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[Android Apps and Games] windsorXDA:
Start with this, if I can find something better I will post later

regards
[Android Apps and Games] mmtuser001:
Thank you very much windsor, I wasn’t expecting too much but you’ve exceeded. Not only is it a decent map but calibrated and in qct format which is perfect. Obrigado, as they say in Madeira, apparently!
[Android Apps and Games] BrilliantTrees:
A know this is an old question but I encountered the same issue today after a period of 1 or 2 months without opening the app and the fix was to select the

"Rebuild Maps, Route & Tracks Cache" option under

Settings/Directories

It's the very last entry in that folder

All maps reappeared as soon as I did this rebuild
[Android Apps and Games] chrispgreen:
Thanks for that, if I encounter the error again I will give it a go. I ended up re-installing the app to solve the problem.
[Android Apps and Games] A P C:
Hello,

I’ve stuck with version 1.24.0 for a while, since whenever I’ve tried upgrading I’ve had problems with the screen going black and/or crashing. Today I was feeling adventurous and tried version 1.24.10. Had a similar problem with the black screen, but when I quit the app and restarted it was looking ok. However, with this version I can only zoom out to ‘1.0 mi’ by pinching. If I use the zoom buttons I can zoom out to ‘5.0 mi’. I’m on Android 12, and so is the phone. Anyway, thank you so much for this software. It is invaluable to me.

Adrian
[Android Apps and Games] Therealianmills:
Long shot but I'm on the hunt for a missing 1:25k qct file. I thought I had a full set for the UK (old but enough for my walking needs) but seem to have 10 or so missing including OL41 Forest of Bowland and Ribblesdale which I needed the other day.

Don't suppose anyone has a copy I can pinch?

Happy to share any or all of the other 300+ qct files I have if anyone needs any.
[Android Apps and Games] ronmurphy:
Is this the one...?
[Android Apps and Games] Therealianmills:
Yes, that's the one. Brilliant. Thanks for that. Much appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] d-lab:
I know, this is stupid question but, what are the QCT maps?? :confused:
[Android Apps and Games] MadStu:
It's the type of file, the filename ends in .qct

This links explains better than I can :) http://www.file-extensions.org/qct-file-extension-quick-chart-file-format
[Android Apps and Games] tonyd_Holcombe:
Hi Michael,

Are you proposing to do anything to speed up switching between maps? I tend to have hundreds of maps in my map directories and MM Tracker does take a long time (15 seconds or more) to show all the maps at that point.

A certain other product has a 'refresh' button and seems to store some sort of cache of its maps. This enables it to show the list of maps available more or less instantly.

Also, shouldn't the map you are on be in the list?

Tony
[Android Apps and Games] franktompson:
Frank's Problem

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the 1.4.0 update which I have installed.

I am grateful that you have addressed my specific problem, but I'm afraid, having tried and re-tried over a few days; re-booted, etc, that the problem remains as before, ie I can move to 'Map with smaller scale', but not back to 'Map with larger scale'. 'Maps at position' continues to show nothing when trying to move up to 'Maps with larger scale'.

Thanks for your ongoing efforts!

Frank
[Android Apps and Games] d-lab:
@ MadStu

Thx so much for the reply
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Tony,

I recognized this problem too, but as i do not use more than 15 maps at a time, it was acceptable. Actually i was thinking about some kind of cache to solve this.

But i do not like the "certain other product" solution which requires the user to manually refresh the cache. I would prefer some kind of automatic cache update in background.

More complex, but much more user friendly in my opinion.

I decided no, but thats just my personal preference. I know that having the current map in the list is how the "certain product" is doing it. Maybe putting the current map in the list and mark it somehow to make clear that it is currently loaded ?

Regards,

Michael
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Frank,

i assume the new map-scale buttons deliver the same result ?

And map at position list is still empty ?

If you could make me the "problem" map(s) available, maybe i could have a look, using the development environment to find the root cause.

Regards,

Michael

P.S.: Please update to 1.4.1 as it fixes some issues with loading of GPX tracks
[Android Apps and Games] fredjones1uk:
Hi all i have 480 maps on my 16gb sd card and had the same problem as Frank i solved this by looking into directory and my phone was not reading from sd card i reset directories to read from sd card and that solved my problem mm tracker now works great.

Thanks micheal for mm tracker it saved me a fortune as my maps were only usable on iphone and i have a htc wildfire (poormans iphone) i can`t wait to go out weekends and should never get lost again, thanks again Fred
[Android Apps and Games] franktompson:
Hi fredjones1uk,

Thanks for your post.

Could you give a bit more detail please about how you reset your directories, eg from 'Directory X' to 'Direcytory Y'? Based on your advice I will be keen to give it a try.

With thanks,

Frank
[Android Apps and Games] fredjones1uk:
Hi Frank i opened mm tracker, settings, directories, map directory and selected sdcard i did this with maps/track/routes/waypoints then everything worked fine. i did the same when i bought mm tracker but the second time i used maps at position nothing there, when i did the above eveythings was there that i want to select from. i hope this helps Fred
[Android Apps and Games] franktompson:
Thanks Fred, still no joy for me though!

Frank
[Android Apps and Games] franktompson:
Thanks Michael,

How best could I get the (presumably .qct) files to you? Dropbox?

> i assume the new map-scale buttons deliver the same result ?

Correct

> And map at position list is still empty ?

Correct.

After 3 days I am still trying to upgrade to 1.4.1 but can't get past the 'Authorising purchase...' stage in Android Market.

Cheers,

Frank
[Android Apps and Games] SteveYorks:
Thanks for this App Mapman,the lack of Memory Map support was the one thing stopping me from migrating from Windows to Android.

I found when first using the app that it would occasionally freeze and close when using certain maps, I deleted and reloaded the maps and the same thing happened. It was only when I went back to my originally burned map disks and loaded from them that the problem went away. This could be useful info for anyone facing this problem - the program works perfectly, but only if your maps have been transferred perfectly.

I've sent a donation (from alkiesprout) for your great efforts and continued support.

Using Samsung Galaxy S.
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Frank,

actually i think that your problem and Fred's problem are different. In Fred's case (as far as i got it) the map directory was not set up properly and therefore MM Tracker could not find any map. For you it seems to be a little bit more difficult, as only *some* maps are not working.

I have no dropbox account. How about e.g. rapidshare or sendspace... ?

Please send me the link via PM.

Could you solve this ? Please contact google if it is still not working.

Unfortunately i have no influence on this. I can only see that your purchase status is "green". So it should work.

Best regards,

Michael
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Steve,

good point. Actually i was contacted by some users who had problems with corrupted maps which crashed MM Tracker. Everytime it turned out that the problem was the transfer process to SD-card. So somehow it seems that Android is not too reliable when transfering big files from PC to SD-card.

And thanks a lot for your donation. It is very much appreciated! :)

Best regards,

Michael
[Android Apps and Games] Ydnaroo:
Hi all

Firstly, a BIG thank you to Michael for the great program. I downloaded my copy from the market using an Orange San Francisco with a customised 2.2 Froyo ROM with no problem. I am very pleased at being able to re-use the OS .qct data rather than have to buy the same data again in another format. Excellent! :)

One small suggestion from me; would it be possible to make the map scale buttons change colour or appearance briefly when you touch them to confirm that that you've 'made contact'? I'm finding that I'm having to tap the buttons and wait a few seconds several times before the scale changes. It's probably down to my butter fingers!

I have a selection of different scale maps and have been seeing the same problem as Frank Tompson. The program swaps fine between 25K & 50K maps but has difficulty with smaller scales such as the 250K route planner. I have 1:1.3M, 1:1M & 1:600K overview maps of the UK, if I put these in the map folder with the 25, 50 & 250K files the map scale buttons take me straight from 50K to the 1.3M map and back again. If I remove the 1.3M map it won't scale out from 50K. If I check 'Maps at position' the intermediate maps are not shown. If I go the the 'Load maps' screen all the maps are shown, if I select one of the intermediate maps it displays and pans fine but if I then use the map scale buttons it moves in/out to 50k/1.3M and then skips the intermediate maps on the way back. I've done MD5 CRC checks on the files on the PC and SD card and there has been no corruption in the transfer. The small scale overview maps are not important to me but it would be nice to have the 250K map working along with the 50 & 25K. If you are still looking at this and I can provide any further info or try something out, please let me know.

Regardless of above, I'm still very pleased/impressed with MM Tracker. :D

Regards - Andy
[Android Apps and Games] frumpy:
Hurrah

Excellent work.

Like many others, a certain other app which apparently is not spoken about on here has been the only reason to use Windows Mobile for quite some time now.

MM tracker is looking very slick indeed.

I just shelled out for the paid version.

I hope the app is a great success for you!

+ 1 for elevation data by the way - it's very interesting for a cyclist.
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Andy,

Yep, i thought about that before and took now the "opportunity" to eventually realize it. The next version will have visual feedback for all four on-screen buttons.

I turned out that Frank's problem is a silly bug in MM Tracker. The problem is that the current file filters can not handle file extensions which are in upper-case letters. That means "qct" is ok, but "QCT" is not. :o

Maybe you can check your file extensions and give me a short feedback.

I will fix this with the next version.

Best regards,

Michael
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
ok i will move QED support up in the wishlist by one position ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Ydnaroo:
Hi Michael.

Thanks for the reply.

Great, thanks. :)

Yep, changing the extension from upper to lowercase sorted the problem with the 250K map. I can now go 25K - 50K - 250k and back with no problem. Thank you. :)

Cheers and thanks again - Andy :D
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Version 1.4.2 is online

Change Log:

Feature added: Create waypoint manually

Improvement: GPS lock can now be autostarted

Improvement: Show coordinates of selected WP in overlay manager

Improvement: GPS-keepalive: When Tracking is active this option will be ignored -> GPS stays on.

Improvement: OnScreen buttons show now feedback when pressed

Improvement: Hide/Show all waypoints and create waypoint in Menu of Overlay Manager

Fix: More fixes in GPX read module for tracks, routes and waypoints

Fix: Ignore case of file extensions, when searching for maps

Fix: GPX Track parser more stable with corrupted tracks
[Android Apps and Games] EtenNewbie:
Re: Fix: More fixes in GPX read module for tracks, routes and waypoints

Hi,

Just tested this with some GPX tracks exported from MM and they work perfectly, whereas before they just didn't appear. These were tracks that were originally generated on WM6.5, imported to MM then exported.

Great stuff, can see all my old routes now :)

Ian

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[Android Apps and Games] franktompson:
Thanks Michael,

Just tested the GPS autolock which is great and also like the onscreen button feedback.

Keep up the good work!

Frank
[Android Apps and Games] Ydnaroo:
Track Properties - Opacity

Hi.

Firstly, thanks to Map Man for the latest update, the program just keeps getting better and better. :)

One small problem I'm seeing; I've tried setting the track opacity to a value less than 100% expecting to be able to see the map detail under the track. All that seems to happen as I increase the opacity is that the selected track colour become more faint but the track does not become 'see-through'. I'm using v1.4.2 on an ZTE Blade/Orange San Francisco phone with a Froyo ROM. Is anyone else seeing this problem?

Cheers - Andy
[Android Apps and Games] evilc:
Sweet! Finally something that allows me to ditch winmo and go totally android!

I am looking at maybe getting a Motorola Defy in the next couple of days - the perfect partner for this software methinks :) I have seen some stuff that seem to indicates it should work, if anyone can set my mind at ease, that would be great.

I wrote a bit of software you may be interested in. It's called Placebook, it's a place to store your locations (points and traces) online and share them. I use facebook as a login system which saves me work writing one and also lets me leverage the friends system, plus it allows each location to have a facebook wall so people can comment on locations in the database. Google maps is used for the mapping.

It supports GPX upload/download so it could tie in very nicely to your s/w, some kind of direct upload/download from MM Tracker could probably be rigged up. It preserves altitude data (It can display an altitude graph but they are kind of squished at the moment) so it should serve the needs of most outdoor sports etc.

It was written as a project for a degree, and development has stagnated since then. I wrote it such that it could be easily installed on any web server, so one or multiple copies could easily be put up. I am not sure I really see any monetization possibilities, so I was toying with the idea of open sourcing or collaborating with someone else or something so if anyone has any proposals, feel free to ping me a PM or whatever. It's PHP/MySQL backend with Javascript (jQuery) front end.

Demo: http://placebook.tv

I just had a play with it today and noticed that google added street view to google maps API sites so I have a street view dude there with no extra work on my part. Sweet!

You can move the location markers around in 3D in street view mode, OMG amazing!

Anyway, don't wanna hijack your thread too much with a wall-o-text, I look forwards to getting my android phone and trying out MMTrack :)
[Android Apps and Games] MadStu:
It works perfectly with my Defy mate :)

It's the perfect combination IMO.
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Version 1.4.3 is online

Change Log:

Improvement: Current map is in maplist and marked by ">"

Improvement: Option to disable auto-load of Tracks, Routes and Waypoints

Improvement: Load Tracks, Routes and Waypoints from Overlay Manager

Fix: Track data display crashes fixed
[Android Apps and Games] Ydnaroo:
Thanks for the latest update. This version seems to have fixed the track opacity problems I reported in post #124 above. :)

Another small request from me; could the program be changed so that the properties for a track can be saved? When I change the properties for a gpx track uploaded from 'another program' I get a warning saying "Route properties not stored permanently as this track was not generated by MM Tracker.", next time I load the program the track has reverted to it's original format (Red, 6px &100%) Better still, would it be possible to set default track properties so that all loaded tracks use the same settings? I'd like to use Black, 20px & 20% for all tracks.

Thanks again for the excellent program. :)

Cheers - Andy
[Android Apps and Games] tonyd_Holcombe:
Can we have 1.4.3 on Androidpit please
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
.... done.

Sorry for the delay.
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Andy,

i am planning for a "import" function which will (when activated by user) write non-MM Tracker GPX files back to SD-card and delete the original file. Doing so it would be possible to set the display properties of these GPX files.

Furthermore a possibility to set default colors is planned too. But it will only affect new created tracks. Loaded tracks will not be affected by any default setting.

Best regards,

Michael
[Android Apps and Games] Soupe:
Thanks for the frequent updates, it's become a rather mature navigator!

Any chance in a course up mode? Would be great for both marine & car use.

Also info bar display options would be handy, (heading instead of altitude etc).

Thanks again Michael, best app on my Desire!
[Android Apps and Games] evilc:
I got my moto defy today.

MM Tracker Free works fine.

MM Tracker (paid) does not appear in the market place on my phone.

If I go to the market web site page for MM Tracker when I select it and click buy, it says it is not compatible with my device.

I have upgraded my defy to 2.2 (froyo) but the free version still works, so surely it isnt that?
[Android Apps and Games] Ydnaroo:
Cheers Micheal. I'll look forward to that. :D

Regards - Andy
[Android Apps and Games] fredjones1uk:
I Walked from Chester to Frodsham via edge of Delamere forest today 17.2 miles and used mmtracker all the way the app worked brilliantly thanks Mapman
[Android Apps and Games] EtenNewbie:
Status Bar Icon

Hi,

Would it be possible to add a status bar icon?

There have been times out walking when I have had to move off to another program then want to get back to MM Tracker. I usually open up Advanced Task Killer then use the 'Switch To...' command. But this seems log winded and there is a danger of accidentally killing it instead.

It would be a lot simpler if I could switch back via the status bar.

Regards

Ian

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[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Ian,

the common way of switching back to a app in Android which was put to background is to just start it again. When the programmer did everything correctly, the app should continue running and not start from scratch.

Regards,

Michael
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi fredjones1uk,

thanks for the positive feedback.

In fact there is a small chance for MM Tracker to be killed by Android when running while your device is in standby or when runing on background. This happens mostly when ressources are low on your device. To avoid this during long track recording sessions, you should avoid starting a lot of other apps. Especially when these apps are consuming a lot of RAM.

I will improve this situation in future, but meanwhile it could be benefitial for you to know about this issue.

(This beaviour is different for different devices. For my HTC Desire i.e. i had never this problem. But for other devices with less RAM this could happen.)

Best regards,

Michael
[Android Apps and Games] frumpy:
Hiya

still working well for me, thanks. I'm running the paid version.

You can add compatibility for HTC HD2 Android 2.3 on your table here http://sites.google.com/site/mmtrackerinfo/

I'm looking forward to this feature:

Improve the track/routes data view (e.g. min/max/mean speed, duration, graphs??)

And would love this item from the wish list to be added to the planned section:

Usage of QED information

thanks again

Paul
[Android Apps and Games] evilc:
For Defy users wanting to use Froyo, this ROM will let you buy MM Tracker from the market. Some others, like the FIN III one currently don't.

This one has no blur either slowing the phone down, but even without it and the phone overclocked to 1000mhz, the map scrolling is still pretty jerky. Any chance you could work on optimising that maybe? Pinch-zoom would be nice, but I could understand it starting to get a little tricky with dynamic zooms. Still, pinch zooms in steps would suffice.

Keep up the good work!
[Android Apps and Games] richardxjr:
Hi Map Man

Very much encouraged by this thread I went ahead and bought a Defy, and MM marine charts. These are fresh 2011 charts and software and they are encrypted when I try to view on the free app. Zooming in or out works, coordinates and the position crosshairs do display, just the maps are pixelated/obliqued. The files are still .qct. There is something within the MM software now where you have to register a SD card in order to view the maps, but this registration can only be done on a 'recognised device' ie not an Android phone!

I don't know whether I've come across some improved MM security here, or whether I've not done something right, so perhaps you could advise? Can happily email you a sample file if it helps.

Thanks in anticipation

Richard
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Richard,

unfortunately MM Tracker is not able to deal with the new, encrypted QCT maps. Neither the free nor the full version. As i do not have any knowledge about the encryption scheme i can not do anything about it. Sorry.

The normal usecase for MM Tracker is to (re)use your your already purchased and unencrypted QCT maps with your Android phone. So you do not need to switch to another map provider and buy all your maps again.

(This info is given at the MM Tracker info page, but i added it now also to the first page of this post)

Best regards,

Michael
[Android Apps and Games] richardxjr:
Thanks very much for getting back to me Michael. It's a great app you've developed there, just a shame MM are playing silly beggars wrt 2011 software. Still, what they are doing (and not doing) will hardly help their sales.

Richard
[Android Apps and Games] Ydnaroo:
Hi

Just been updated to v1.4.4 from the market. The problem of transparency in routes has returned as in post #124.

This problem was present in v1.4.2 and was fixed by v1.4.3.

Andy
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Version 1.4.4 is online

Change Log:

Improvement: Track Data Display improved and can now show active track recording data

Improvement: Coordinates showed by click are copied to clipcoard

improvement: Click on search button shows track data of selected track (or active track when no track selected)

Fix: Exit with long click on back button not possible any more
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Andy,

actually there was no change in route display. So i do not know why it was fixed by 1.4.3 and returned by 1.4.4 :confused:

I only can imagine that you selected the route ? When you select a route it becomes "fainted" but is not transparent. Please try to unselect the route by tapping somewhere else on the screen.

Regards, Michael
[Android Apps and Games] Ydnaroo:
Hi Michael.

Yes, you are right, I had the route selected. I was obviously too hasty on both occasions. :o

Thanks for you help and thanks again for the superb program.

Regards - Andy :)
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Version 1.4.5 is online

Change Log:

Feature added: Tracks can be displayed as graphs (velocity, altitude)

Improvement: Change of Track name changes name of GPX file too.

Improvement: Speed values will be stored to GPX and loaded when track data is shown

Improvement: When tr/rt/wp is deleted, the cursor jumps to previous item and not to start of list
[Android Apps and Games] frumpy:
This is great, thanks for adding this feature. The graphs are fantastic.

A bug seems to be affecting the app though, the speeds on all my trails are more than double what they should be. I definitely can't do 60 miles per hour on my bicycle! Distance looks correct though.

Can I help you work through this issue, is there anything I can provide?

cheers

Paul
[Android Apps and Games] Map Man:
Hi Paul,

i checked this behavior and could not reproduce your problem. Do you see the double speed only in stored tracks or also in the realtime speed display ?

Could you provide me one of the tracks in question ?

Thank you,

Michael