RELEASE - FreeDrive 0.33 beta (D3 Frontend)

**CdRsKuLL** · 02-10-2005, 04:57 PM

[OLD POST]
This version is now out of date

Bit of a major improvement this one, it takes care of a big bug which was happening on machines which were running non english OS.

Change log;
- Fixed Error on non-english systems (App now runs :-) )
- Changed skins over to pixels rather than percentage
- Rewrote all the skins to match
- Added boarder that can resize / minimise etc..
- Fixed a bug in the menus
- Expanded installer to include the SDK

Bugs found so far
- Speedo freezes sometimes
- takes two attempts so embed in to media car
- overflow error on London streets
- Mapping to wrong city on spain maps

Grab it from the FreeDrive website HERE

Version 0.4 Current progress
- Impoved code for GPS Speed, sats, heading
- Fixed Overflow error on Streets
- Fixed wrong city on spain maps
- Changed when and where FreeDrive sizes, should help embedding
- Converted heading degrees into text ie. 'NORTH EAST'
- Added Menu time out (set at 7 seconds)
- Keyboard now Skinable
- Address page now Skinable
- Improved City / Street Lists
- Added Menu button down action

Still to do for Version 0.4
- Centrafuse Compatablity frontend + skin
- Sirf Compatabilty (might make it this version)

Should be the last release for a week or so.. 0.4 next I hope.. long as I've fixed all the bugs in this release..

thanks

CdR

**xequtor** · 02-10-2005, 05:05 PM

Excellent!

Iresolved my problem mit Run time error by reinstalling my system after i
f****ed up by doing a Gohst image

**Curly_cat** · 02-10-2005, 05:08 PM

Good Stuff CdRsKuLL.

Downloading now.

**frodobaggins** · 02-10-2005, 05:11 PM

Originally Posted by CdRsKuLL

- Changed skins over to pixels rather than percentage

Why ?

**MC_Stoo** · 02-10-2005, 05:16 PM

I must admit, I prefer percentages too (makes it easier to do a skin for anyone at any resolution)

**CdRsKuLL** · 02-10-2005, 05:17 PM

I just noticed a quick bug.. its now fixed, and i'm uploading again, give it 5 mins and download it again.. btw.. dont click street ;-p

why the changeover in the skin ?
it seems non english systems cant tell the difference between a , and a .

so when I was using percentage.. a line was like
time=81.6,64.5,18,5,2,Arial,14,16777215,14980463

it was causing an error.. yours are different in your skin, each on a seperate line so you wouldnt get this error of trying to split on a comma thing .. live and learn

have fun

CdR

**frodobaggins** · 02-10-2005, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by CdRsKuLL

I just noticed a quick bug.. its now fixed, and i'm uploading again, give it 5 mins and download it again.. btw.. dont click street ;-p

why the changeover in the skin ?
it seems non english systems cant tell the difference between a , and a .

so when I was using percentage.. a line was like
time=81.6,64.5,18,5,2,Arial,14,16777215,14980463

it was causing an error.. yours are different in your skin, each on a seperate line so you wouldnt get this error of trying to split on a comma thing .. live and learn

have fun

CdR

Then just switch it to work like mine, it's more readable anyway.

**CdRsKuLL** · 02-10-2005, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by MC_Stoo

I must admit, I prefer percentages too (makes it easier to do a skin for anyone at any resolution)

The pixels that you enter will be fine.. I've made it so it auto sizes.. like so

First loads a picture 'day.jpg' from the skin. It reads the proper size
then it does a resize to match the size in setting.ini

Then I do a quick calc..
Label.left = background.width * (pixelsize / truebackground.width)

and jobs a good'un.. Auto-resizing skin easy lol

CdR

**MC_Stoo** · 02-10-2005, 05:21 PM

Now living and learning... and waiting an extra 5 mins for the fixed download

**CdRsKuLL** · 02-10-2005, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by frodobaggins

Then just switch it to work like mine, it's more readable anyway.

Yeah I thought about it, but my skin.ini file would of been MASSIVE.. I know yours will be, I'm going to be adding a keyboard soon with 50 keys.. so it will be a different between 50 lines or 400 lines. As it reads this file everytime you cancel or do something on the frontend, I really needed it to be fast.. I've no idea if it will make any difference or not.. lol