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| Subject: | Turning off the GPS alert / sound | |
filmtheworld 8:22 | This is a fabulous bit of software and it seems to work really well with my new Nokia E71. One thing though, how can I turn off the alert / sound tone that tells when the GPS receiver picks up some satellites or drops out? Its driving me crazy! Cheers, Simon | |
Stephen 9:14 Location: Phone Model: | Hi Simon, Yeah the sounds can be a bit loud on some phones! You can turn them off completely via Menu/Settings/Other Settings/BT Connection Sounds, or else adjust Menu/Settings/Other Settings/Sound Volume (though this may not have any effect on some handsets!)... Cheers, Stephen | |
filmtheworld 9:41 | Hi Stephen, Thanks for that. It was an obvious menu that I missed! I use trackmyjourney for paragliding, so it will prove a useful tool for recording my track log. I could do with customising an airmap for the South of England so I might do this if I can find a downloadable air map. Do you also know where I can get some nice walking OS maps from? Cheers, Simon | |
Stephen 10:42 Location: Phone Model: | Hi Simon, OS Maps can be a bit fiddly to setup for TMJ as you need to do this manually, but work well once done. Initially you need to get a PNG image of the map - the easiest way is to scan a paper map. This then needs to be fed into the OSConverter to change the projection from UK National Grid to Rectangular. The result from that can then be used in the MapOrganiser to convert the image for use in TMJ on the phone. Or alternatively just use the online OpenStreetMap-based vector/raster maps or offline via the MapOrganiser (raster only). The footpath detail is variable, but is constantly improving (the closer you are to London the better it gets) and you can always add detail to your own area using the logs created in TMJ. Cheers, Stephen | |
ChrisM 10:41 Location: Phone Model: | I've found this a really useful piece of software for obtaining maps: http://users.skynet.be/hofinger/MapCapt.html It costs a few quid, but IMO is well worth it. It is a tad fiddly, but basically, it will create a large map file(.bmp or .png) from most websites that lets you view online maps... (I don't have any connections with that site or application, other than being a satisfied user) Regards, Chris. (oh, by the way, if you like OS maps, have you seen the 'GetAMap' tool on the OS website?) | |
filmtheworld 16:52 | Hi Chris, Just checking out GetAMap ... this is just what I was looking for. Thanks! It has small detail and lots of 'walking' orientated agenda's so it's perfect. MapCapt looks good too. I just need to get a UK airspace map now and I think I'll be sorted! All the best Simon | |
bigad 17:27 Location: Phone Model: | I use Map Grabber for creating some maps; http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/MapGrabber It works very well, the only limit is the number of screens it can capture - 10(right)x10(down) is the maximum (actually 11x11 I think - it starts at 0) Does mapcapt have any screen/pixel size limits? | |
ChrisM 19:18 Location: Phone Model: | As far as I know, mapcapt doesn't have any limits as to how many screens it can capture. I've certainly made maps that are more than 10x10 screens. The only problem with is that because it works by actually 'pretending' to press the buttons that scroll the map around, it can occasionally get out of sync, and screw the capture up. Very annoying if you are capturing a large map, that has taken ages to create. Will take a look at MapGrabber though. Cheers, Chris. | |
bigad 10:56 Location: Phone Model: | Mapgrabber is definitely 11x11 screens - maximum pixel resolution I've managed is 12350x8625. The MapCapt site defines a size limit of 10000x10000 pixels, so it appears that they are pretty similiar in performance. | |
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