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**Gremlin** · 05-01-2004, 10:34 AM

And I just realised that a rename error caused that newer version (not the debug, the regular version) to be put in the wrong place, so when I asked folks to download the better error reporting version they got the same one. I'm finding a machine without VS2003 on it now, and I'll try that! Thanks for the idea Satish.

-G

**Gremlin** · 05-01-2004, 11:18 AM

Please try the latest version and let me know what error it generates. I tried this on a machine without visual studio. In fact it was a brand new Dell, I had to install Map Point 2004, and run it once before I could use my app, but then it worked just great.

I'd like to know if the now renamed version on the web site or the Debug version gives any other information.

-G

**Laidback** · 05-01-2004, 01:35 PM

Failed to initialise the Navigation Form.
Do you have MapPoint 2004 Installed?
Have you set the correct Map in the skin.xml file?
System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0x800A400E): MapPoint North America can't run because it is not registered on your system, or it can't be found. Install MapPoint North America and try again.
at MapPoint.IMappointCtrl.NewMap(Object Template)
at AxMapPoint.AxMappointControl.NewMap(Object template)
at CarInterface.NavigationForm..ctor(ControllingForm control)
at CarInterface.ControllingForm..ctor()

Stack Trace
===========

at MapPoint.IMappointCtrl.NewMap(Object Template)
at AxMapPoint.AxMappointControl.NewMap(Object template)
at CarInterface.NavigationForm..ctor(ControllingForm control)
at CarInterface.ControllingForm..ctor()

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<AutoTouchSkin>
<Main>
<name>Monaco Brown</name>
<background image="MBSkin\composited main.png" color="111,88,63"></background>
<HotSpots nav="267,0,264,192" music="568,168,264,256" dvd="8,171,216,256" system="328,232,144,136"
settings="267,400,264,248"></HotSpots>
<foreground color="255,255,255"></foreground>
<UpArrow image="SelectUp.png"/>
<DownArrow image="SelectDown.png"/>
</Main>

<DVD>
<application path="C:\Program Files\REALmagic\REALmagic Hollywood Plus\station.exe"></application>
</DVD>

<Music>
<background image="MBSkin\music.png"></background>
<shuffle image="MBSkin\Glowing Shuffle.png" pos="569,474"></shuffle>
<HotSpots album="208,8,160,144" artist="16,8,160,144" playlist="416,8,160,144" Next="400,480,152,112"
Prev="0,480,152,112" Clear="632,8,160,144" Home="712,504,80,80" Shuffle="568,480,128,112"
PlayPause="184,480,192,112"></HotSpots>
<AlbumImage rect="32,216,200,200"/>
<ArtistsName rect="248, 240,528, 48"/>
<AlbumName rect="248,344,552,40"/>
<TrackName rect="248,288,520,56"/>
</Music>

<Navigation>
<background image="MBSkin\navigation.png"></background>
<MapPointRegion>Europe</MapPointRegion>
<HotSpots zoomin="16,520,80,72" zoomout="120,520,80,72" menu="312,528,240,64" home="704,504,88,88"></HotSpots>
<NavArrows Straight="MBSkin\Straight Arrow.png" VeerLeft="MBSkin\Veer Left.png"
Left="MBSkin\Left Arrow.png" VeerRight="MBSkin\Veer Right.png"
Right="MBSkin\Right Arrow.png"></NavArrows>
<NavOptions Rotate="false"></NavOptions>
</Navigation>

</AutoTouchSkin>

**Gremlin** · 05-01-2004, 07:22 PM

Okay that's odd, when I use your XML file it tries to load the european map, can you make sure that the file you changed is called "Skin.XML" in your run directory? It's weird because it says' it's using North American in the stack trace!

**Gremlin** · 05-01-2004, 07:59 PM

Okay, there's now a new build up there that will automatically try for both maps. As long as you have MapPoint 2004 it should work just fine. Please let me know if there are further difficulties. I have posted both a release and a debug version.

-G

**Gremlin** · 05-03-2004, 12:56 PM

Because of a bug in my setup app it installs and then removes wmp.dll from the autotouch directory. This of course is the wrong thing to do. So I've fixed it now, but if uninstalling AutoTouch makes your windows media player 9 stop working do the following in a command prompt:

cd \windows\system32
regsvr32 wmp.dll

this should start it working again, apologises for that screw up. And please continue to let me know if it works for you at all! I'll be putting a new install up this evening that takes care of this issue (I can't do it from work)

-G

**Gremlin** · 05-03-2004, 06:51 PM

Okay new version is up on http:\\www.sarinarts.com/autotouchsetup.msi

Please more feedback!

**Gremlin** · 05-05-2004, 11:59 AM

And now I have a web site with screen shots www.sarinarts.com\autotouch.htm

**Laidback** · 05-20-2004, 03:37 AM

I get this error when I try to select anything in music or try to route!

Can you make it default to a font that comes with Windows?

**zorro** · 05-20-2004, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by Laidback

I get this error when I try to select anything in music or try to route!

Can you make it default to a font that comes with Windows?

Open the skin.xml, look for the 'Bold' in the font attribute and remove it. That'll help.
You also may change the font used to let's say "Arial, 26pt".

BTW: The easiest way to edit such XML configuration files is to use a XML editor. If you don't have such, you can get the XML Notepad from MS. It's no longer supported by MS itself but you'll still find it here for download:
http://www.webattack.com/get/xmlnotepad.shtml