OpenCPN for Android Alpha test 4.1.409

[Ptizef]

Hi Dave

Thanks !
Very important step for O considering the numbers of Android devices

I quickly tested on a Sony phone Xperia Z3 Compact.

Loading and installation OK

Tested with a limited set of charts:
CM93 don't work ( no charts displayed ) ??
Rasters Display OK , dragging zooming OK performances OK regarding the device

Some problems :
Double click don't work
When creating route, impossible to drag chart, each time an unexpected point is created
Often, (but not always!) the dialogs are not entirely visible, so the buttons zone is not available ( see shot "dialog1", "dialog2")
Some assert failures ( the first in several circumstances, I can't say exactly when, the second when opening the route properties from the menu (see shots ( "assert1", "assert2" )

A remark : on these very small screen ( around 5' ) , the menu is enough, the tool bar is very annoying and should be hidden ( except eventually the MOB )

This is only very first and quick test.

Jean Pierre

[Wrong]

Originally Posted by B25Matt

Correct, Settings/Connections/Add/internal does not work.

Note the GPS fires up because i see it acquiring position in the system notification area. CPN seems to not receive get the nmea strings. I tried deleting the device and adding it again in CPN but no change.

Matt

Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using Cruisers Sailing Forum mobile app

Some android gps devices do not produce nmea data. They produce 'position' data which is then used by android apps. Pending any change with O that enables using 'position' data directly, you may need to use GPS Share WIFI downloadable from Google Play.

[barnakiel]

Originally Posted by bdbcat

Testers...

OK, talking about the lower 100 pixels of the screen, where android persistent control buttons live, e.g. back, home menu, etc......

If OCPN interferes with these buttons, please respond and tell me the version of android you are running. There is some special code processing necessary to identify the usable screen height based upon the android version. A well known android glitch. We may have the version definitions incorrect...

Thanks
Dave

Android 4.1.2 on a 7'' tablet: no maps bar visible, might be hidden below the Android bar.

Also: night and day palettes seem to work on vectors but on BSB all that happens is the menu bar changes colors, not the underlying chart.

Will test and retest and report if any solutions found.

b.

[NautiBits]

Downloaded fine from DB (yesterday)

Installed fine on HiSense Sero7 Pro running Dopa ROM(4.4.4) and masquerading as a Nexus 7.

Internal GPS works fine.

Raster charts working as expected(perfect).

Measurement tool displays no units(that I could see)

Status bar is off by default. When on, fonts are microscopic.(so, no viewable lat/long, COG, etc)

Otherwise, THIS IS FANTASTIC!!

Thank you Dave and crew

Joe Mc

[Wrong]

On my Xoom 10" tablet, disabling User Interface>Tablet Scaled Graphics Interface produces a satisfying balance in the size of menu icons and the O display. As mentioned by another poster the route lines appear very skinny. Is there a way in the opencpn.config file to change the width. Recommended size?

Oops! Where to find a config file?

[bcn]

Originally Posted by Wrong

Oops! Where to find a config file?

In my case at

my directories/storage/emulated/0/.opencpn

Hubert

[Wrong]

Originally Posted by bcn

In my case at

my directories/storage/emulated/0/.opencpn

Hubert

Thanks. Changing the route line width to "3" did the trick.

An additional note. It may be that once a .gpx file is imported the import is not persistent. But, I haven't determined yet if this is repeatable, related to O itself or possibly on rebooting the tablet.

One question. Normally if O is not closed properly previous work and changes to settings are not saved. But, I don't see a close option. Is everything saved when O is closed using the android back function?

[bcn]

Originally Posted by Wrong

One question. Normally if O is not closed properly previous work and changes to settings are not saved. But, I don't see a close option. Is everything saved when O is closed using the android back function?

One of those different philosophies from the different architectures.
Struggling as well how to close OCPN properly....

[petter5]

Originally Posted by Wrong

Is there a way in the opencpn.config file to change the width. Recommended size?

Has this similarities with this post ? http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...te-144254.html

[Ptizef]

Dave

My report above :
Please forgive me and forget the point about CM93 : display is OK
It was entirely my fault

Jean Pierre

[bcn]

Jean Pierre,

what about texts with CM - but soundings?

Hubert

[ipsum]

Dropbox message: The file you're looking for has been moved or deleted.

[Opie91]

Originally Posted by Opie91

Opens and then closes almost immediately. I agree to the use and it closes as soon as the base map comes up.

Slate 7 HD. Android 4.2.2. 1G Memory.

I am not very android savvy, so it could easily be me.

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------- Starting OpenCPN -------
Version 4.1.409 Build 2015-04-09
wxWidgets version: wxWidgets 3.1.0 Unknown 32 bit wxQT
MemoryStatus: mem_total: 100 mb, mem_initial: 50 mb
SData_Locn is /data/data/org.opencpn.opencpn/cache/
Loaded Qt Stylesheet: /data/data/org.opencpn.opencpn/cache/styles/qtstylesheet.qss
PrivateDataDir is /mnt/sdcard/.opencpn/
Creating new Config_File: /mnt/sdcard/.opencpn/opencpn.conf
Styles loading from /data/data/org.opencpn.opencpn/cache/uidata/styles.xml
No styles found at: /mnt/sdcard/.opencpn/
No styles found at: /mnt/sdcard/.opencpn/.opencpn/
Metrics:216.000000;1.331250;213;800;1183;800;1216
wxGetDisplaySize(): 800 1216
Android Auto Display Size (mm, est.): 145.007
Detected display size (horizontal): 145 mm
Setting Viewpoint Lat/Lon 33.358, -79.282
Setting Ownship Lat/Lon 33.358, -79.282
wxLocale support not available
Creating glChartCanvas
OpenGL-> Renderer String: Vivante GC1000
OpenGL-> Version reported: 1.4 glshim wrapper
OpenGL extensions available:
GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_debug_marker GL_OES_blend_equation_separate GL_OES_blend_func_separate GL_OES_blend_subtract GL_OES_byte_coordinates GL_OES_compressed_ETC1_RGB8_texture GL_OES_compressed_paletted_texture GL_OES_draw_texture GL_OES_extended_matrix_palette GL_OES_fixed_point GL_OES_framebuffer_object GL_OES_matrix_get GL_OES_matrix_palette GL_OES_point_size_array GL_OES_point_sprite GL_OES_query_matrix GL_OES_read_format GL_OES_single_precision GL_OES_stencil_wrap GL_OES_texture_cube_map GL_OES_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_OES_EGL_image GL_OES_depth24 GL_OES_element_index_uint GL_OES_fbo_render_mipmap GL_OES_mapbuffer GL_OES_rgb8_rgba8 GL_OES_stencil1 GL_OES_stencil4 GL_OES_stencil8 GL_OES_texture_npot GL_OES_vertex_half_float GL_OES_packed_depth_stencil GL_EXT_texture_format_BGRA8888 GL_IMG_read_format GL_IMG_user_clip_plane GL_APPLE_texture_2D_limited_npot GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_read_format_bgra GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays GL_OES_EGL_sync GL_APPLE_texture_format_BGRA8888 GL_APPLE_texture_max_level GL_ARM_rgba8 GL_OES_EGL_image_external GL_VIV_direct_texture GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object GL_ARB_multitexture GL_EXT_texture_compression_dxt1 GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc
OpenGL-> Texture rectangle format: de1
OpenGL-> Vertexbuffer Objects unavailable
OpenGL-> Using FastCanvas Panning/Zooming
OpenGL-> Using Framebuffer Objects
OpenGL-> FBO Stencil buffer unavailable
OpenGL-> Using Depth buffer clipping
OpenGL-> Not using Display Lists
OpenGL-> Using oes etc1 compression
OpenGL-> Compressed tile size: 128kb (6:1)
OpenGL-> Minimum cartographic line width: 1.0
OpenGL-> Minimum symbol line width: 1.0
Error: File '/mnt/sdcard/.opencpn/chartlist.dat' couldn't be removed (error 2: No such file or directory)
ChartDB Cache policy: Application target is 100 MBytes
Chartlist file not found, config chart dir array is empty. Chartlist target file is:/mnt/sdcard/.opencpn/chartlist.dat
GPS Watchdog Timeout is: 6 sec.
Loading World Chart Q=0 in 0 ms.
GSHHS World chart files have wrong version. Found 0, expected 210-220.
Loading World Chart Q=2 in 0 ms.
OpenCPN Initialized in 6214 ms.

Tried uninstalling and reinstalling. Same result. Any suggestions?

[bcn]

Ipsum

Dropbox message: The file you're looking for has been moved or deleted.

see below from message #57 of this thread:

Originally Posted by bdbcat

Folks....

re:

The most disturbing potential problem, which is why I am WARNING ALL OF  YOU about this, is that it appears that the chart selection dialog might  allow you to accidentally tap-drag-and-drop file folders into other  file folders.
 This can be EXTREMELY DAMAGING, since folders that other  apps use can be accidentally moved to a place where those apps will not  find them.
 And it is VERY EASY TO DO because the swipe-scroll gesture is  so similar to tap-drag on a touchscreen.

I concur with this analysis.
It is possible, with this alpha code 4.1.409, to accidentally tap-drag a system folder in the "options->charts->Chart Files->add directory" dialog.

I will do some research to find a way to disable this unexpected behavior.

Meanwhile, please be very careful as you add chart directories.

Also, OA 4.1.409 has been removed from the Dropbox download bin until this discrepancy has been resolved.

Thanks for the heads-up
Dave

[NahanniV]

Question: Will Plugins be able to be ported to OA ?