venerdì 27 gennaio 2012

Work is progressing...

now i managed successfully to locate and download tiles from open mapquest (based on OSM data). And i discovered that it's time to digg deeper on projections and switch Track@Way to the mercator projection (the same used by online mapping sources).

The other way would be to draw tiles myself and start from OSM raw data, but i dont like this approach for a few reasons:
- difficult to store/merge/draw data in realtime (it's XML for mysake!)
- will not be compatible with google maps, bing or other closed source data providers

So, this is the overall idea now is to switch to a real projection (mercator) on the tracking table. Still i have to understand what this means in terms of coding and what should i do with maps which are not in mercator... how to i "change" them?

martedì 24 gennaio 2012

New MapsManager!

I have updated the MapsManager. It has a nice new layout which make it easier to use.
As a bonus, the map loading now is done asyncronously so you can keep using Track@Way while you load your maps!

Supporters will receive an update sometime between next week or so... But it's to be considered beta!

lunedì 23 gennaio 2012

News...

While i am waiting a little bit more testing on 1.2.6 before releasing...

i started development of the future 2.0 release! At the moment, i am rewriting the maps manager.
The aim is to make it more intuitive and easy to use and add "remote" (= internet based, like OSM) maps!

Stay tuned..

mercoledì 18 gennaio 2012

Finally a proper release for N9...

Ok, 1.2.6 will see finally a fixed and working Nokia N9 (Harmattan) release! Thanks to a nice N9 user who is testing at the moment...

Android release is lagging a bit, due to some annoying issues in debugging... but i hope to fix it soon!

martedì 17 gennaio 2012

Track@Way 1.2.6 on the way...

This release should bring a few fixes:
- UTM display fixed
- Improved keyboard management on N9
- Reworked file dialog for a better access (moved some controls to top)
- Reworked items on Tracking Table: now using a layout for proper placement
- New Android build, to make use of latest and better Necessitas... (still not published on Android Market)

A few more days will be required, first i need feedback from N9 users, then i still need to finalize the Android build...

domenica 15 gennaio 2012

Good new 2012...

Hi all!
after an extensive testing during Christmas vacations.... i am back albeit slowly on the ball.
First of all, i found no bugs so far over 1.2.5, so this is good.
A user has reported a bug in UTM display, which i am going to fix for 1.2.6 toghether with a fix for N9...