GPS Announcement - Page 3

hijinks21 · 10-28-2003, 07:06 PM

mut, i'll talk to you on IRC tomorrow. I thought i had that fixed, it might not be in the latest build.. not sure

vcbb5 · 10-28-2003, 09:20 PM

can someone post screen shots?

Confused · 10-29-2003, 03:42 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by hijinks21

mut, i'll talk to you on IRC tomorrow. I thought i had that fixed, it might not be in the latest build.. not sure

I had that too when I tested it out, i had the 0.7 downloaded about a month ago

Garry

1BlackHatch · 10-31-2003, 06:25 AM

Is this going to be implemented into the Media Engine code base or as an external app? It looks nice. There are some things I noticed.

-UI control needs some work. Or maybe I just need to map Tab on my remote.
-Window size should adjust for resolution.

It looks really promising though and I can't wait to see the finished product.

hijinks21 · 10-31-2003, 06:35 AM

1BlackHatch, thats not how it'll look. I was just seeing if i could get it working. It'll be fully in ME, so you can switch from gps to mp3 and if you are viewing a movie or in mp3 mode it'll prompt you that your turn is coming up.. thats the plan anyway

1BlackHatch · 10-31-2003, 12:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by hijinks21

1BlackHatch, thats not how it'll look. I was just seeing if i could get it working. It'll be fully in ME, so you can switch from gps to mp3 and if you are viewing a movie or in mp3 mode it'll prompt you that your turn is coming up.. thats the plan anyway

Ok. That is exactly what I am hoping for. I am running a composite LCD so mappoint is pretty illegible at best. I can't wait to see it!

nodeel · 11-25-2003, 01:23 AM

once again, i'll ask - is there any update on this?

CarComp · 11-25-2003, 09:38 AM

Yes, I have started work on the MediaEngine GPS section. I haven't gotten a whole lot done yet though, so I can't tell you much about it. Only that it will be totally integrated into MediaEngine and all you need to use it is install mappoint.

nodeel · 12-01-2003, 12:58 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CarComp

Yes, I have started work on the MediaEngine GPS section. I haven't gotten a whole lot done yet though, so I can't tell you much about it. Only that it will be totally integrated into MediaEngine and all you need to use it is install mappoint.

is this going to be as good as say Destinator???

You have me drooling...

nodeel · 12-21-2003, 03:04 AM

Has there been any progress on this...like I posted before, the implementation of this has me absolutely chomping at the bit. My Destinator implementation is falling a little flat and below expectations....

hijinks21 · 12-21-2003, 08:12 AM

carcomp is putting it into ME as we are typing this

nodeel · 12-22-2003, 11:24 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by hijinks21

carcomp is putting it into ME as we are typing this

AWESOME news....i'm so drooling. When can we try it out? What will it require other than MS Map Point?

hijinks21 · 12-23-2003, 07:04 AM

i'm not sure when it'll be ready. Since i built the core I know there needed to be some fine tuning done. The problem with going GPS is you gotta take some time to test your code on the road. So it makes it a bit more time consuming. More so since we are doing real time routing and turn by turn directions.

Most apps that use mappoint you actually have to type in your start location and your destination. With this you just enter your destination and at any time you can hit a button and it'll find where you are and create a route for you. If you get off track you simply hit the button again and it'll re-route for you.

nodeel · 12-26-2003, 09:10 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by hijinks21

i'm not sure when it'll be ready. Since i built the core I know there needed to be some fine tuning done. The problem with going GPS is you gotta take some time to test your code on the road. So it makes it a bit more time consuming. More so since we are doing real time routing and turn by turn directions.

Most apps that use mappoint you actually have to type in your start location and your destination. With this you just enter your destination and at any time you can hit a button and it'll find where you are and create a route for you. If you get off track you simply hit the button again and it'll re-route for you.

I played with the beta w/Earthmate USB...it takes a lot to get it to work nicely, but I suspect its more of the shoddy Earthmate serial drivers...the virtual port KEEPS dissappearing on me, forcing reboot/reinstall of the virtual com port...any solutions?

hijinks21 · 12-27-2003, 08:53 AM

not a clue.. i have never had a problem with the com port going away.