yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi again,

As you have noticed, the GPS will not make a difference since the application does not use GPS functionality. I have not managed to replicate this since last time. I would expect the Google maps appication to work as expected, since the approach used in our application is much simpler. Nevertheless, it should work without such issues.

When I have time, I will try to make a build that will output some information to troubleshoot this problem. Meanwhile, I would appreciate if other who had such issues can also comment to see if there is a pattern.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi,

Thanks for your feedback.

The registration is for the web portal and also it enabled you to backup / restore user settings.

We are planning to implement error reporting and feaure request / voting functionality in the site and registration will alow access to such features. For the next release, we are also planning web based management interface so that you can edit your preferences in a browser and then download to your application.

The only information transmitted is login, password and email.

Any communication such as mailing lists will be opt in.

I hope this reply clarifies your question.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Background color

Ok, we got the point. :)

Please allow us some time and we will come up with a solution to make everyone happy.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] mb:
XT9 Password Field

Hi Sproxy

The Password field on the register/login screen is allowing XT9 input, so it's possible to add your password to the dictionary (bad if you use the same one for other stuff and your phone gets nicked).

Is there any chance this could default to the usual 'greyed out' and forced ABC input?

Thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
That is a very good point. Since these controls are not standard Windows controls, there are some differences in the way input is handled. However, I have a work around to solve this issue and it should be applied tomorrow.

Meanwhile, it is a good idea to remind new users to switch the keyboard mode if they have auto correction enabled.

Thanks for pointing it out.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] m0nkeyman:
Ok just installed the new version of this cool app and well the last one worked better for me. This one thinks I'm in cornwall instead of essex Only about 200 miles out lol.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] barrybounce:
Very nice and useful application!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Do you mean location was working better previously?

There is no change in the way it is handled, so I would be surpised if that's the case.

Let's see who else has the same issue and which operator / region they are located at.

I will try to build a test application over the weekend and shared it with those having such issues and hopefuly it will help us to see why this is happening.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] donwhann:
this app is very useful but I travel to and from york quiet a bit and when I search for york station it never comes up as york and I end up having to scroll down which takes ages.is this a bug or am I doing something wrong. its looking good though buddy.......
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi, this is a flaw in search functionality and thanks for reporting. This issue is now added to the list and will be taken care of by the next update.

Meanwhile, if you enter station code, the correct station will be highlighted. I think for York, it is YRK.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] m0nkeyman:
Yes mate it worked well before how strange. Just installed the program again and I'm still in cornwall lol.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
:)

This is really strange. But I will have a look at it over the wekend and see how is it possible.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] matmaneyre:
I noticed this a lot while using it at work. The CRS codes are the best way to search for the stations you want, but obviously, if you don't work on the railway, you wont know them. Some are obvious, some aren't. In a lot of cases, the CRS code is the first 3 letters, but you do get a lot like "DEE" for Dundee or "PNZ" for Penzance which aren't really all that logical.

One thing I noticed though...I was looking up the next train to Manchester Piccadilly for a customer at work (actually, I was looking for the platform rather than the time). The CRS code for Manchester Piccadilly is "MAN" as you might expect, but typing "MAN" didn't narrow the list down at all, until I'd typed as much as "manchester p", and then it showed up.

Most probably a related bug to the one you suggest with the search functionality, but this is in a slightly different manner if you see what I mean.

Been using it a lot though, and I have to say, this isn't a major thing and I don't seem to have any other problems with it yet, so, so far for me at least, it's a very good job well done!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] mb:
Not sure how they've coded it, but Opera and IE both correctly switch to ABC input on the keyboard when I go to a password field on a website and XT9 is greyed out automatically.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] cozzykim:
Same here, I've just managed to replicate this after seeing it once before.

If I sort by my location sometimes I get - FMT Falmouth town at the top of the list though I'm near Manchester.

If I go to ABC and then sort by my location again I can get the correct location.

Could this be related to the HD2's "losing 3G connection" problem, I'm in a marginal 3G area and my device is constantly swapping G/E/H and hopping between different rural cell towers?

1.66 WWE rom, Manila 2.5.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
One more time, thanks for pointting it out. The new version is online and this issue is finally resolved.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
The search function will have an update this weekend and the issues reported so far will be fixed. Thanks for taking time to report.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
I have made minor changes to location code and if you have time please give the new one a try and let's see if it is any different. I will look into this issue in more detail this weekend.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] kjt57:
Tried the latest version, (16/4/10) on my HD2, had a couple of problems.

It will not allow me to tick the boxes in settings. It will not let me change from arrivals to departures and I have had a couple of crashes, one when I pressed station sort button.

Hav e gone back to previous version (14/4/10) works with no problems.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi,

The settings seem to be ok for me in the latest version as well. The settings realtec code remained untouched in this version. When you were testing, was it always the case or was it occasional?

What do you mean by "It will not let me change from arrivals to departures"?

Can you not acess the screen at all or, is there a problem going backwards once you are in a specific screen?

I will be looking into the sorting issue you have reported.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] kjt57:
Hi Mate,

These problems were all the time. I did manage to get the station sort to work once and they were in the correct order.

On the Arrival/Departure screen it would not let me put a tick in the Departures box, the tick was in arrivals but would not change.

Hope this helps.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
The first post is updated to reflect the changes in the version uploaded today. There are a few thweaks to arrival / departures, and if the version you have is working ok, I think there is no need to go for this update.

As usual, your feedback is appreciated.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] foggy69:
Hi sproxy

I have tried the latest 2 updates, and it seems to be picking up the local station more often, although it still picks up Falmouth Town occasionally.

Apart from this, this is a great little program that looks good and works well

Cheers
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Thanks for the update. Glad to hear that there is some improvement for you. If you could have a look at signal type when this happens, it might give us some clues. We will also, keep testing to see how we can improve compatibility of this feature.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] weepatc:
Thanks Sproxy, great little app.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] m0nkeyman:
Same here on the last two updates keep getting Falmouth. Have just tested on all types of connections and keep getting it. Hope this helps strange that that's two of us that keep getting Falmouth.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Raggy360:
Hey,

Good work, seems to be working fine.

On the odd occasion platforms are not available, but thats not major issue for me.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] devcaka:
Thank you for your feedback. Sadly, the platform information is directly downloaded from UK Rail. And in some cases, they do not publish the platform info.

devcaka
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Now you know who is in charge of the GUI. Feel free to let him know what you think about the interface. ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] foggy69:
The signal type doesn't seem to matter, it can be showing G, 3G or H and sometimes work, and sometimes not.

If the signal strength indicator can be trusted, the signal can be 4 bars and not work properly.

I was at London Bridge this morning, a central London location, in the open, with a 4 bar 3G signal with a fully charged battery and it picked up Falmouth. Passing through this evening, it picked up London Bridge.

At the moment, despite some fairly thorough testing, I can't see any pattern so far
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Thanks for the update. I think the best option is to prepare a test tool and see where the problem is. I will try to get it done over the weekend.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] eepyaich:
This may be unrelated, but I was using the WinMoSquare yesterday and it was struggling to get my location through GPS and, instead, kept suggesting places I may be in Cornwall. The "GPS status" indicator in WinMoSquare said that its current fix type was "IP". I took this to mean that it was trying to locate me based on my IP address, which is presumably related to wherever T-mobile happen to have their IP addresses registered.

Maybe something similar is happening with the Rail departure app?

Ed
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Durv84:
Hi mate,

I am from UK and just downloaded this app and is working great.

I am a starting my new university project and this is the type of thing I always wanted to do.

I have the project going on now and if you could spare some time to give me few tips I would be very helpful.

Reply to me here or drop me a private message.

Thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] elyl:
Apologies if this has already been brought up, but I've a couple of observations/suggestions.

First, the downloading of the data in V2 seems a lot slower than V1 - is it now downloading more info?

Sorting stations by location is pretty slow too, are you planning on optimising the code?

The interface is a little nicer looking, but I'm not too fond of swiping to go between screens. What about an HTC Sense-style toolbar along the bottom for quickly changing to the screen you want? At the moment there's no indication where swiping left or right is going to take me.

Keep up the great work, guys, it's looking good!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi,

This makes perfect sense. Maybe the tower id passed to Google service is not in the database and behind the scenes the service falls back to IP location mode. It has been confirmed that under the same conditions, Google Maps still detects location correctly. That could be because they keep a list of towers as opposed to a single tower as we do.

I think we can verify this easily with a test build and if I have time, I'll try to get it by this weekend.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Thanks for your feedback,

This version downloads more information and this is mainly required to implement the Journey Progress interface.

You can set maximum number of services to download from the settings to reduce the size.

Performance of sorting the stations is in our list, but at the moment bug fixes have higher priority.

You can use double tap instead of swiping to get the details. Hardware back key moves you to previous screen. DPAD support will also be added to handle left, right keys but that will not help much to us HD2 owners :)

We are not planning a major user interface update anytime soon.

However, we always consider the feedback and suggestions from our users and try to improve usability with each update. Comments like yours helps us a lot.

Also, completing the documentation will fill a void where certain minor features are available but unknown to the users.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] DavidL500:
Firstly, great app - it is really fantastic and very useful.

Just a quick comment on a minor bug I've found - "interference" with the phone's behaviour when the app is running (even in the background). The phone's (HTC HD2) volume control (buttons on the left side of the phone) does not work when the app is running. Through a process of elimination, I've narrowed it down to Live Departures.

Pressing the volume up or down button will result in the volume screen briefly appearing, then flitting/flickering to another screen (usually email or a browser - just some other app that is still in memory), without having altered the volume at all. It's impossible to alter the volume until I return to Live Departures and exit it properly. As soon as I've done that, the volume control works fine.

This has been reproducible every time I've tried; though I don't know if it's limited to the HD2 or whether it manifests itself on other phones. If I can supply any more information - do let me know. Apologies if this has already been reported!

All that said - it is still a great app :)

-David
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] m0nkeyman:
Did a test today and found the program updates my location ok as long as I'm not undercover and can get a gps signal. But when it can't and it uses my IP address that's when I end up in cornwall lol.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Thanks for reporting this issue.

I have followed your instuctions and reproduced the issue. This problem will be fixed with the new update.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
I am sure there must be another explanation :)

This application does not access the GPS information. It only reads the current cell tower id and uses Google service to resolve it.

So even if GPS is operational and has a fix, our application will not know about it.

I think a logging utility should help us to find out the cause of this problem.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] ADeadlySpoon:
Oh wow this app looks absolutely amazing!

I have a problem with it though, I can't get journey information. I have tried via Wi-Fi and cellular connections but both just say the same thing when updating.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] foggy69:
It isn't showing any journeys at the moment because the app only shows direct trains services.

I think it is planned to show journeys that include changing trains later on in the development.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] foggy69:
I have just reverted my Toshiba G900 back to a stock Windows 6 ROM and reinstalled the latest version of the app.

When I start the app I got the attached error messages.

I am not sure, would an app designed to work on a WM 6.5 device work on an older version of the OS.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Steve James:
I've started getting this too on a cooked 6.5 ROM for my HTC HD2 (CleanEx HQ 4.28).
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi,

I can see why this is happening. For some reason, the hardware key listener is not registered and causing crash. While, I cannot promise to make back key working ont those versions, I will make sure that this condition will not cause the application to crash.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] matmaneyre:
Still working great for me at work...and more so than ever today with the ongoing major power failure at Birmingham New Street...it seems I was the only person on the whole station with access to realtime train running information, as all we had working was emergency lighting, overhead lines and signals.

Absolutely priceless today. Thanks. Lets see what tomorrow holds! :D
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Pargeo:
Hi, I've installed it a couple of days ago on my HD2 T8585, the version is 2.0.3760.20138. The Arrival/Departure module works perfectly - well, at least with the stations I'm interested in.

Unfortunately, I can't say the same about 'Favourite Journeys' module, this doesn't seem to work at all.

Adding stations works, but after that... I choose a route from those I added, for ex. London Victoria - East Croydon. A message appears on the screen saying 'Downloading services', but after that the screen turns completely blank, apart from 'From / To' section and REFRESH button at the bottom of the screen. Tapping REFRESH gives another 'downloading services', but after a bit the counting stops and the screen turns blank.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi there,

I have just tried on my device and had 24 services returned (21:21 April 28th)

Since this is a direct route, you should not have any issues with.

I will keep checking at differnet times to see if there are certain conditions causing it to fail.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Ianhd2:
great app m8, just got back from using it quite alot over the last month, works fantastically.

Please please please please though put a journey planner in a future version so I can find connections on more than one train in the journey :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] JamesHanson:
Journey Planner

Cheers for the app :D

Looking forward to the journey planner functionality - how are you planning to do it? I couldn't see any APIs when I was trying to put something on a web site a while back, only thing I saw was a timetable pdf is 58.3mb of unparsable nastiness :eek:

Works great on my HD2.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Steve James:
Just a small issue on the Arrival / Departures screen:

If you tap to sort by nearest station then the icon changes to AZ. If you then select a station to view and return back to the station list then the icon changes back to a Satellite (even though sort order is nearest station).

The problem also exists when coming back into the Arrival / Departures screen if the sort order has been changed to nearest station.

I have seen somthing similar to what Pargeo is experiencing. If you select a favourite and tap the OK button and then tap a blank area of the screen then the display returns to the station selection list.

If I double tap the favourite and then tap it once more then I get the downloading message but the display stays on the favourites screen.

I find it to be quite a problem on my capacitive HD2 where the slightest pressure on the screen registersan action.

Finally, on the favourites screen - when there are no favourites configured, the station list screen appears to be activating twice. If I don't add any stations and swipe left to return to the main screen, the first station list screen re-appears.

Hope this helps. Please let meknow if you need more details to reproduce any issues.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi,

Thanks for taking time to explain the isssues in detail. We will get them sorted with the next update. It has been busy recently but again getting back to normal and there should be another update resolving these and some of the issues mentioned ealier next week.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi,

Sorry about the late reply.

You are quite right about lack of API to achieve this functionality. This is why we had to leave it for later.

The original version was extracting the departures from UK rail web site and at the moment this is the worst case plan. Meanwhile, we are still hoping to find a node list for the stations and routes :).
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Nymphetamine666:
thanks

hi sproxy

love the application.. thank you very much.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] 96edwy:
hey guys, really liked this app, when i first got my hd2 it was literally the first thing i looked for on the marketplace as i frequently use trains but i couldn't find an app for train times in my area but this app is brilliant and is just what i was looking for so i thought id do a review of it on my tube channel

if you guys wanna check it out then heres the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX561MJViBo&feature=youtu.be&a

oh btw sorry if i messed up a little on the video because i wasn't 100% sure about some of the features

i tried my best to explain how it work's tho and if you have any corrections feel free to leave them in the comment section
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi,

Thanks for the review.

If you don't mind, we would like to link to this video.

Is that ok?

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Steve James:
Hi sproxy

This thread has gone awfully quiet. Is the app still being developed?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi,

Sorry about the silence. Have been busy moving for the last month or so and only recently got back to normal. I am planning to catch up with certain issues reported so far. If there are no more issues reported on the current version, will start looking into integrating journey planner for the next version.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Steve James:
Thanks very much for the update. I hope the move went well!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Minor update

Hi again,

Here is a new version with the following changes:

1 - Application overriding volume keys (Reported by DavidL500) . Previously, when the application was running, it was overriding some of the hardware keys. In this version this issue is fixed and now the application does not cause this conflict anymore. (More tests needed)

2 - Moving between station picker and arrival / departures was causing wrong image to be displayed on sort stations button. (Reported by Steve James). This issue has been fixed.

http://www.blackbirdapps.co.uk/RailDeparturesV2_beta.CAB

Please let me know if you still experience the issues mentioned above.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Steve James:
Sorry, been away on holiday for the week.

Issue 2 has now been resolved for me.

Many thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Hi, thanks for the update.

I am glad it is resolved for you as well.

It seems, issue 1 is not 100% resolved. There will be another minor update addressing it soon.

Also, work on journey planner has started. It is too early to provide estimates on schedule yet.

will update with details once there is progress.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] sproxy:
Suggestions needed

Hi everybody,

In the next couple of weeks, we will have a new version with the ability to plan indirect journeys.

Currently, the work is focused on the server side and soon we will start working on the client front end.

If you have any ideas / suggestions about how this functionality should be implemented, please send me a PM and I will see what we can do.

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] morpheus1982:
Hi,

I have no suggestions at moment, but wondered if you are looking to use your skills to produce a useful London Underground app also (assuming to use the tube)?

Thanks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] EViS:
This would be incredibly useful! Tube2 just isn't much use for the HD2 :(. Would there be much work required in retrieving that data?