Where can i find the Files?

My PDA supports Hand Writing Notes
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Gech:
Hi kukuwaja

I tested on my Hermes.

(Fortunately, I have had it. ;D)

So, GCzII.exe (ver 13) did not work .

If click "Go" button, never stop the waiting cursor.

Then I tried GCzII_NoHW.exe. it works.

thanks

tom

PS) oops, I did soft reset then tried GCzII.exe again (ver 13).

It works!! I can use Hand Writing Memo on my Hermes.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Jack_Brody:
kukuwaja: those files are attached to post #812.