Garmin Mobile PC OSK and More - RELEASE

ThunderStick · 08-30-2008, 03:31 PM

OK here it is the moment we have all been waiting for.
THE GARMIN MOBILE PC OSK
It works with command line input

There are TWO versions,
FULL FEATURED AND SLOW or SIMPLE SENDKEY AND FAST AS LIGHTNING.
To send the character "K" to Garmin the command line would be
GarminSendKey.exe K

It will send any "autoit compatible" send key command to garmin.

Download both and compare they pretty much operate the same just the fast one is simple and to the point but fast as can be. The featured version is slower but has a few extra bells and whistles.
Both are pretty solid and work well.

ThunderStick · 08-30-2008, 03:32 PM

This is more of a sendkey program, and can be adapated for use with any skin in any front end.

monkeyracer · 08-30-2008, 04:38 PM

Nice, thank you for this, now I might just have to go out and buy the program. I was saving my pennies for IG 2009, but it doesn't seem to be worth 2x the price of GMPC... This was a major issue holding me back from it.

maddop · 08-30-2008, 05:06 PM

Subscribed and downloaded.
Will give this a try tomorrow and let you know how it goes in my setup.

dmistry · 08-31-2008, 09:12 AM

subscribed

kuranuk · 08-31-2008, 07:48 PM

So, has anyone put together an OSK skin to use this with?

monkeyracer · 08-31-2008, 08:47 PM

here's what I threw together:

The OSK is a little slow since it has to run the script for each and every letter, but it works. If there was a way to speed it up a little bit, or create a buffer of commands, that would be nice.

I have my screen set up so that the "garmin rr" in the top left activates and deactivates the keyboard, and the "back" exits back to RR.

EDIT: Slight tweak to the OSK.

JohnWPB · 08-31-2008, 09:53 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by monkeyracer

If there was a way to speed it up a little bit, or create a buffer of commands, that would be nice.

Very Nice! I have a way you can really speed it up if you want. Just add a "receiver" to the script, so it is always running and "listening" for commands. You can start the script when you press the OSK button and close it when you hit enter.

In the script you then simply use CASE statements in a loop:

Here is the basic script to start with:

Code:

#include <misc.au3>
$hwnd_rec = GUICreate('GarminOSK')
GUIRegisterMsg(0x004A, '_GUIRegisterMsgProc')

While 1

    Switch String($OSKCommand )
          Case "a" 
                 [Your command here to send a to Garmin]

          Case "b" 
                 [Your command here to send b to Garmin]

          Case "c" 
                 [Your command here to send c to Garmin]

          Case "find" 
                 [Your code to find the text box in garmin]

          Case "enter" 
                 [Send Enter to Garmin]
                 Exit

    EndSwitch

WEnd


Func _GUIRegisterMsgProc($hWnd, $MsgID, $WParam, $LParam)
    If $MsgID = 0x004A Then
        $vs_cds = DllStructCreate("ptr;dword;ptr", $LParam)
        $vs_msg = DllStructCreate('char[' & DllStructGetData($vs_cds, 2) + 1 & ']', DllStructGetData($vs_cds, 3))
        $recd_msg = DllStructGetData($vs_msg, 1)
        $recd_msg = StringLeft($recd_msg, DllStructGetData($vs_cds, 2))
        $OSKCommand = $recd_msg
    EndIf
EndFunc

Then, on the RR button use:

"SENDMSG;GarminOSK;a"

to send an "a" to the script.

So it is not always running, when you press ENTER on the OSK, send the command to Garmin, and then close the script.

I used this type of script for my screen lock in the DFX skin, and the key presses are instant.

monkeyracer · 08-31-2008, 10:13 PM

Looks like there will be an update to this pretty quick then...

JohnWPB · 08-31-2008, 10:52 PM

Hmmm thinking about this a bit more.... there may be an even easier way to simplify the code.. Look for enter, esc and what not, and if its not a "special" command or key, then just send what was received to Garmin.

veiloctane · 09-01-2008, 09:48 AM

looks promising great work!!!

i need help embedding this into bmv2 skin any help appreciated!!

thanks

ThunderStick · 09-01-2008, 10:24 AM

OK, I sped this thing up to damn near instant. It went from about 20 lines of code down to TWO.
No find feature, doesnt need it.
No voice features, NOT NEEDED either.
simple send key that is all. BUT FAST
Jimmy Johns Fast..
There is probably about a .05 sec delay from button press to key typed in text box.
RR doesnt respond to button presses that fast so I dont think this script being any more speedier matters.
Plus it will work with any Front end that can run an external commandline program.
Download from first post.

The big difference here was how the command was handled.
before the program did mulitple things before it would send a command.

First it would Check if RR was running - who cares if it is,
Next check for garmin if it is running - Not necessary because if it wasnt you wouldnt use this,
Next Activate the garmin window - Obsolete idea for send key usage. Instead of using a send function I used controlsend which sends the key directly to garmin no matter if it is active or not.
But the biggest improvement was taking out all the mumbling in between with the find command. I had a command line flag that would operate a mouseclick in to the text box. No longer necessary with the control send command. If you loose focus from the text box simply get focus again by touching it. You would have to do this if using a normal keyboard or even a regular OSK. FIND COMMAND - garbaged

Anyway give this a shot and tell me what you think. It is definitely a lot faster.