Thread: Need Testers for Mappoint embedded Navigation System

Originally Posted by suprthug8d

For example, white would be 16777215 instead of FFFFFF. So tried to find a hexadecimal to decimal converter, but that didn't help too much. When i finally found a converter it reported white at 255255255. So the colors are a little off.

Originally Posted by CdRsKuLL

jto convert hex #123456 to dec colours, just use the calc in windows in si mode, take the first 2.. ie FF input them as hex, and click Dec, it will say 255, then just do the other 2 pairs.

You need to put the whole number in, not the pairs seperately.

i.e click Hex, enter FFFFFF, click Dec, = 16777215

Laidback, no your wrong, to calc hex colours into dec colours you need to break them down.. each pair is a colour.. ie..

#FF0000 is RED
255000000 is also RED

you need to split them into pairs, FF FF FF is white. Thats why 255 255 255 is white.
The # symbol tells you its in Hexidecimal (Base 16. 1 to 9 then a,b,c,d,e,f)

Eash pair is one colour, Red, Green, Blue. so #00FF00 would be Green. also 255000 is also green in decimal. As is #0000FF is blue, and 255 is blue in decimal..

If you need me to write a converter let me know, I'm sure theres plenty around already.

if you do 255x255x255 thats the number of colours you have to display 16581375 different combinations :-)


Steve

Originally Posted by elica2099

Hi, i cannot start DAshPc , it seems that the map is not loaded/created. But i don't have now GPS Connected.

System is
MAppoint Italian 2004
WinXp Italian

How can i know if i have installed the speech system. Is there a link to download ?

Many thanks for your beautifoul work.

Maurizio Binello

If you don't have a GPS to connect try downloading a GPS simulator. This allows you to make a fake GPS device to test in the house.

You need: http://www.lichtenheld-mch.de/GPSsim_E.htm - 'GPSSIM' and either a null-modem cable between two serial ports (One for GPSSIM to send the fake GPS down and one for the navigation program to use) or a trial for a virtual version such as 'VSPD' - download a trial from http://www.mks.zp.ua/vspdxp.php

GPSSIM does come witha sample GPS track, it is not too hard to record a few of your own for testing however.

If you ever need it the speech SDK is available from http://www.microsoft.com/speech/downloads/sdk51

@SilentAdmirer
Is it possible to add an option in the .ini file to turn the 'Home' icon which make s the program quit on or off, I would like to just run this app on it's own for the moment until CarPC is properly installed into my new car