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stjohn1335 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Jan 07, 2004 Posts: 8
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 12:02 am Post subject: |
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Here's part of an interesting reply from jsiegel:
Hi John,
Thanks for your email. My goal right now is to remap the buttons that you
can't use at all so you have access to all of the functions. In the future,
two things are changing with ON:
1. Every action (zoom in, zoom out, follow mode, etc.) will have an
associated menu item. This will allow every action to be executed even if
there is no button for it.
2. A new dialog will allow mapping each action to a particular button. This
will allow you to reverse the zoom in and zoom out direction (up/down) for
however you'd like. It will also allow you to select the most important
actions for you, especially if you have a device with fewer buttons. Given
(1) above, you'll still have access to every action no matter what
configuration you create.
For you right now, I want to detect the i700 and reconfigure the buttons so
you can get at everything. That's a quick fix...not perfect...but better
than not being able to get at something. Again, this is a temporary patch.
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What jsiegel has done is created a patch for the Samsung i700 PPC Phone that allows 'Follow Mode' to be accessed using the right arrow button. I tried it this morning and it works flawlessly! Later this week he will incorporate it into the main program, so that if anyone with an i700 uses ON, it will automatically switch to this new button configuration. This will be the public fix until the above mentioned dialog and menu commands are incorporated.
How about that for a speedy development!
-John |
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jsiegel Occasional Visitor
Joined: 30/12/2002 16:58:25 Posts: 12 Location: United States
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 3:01 am Post subject: |
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MikeB wrote: | ...is there any chance that Outdoor Navigator might get implemented on the Nokia series 60 mobile phones or the Symbian phones.
I think that there will be a massive market for this sort of application on this platform over the next year or so. |
I agree that there is a massive market for this type of "connected" application. That is what Outdoor Navigator is all about and why there is so much internet connectivity with it. I'm not betting on the Symbian platform at this point though. All of my efforts are on Palm and Microsoft's operating systems (PPC, Smartphone). Sure, if Symbian started getting a significant market share, I'd port the product. I don't see that happening this year... |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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Jeffrey,
I wouldn't mind betting on that. I am pretty sure there will be an enormous incrase in those symbian based smartphones... What's the stake? _________________ Lutz
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jsiegel Occasional Visitor
Joined: 30/12/2002 16:58:25 Posts: 12 Location: United States
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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lbendlin wrote: | What's the stake? |
We're talking the US, right?? :D
To be honest, I don't have any particular platform bias. The port from Palm to Pocket PC took 3 months to do because it was written to be able to move across platforms (I've had to do that before). If Symbian becomes an obvious platform to port to, it'll be done. I have no desire to stop developing for this application. |
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lbendlin Pocket GPS Staff
Joined: 02/11/2002 22:41:59 Posts: 11878 Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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We're not talking US. We're talking ON... unless you want to limit its map base to the US which would certainly raise some eyebrows... "Always On" is much more prominent in the "Old World" , but I see some good progress over here as well with GPRS getting into more and more areas. _________________ Lutz
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jsiegel Occasional Visitor
Joined: 30/12/2002 16:58:25 Posts: 12 Location: United States
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 12:00 am Post subject: |
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lbendlin wrote: | We're not talking US. We're talking ON... |
No, I meant Symbian. I don't see it here anywhere. I've actually never seen a real device - only pictures. I'm looking forward to your review of Wayfinder.
No, ON will be international with data and support. I was kidding about the US comment. |
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MikeB Frequent Visitor
Joined: 20/08/2002 11:51:57 Posts: 3859 Location: Essex, UK
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Posted: Tue Jan 13, 2004 12:14 am Post subject: |
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Jeff,
The wayfinder review was published last week and you can read it here.
I have actually got a Nokia 6600 and will shortly have a Sony Ericsson P900 and a Seimens SX1 to play with for a bit. Boy I love my job!!! _________________ Mike Barrett |
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MikeB Frequent Visitor
Joined: 20/08/2002 11:51:57 Posts: 3859 Location: Essex, UK
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Jeff,
I now have a T3 as well as a T2.
How difficult is it to use the whole of the 320x480 screen. ON would really rock at that resolution. _________________ Mike Barrett |
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jsiegel Occasional Visitor
Joined: 30/12/2002 16:58:25 Posts: 12 Location: United States
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Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:30 pm Post subject: |
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MikeB wrote: | How difficult is it to use the whole of the 320x480 screen. ON would really rock at that resolution. |
I know. It's a nice package. It's in the schedule to fully support the extended screens (iQue, T3, Zodiac). I've committed to have it out by Summer. Hey...I'll give you a cool scoop - it will have map rotation in it too! :D
Have you seen the Tapwave Zodiac? http://www.tapwave.com/ It's designed as a game device with Palm OS inside...but could make a really nice chartplotter for a boat... |
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