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tomas

I had correct name after import

MacDony

For me, the name is "false"

mkz

Today observation. Kraków was totally jammed this morning. I've observed that not every traffic jam was displayed on the map. There was couple of jams which were indicated in hd-traffic list with proper description (avg speed, delay) but there was no indication on the map. Show on the map option pointed to proper place but traffic indication was not displayed. Observation was made with software rendering. Reloading to hardware rendering showed properly these jams - but of course that was after reloading MFN.

Second observation - with software rendering zooming out cause road numbers to be displayed on the roads (that's nice) but with hardware rendering there is no road numbers displayed in any zoom.

LG K10, Android 6

mkz

One more observation. It is not a bug but rather some feature request. With previous and current beta version, when there is plenty of traffic jams (which is lately normal in Kraków) I know exactly when new HD Traffic info is coming, because (probably due to huge amount of data) navigation freezes for couple of seconds during refreshing HD Traffic data (I've got rather low end phone - LG K10). Route is not always recalculated after that (recalculation "by hand" gives different trip which avoids new jams). I have observed, that this behaviour exists when new delay caused by new jam is no longer than couple of minutes. For enough long new delays, route is properly recalculated. I don't know exactly how big should be this new delay to force MFN to recalculate the trip and probably for longer trips it is OK. But during traveling in town, when whole trip lasts normally no longer than 20 min, couple minutes longer can be 20-30 % of whole trip. So it would be nice to have an option "Avoid any new traffic jams if possible" which force MFN to recalculate the trip after any new HD Traffic info concerning current trip is downloaded.

lubos

@MacDony which file manager are you using for gpx import

MacDony

@lubos,

Gmail and import with navigator

file name : HOTELS-2018.gpx
[code]
<metadata>
        <name>Nouvelle liste de waypoints 1</name>
    </metadata>
    <wpt lat="46.5386933" lon="2.427126">
        <ele>322.0</ele>
        <name>Dimanche 5 - VESDUN</name>
    </wpt>
[/code]

import file name in navigator "false"

------------------------------------------------------------------------------

file name : Trajet_samedi_18_Aout_K.gpx
[code]
<rte><name>Kurviger</name>
<rtept lat="47.573047" lon="1.302883"><desc>continuez sur Rue de la Taille aux Moines</desc></rtept>
[/code]
import file name in navigator "Kurviger"
Thx.

MacDony

link samedi 18 aout :
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9OvW7jOA5W5YUVwR2hPUnRSc2s

link hotels 2018 :
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9OvW7jOA5W5VkJhVURCaHpOaXc

lubos

The download link http://download.mapfactor.com/mapfactor_navigator.apk is now redirected to version 3.1.72+ available for testing. If you need older 3.0.125 it is available at http://download.mapfactor.com/mapfactor_navigator_stable.apk.

Or you can simply use Google Play beta system for automatic updates of beta versions at https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.mapfactor.navigator.

MacDony

Hi,

Suspend problem when downloading map updates

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Bonjour,

Problème de mise en veille au téléchargement des mises à jours de cartes

john_percy

"Edit colour scheme" hangs for me in Navigator 3.1.72 beta

MacDony

Thx.

mes

Edit colour scheme does not work for me in 3.1.72

mspiro13

Galaxy S8+ same problem with edit color scheme

stavrich

BlackBerry Z30 - 3.1.72 edit colour scheme not working either.
In addition I lost my own colour scheme.

lubos

ok, scheme editor will be fixed in 3.1.73+ (hopefully coming this week).

@stavrich - our team decided that when format of album.style changes then custom color schemes will be removed (because it is easier to implement it - I was against it)

@MacDony - I have no news about issue of map updates (noone mention it on last meeting, sorry)

stavrich

@lubos - Not very nice :( . It took me ages to get the right scheme that suited me ie right colours, sizes etc...

I think it should be a warning to advise us of any impact to our own changes and instructions how to save them if possible.

I saved the album.style before designing my scheme but unfortunately I saved the default file in case I messed it up - did not save the one with my changes :(

Please take this to the next team meeting.

Many Thanks

lubos

@stavrich there is backup of your album.style in navigator folder

lubos

@MacDony - I updated GPX import, when gpx name is not accesible and there is name in metadata then then name from metadata will be used. Will be in 3.1.80+

mes

My version of mapfactor navigator is now 3.1. 72 downloaded from the link in this topic.

Google Play shows that I am a beta tester. I have automatic updates enabled. But I do not get any updates from google play.
In Blackmart I can download version 3.1.75

What is the best way to update to the latest beta version?

lubos

@mes for the latest beta is always the best way to use Google Play Beta testing program:

https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.mapfactor.navigator

mes

I think that my version of mapfactor was not linked to playstore.
I leave the tester program to reïnstall mapfactor from playstore.
Then I join the tester program again with the link supplied above (thanks, Lubos).
I hope that it then will be ok again (perhaps I have to wait a day or so)

lubos

yes, there is some waiting time...

stavrich

Just downloaded 3.1.80.

It has been said before but here it goes again.

It would be of benefit to all, developers and testers, a change log to be issued with every update.

The change log must be specific to the update and issued with the update.

It's no good to second guessing the reason of the update - it should be transparent to all beta testers.

We are all trying to improve Mapfactor Navigator so let's work together.

Thanks

mes

After one day no updates for beta version in google play store.
Yesterday I created a new virtual android 6 machine In Genymotion. I installed only Mapfactor and fakegps. Then I joined the tester program.
Now when I open google play store and look for Mapfactor I see the following message: "You're now a beta tester for this app. Awesome!". But I can only open Mapfactor, there are no update's present.

Is there something else that I should do?? Should I wait longer?? Should I use a new fresh google account?? Does my virtual system block the tester facilities???

amlumsden

I agree with @stavrich. Why have we stopped seeing change logs? Very frustrating trying to determine if previous problems have been addressed or if new functionality has been added.

mes

I also agree with @stavrich.
A seperate webpage for the beta versions is preferrable in my opinion. Then you have all the beta versions in one place and you can keep the changelogs there.

By the way: google play store still does not shows updates. I think that this has to do with my virtual environment an the gaps's version.

lubos

build 3.1.81

beta warning removed

passing exception description from C++ to Java

build 3.1.80

name of gpx fixed for gmail intent

possibility to force eink configuration

unnused strings commented to decrease the number of strings to translate in Crowdin

untranslatable strings marked as such to decrease number of strings in Crowdin

build 3.1.75

configuration file version checking added

gles - optimize for eink displays

composer - always using default album fixed

scheme editor revision

build 3.1.72

version code fixed

textplacing possible int overflow followed by crash (sqrt from negative number) fix

google drive sync added

distance indicator more ugly (MP's request)

selected files to backup/restore loosing check status fixed

Google Drive authorization json file added

sign in to google drive fix

fixed release crash caused by textual data unknown by configuration

ui fixes

move to sdcard fixed

HUD scoutview redrawing fixed

using default new version map file when there exists non default map file with lower version

album style merging disabled

checking configuration file version added. If default configuration file is newer than user's, backup is created and new configuration is copied to user's folder

hud dialog in night mode fixed

reset to default google drive flow better

google places search localised by app language

buttonbar all icons same width

navigate icon fixed

buttonbar fix onclick reaction

new main menu buttons icons

new what's new

routing point in restricted area warning

build 3.1.65

crash from GA fix

catching strange NumberFormatException from GA

Traffic situations batch data size decreased to avoid map freezing

lubos

build 3.1.64

reset to default revert

google places search language set to english

reset to default safer

reset to default fix logging

google search - do not freeze on timeout

google places search fixed (?)

Revert "android:google search fix attempt"

increased main menu padding for large screens

google search fix attempt

google place search encoding and reset fix

menu layout revision

database search czech translation of 'street' fix attempt no 2

search string 'Street' check translation fix

options menu crash patch

padding around menu buttons commit revert

no gradient color buttons

map manager download page not centered in normal layout fix

removing unnecessary defines

rtgnav revision in progress

TT data version 62

google place search revision

alternative route selection label fixed

menu layout fixed

build 3.1.47

new stop icon

double deleting in navigatorAPI fixed

dim menu icons on click

menu layout fixed(?)

ugly icons revision

mapping ottis situations on roads revision

ugly icons used

gpx import destination info added

SW renderer pixel density fixed (?)

show gpx info fixed

gpx rte import support fixed

gles highlighted icons scale fixed

vehicle parameters names fixed

BETA version warning

Ukrainian TTS added

build 3.1.42

enable/disable poi types on map fix

search - multiple callback fixed

gles zoom hack better

more hd traffic incidents list improvements

gles icon scaling better

delay added to list of traffic incidents

map in menu issue fixed

SW rendering scaling fixed

gles font bold fix

SW renderer - emulate 160dpi on all screens

build 3.1.39

GPS new API implementation revert

build 3.1.38

use old logic to detect if it is signal or not

build 3.1.37

gps signal tolerancy added

lubos

With changelogs it is internal problem - our internal changelog we cannot publish and it always take some work to write some official changelog. We agreed that anyone who publishes new beta will post changelog on forum (not everyone is doing it).

@stavrich - About color schemes we agreed that there will be possibility to import .style file into navigator (it will be in the next beta)... there are backups in navigator folder so you will be able to put your scheme back (maybe icons will have default size, transparency - because of icons we changed the album.style format)

@mes - I am sorry but we cannot help you with Google Play problem and we do not want to let users to use older versions. What you can do:

1) use the device where is not a problem to download the actual version

2) download this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ses.app.apkexport

3) using this app export apk into another phone

4) on another phone install the apk

Note: this does not need rooted device

stavrich

@lubos - many thanks, appreciated.
I found the file and I used my text compare utility. I merged my changes to the new default album.style, quite a few lines. Whether it will work with no problems time will show :) .
Thanks

mes

@lubos - thank you for thinking about my problem. I use helium backup for transferring apps from phone to phone.
Unfortunately, I do not have another phone to carry out your solution. I have only one phone on which I run a stable version of mapfactor and I run the test version is in a virtual environment on my pc.

Allan_Whoops

Disabled roads are no longer coloured in on the map. I blocked a road and it used to be coloured in pink but that no longer happens.

tomas

for me it is pink, same as before

Allan_Whoops

I've had another go and it is fine BUT it seems to take longer to show up so it could be impatience on my part.

Sorry!

steiny180

@mes: Transfer the file via your wifi network using ES File Explorer or equivalent.

lubos

build 3.1.84

buttons with same drawable should not share state (eg Record as GPX & Recoed as NMEA)

do not use mapview with dummy screen size

show on map from itinerary fix

proper drawing of disabled buttons background and text

icon on disabled buttons gray

calling show manoeuvre for the first time after a route has been computed fix

zoom on whole route with enlarged bounding rectangle

build 3.1.83

using newle added Favourite place as navigation destination does not work fixed

build 3.1.82

intent for importing album.style

possible null pointer exeption while waiting for google search result fix

john_percy

For me:
Simulate navigation > Long press > Mute sounds
locks up Navigator

mes

build 3.1.83:

backup to google drive works
restoring from google drive:
1. when I select the first item for restoring (map colour schemes) it seemes to work OK.
2. when I select all items and select OK to restore mapfactor freezes.

request for backup/restore:
1 add a button to select or deselect all items
2. perhaps remembering the choosen google account is an option.
3. remove existing backup on google drive

something must be wrong:
I can not find a backup of mapfactor on google drive. Mapfactor shows a backup but google drive does not.

lubos

@john_percy - problem will be fixed in 3.1.85+

@mes - Which version of Android do you have? Can you send us logs?

GoogleDrive backup in Navigator is using Google Drive private space (just like GMail, Google+ and other), you cannot access it using Google Drive app.

mes

@lubios: logs are send
How can I access google drive private space??
How can I delete older backups of mapfactor?

tomas

settings > manage apps

it does not freeze for me, but it takes about 20s

mes

In Google - settings - manage apps I can remove all hidden data (all backups). I would like to be able to remove all backups except the all one. It would be nice when I can do this in mapfactor.

When I tried to restore the backup I waited more the 5 minutes. My phone warned me that it took a long time and asked me if i would end the program or wait longer. Perhaps the logs give an answer.

mes

I narrowed the restoring problem down to the file: preferences.dmp
When I try to restore all files except preferences.dmp it works fine.
When I try to restore only preferences.dmp mapfactor freezes.
This happens with a google backup/restore and with a local backup/ restore.

I deleted the file preferences.dmp and started mapfactor again. Now mapfactor creates a new preferences.dmp. But backup and restoring gives the same problem.

So there must be a problem with the handling of the file preferences.dmp during the backup/restoring-proces

MacDony

Version 3.1.85

import Gpx ok, file in favorites/my trips

favorite selection and no step in trip info

with this file :

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9OvW7jOA5W5Sjl2ME05aEFDR1k

but is ok with this file :

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1znFAzbH7MPocrtTj8nZszCZs1zgYop31

MacDony

Test itn file with Route Importer, same problem.

MacDony

Solved, I was missing a Suisse card Map, sorry. :-\"

lubos

@mes is happening the same when you use local backup? if yes can you provide us backup which causes crashing? (local backups are stored in navigator/backups)

mes

yes, it happens with google backup and local backup.
When I exclude preferences.dmp from restoring it works. So I think the problem is related to the file preferences.smp
backupfile is send by email from withing mapfactor

lubos

build 3.1.87 - release candidate

reset to default - crash on restore fixed

build 3.1.86

enable Back in Rate&Exit dialog to cancel app exit

crashing promo code dialog fix

build 3.1.85

do not crash soundplayer on shutdown

muting sound fixed

mes

just installed version 3.1.87

my earlier problem with backup/restore is now solved.
backup to and restoring from google drive works :)
backup and restoring locally works too :)

I also have found a solution for my problem with updating the beta app in google play store. This problem occurred on the genymotion virtual machine on my pc. I now use the cyanogenmod 13 version of android-x86 in virtualbox. Mapfactor beta runs ok in this emulator and is automatical updated.

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