GooPs Real-time GPS Tracking and Navigation for Google Earth -Version 2.5.13 Released

**mercury7** · 02-08-2006, 07:33 PM

It doesn't look like the PNGs are displaying properly. There's no alpha transparency.

Can you enable it, David?

**RPM_VR4** · 02-08-2006, 08:35 PM

That's a SKINbedder bug Merc.

...I'm working on it

David doesn't do anything with PNG / AlphaBlend.

**davidhite** · 02-08-2006, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by mercury7

It doesn't look like the PNGs are displaying properly. There's no alpha transparency.

Can you enable it, David?

You bet. How do I do it?

**mercury7** · 02-08-2006, 11:07 PM

Oh, nevermind. Good stuff, RPM keep it up!

And you too, David. I can't wait till we get this functional and looking clean.

**davidhite** · 02-09-2006, 12:28 PM

GooPs V1.4 Released:

1.4 - 2/9/06
· Added a Pause/Continue feature (stops updates to Google Earth so you can save tracks as kml)
· Reworked tracking interface to hopefully be more clear.

**davidhite** · 02-09-2006, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by b8bboi

So what I shoud do is

1. Run GooPS. Connect to GPS receiver. Click on Add/Update to bring up GE.

2. Let them run. I won't see anything in GE now since I'm not connected.

3. When I get home, close GooPS. Then in GE, choose Save As to save the KML track.

4. Replay the track now that I have Internet connection. GE builds cache.

Next time, repeat #1. GE should show images now since it has built the cache.

Is that it? Thanks.

That's it, You may need to adjust the Google Earth "Driving Directions Tour Options" to get it to cache the detail level that you want. Look in Tools->Options->Control->Advanced->Driving Directions Tour Options. There you can adjust the speed, range, and tilt.

I added a Pause feature so you don't have to exit GooPs or Edit the GooPsServers Network Link to save your track to KML. Just press "Pause" on the GooPs main window, save your track in GE, then press Continue.

**davidhite** · 02-13-2006, 12:15 PM

Get it here.
1.5 - 2/13/06
• Added an AutoZoom feature (automatically zooms in/out as you change speed)
• Reworked tracking interface some more.

**b8bboi** · 02-13-2006, 12:20 PM

AutoZoom is awesome!! Can't wait to try it out.

david, could you also add key shortcuts so people (like me) can use Girder and a remote control?

**davidhite** · 02-13-2006, 12:25 PM

Originally Posted by b8bboi

AutoZoom is awesome!! Can't wait to try it out.

david, could you also add key shortcuts so people (like me) can use Girder and a remote control?

You bet.

**RPM_VR4** · 02-13-2006, 07:51 PM

b8bboi, david: Since it uses Google Earth's controls, not too many hot-keys are necessary, but you could add one for the new Pause feature I guess.

david: You are doing awesome work man! I will try out auto-zoom. I guess we do need hot-keys for auto-center, auto-heading, and auto-zoom on/off (so I can have SKINbedder control that).

It would also be cool if you could adjust the auto-zoom configuration some how (multiple "speed=zoom_level" points in an INI file or something).