[pkg-fso-maint] tangogps and openstreetmap

[Joachim Breitner]

Hi,

Am Sonntag, den 01.03.2009, 20:36 +0100 schrieb Steffen Moeller:
> I read through http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/TangoGPS#Debian and felt that it was not
> completely right. Is the activation of the device truly necessary? Rather not, it seems,
> at least not for me.

Yes, it should work without activation.

> The directory /root/Maps seems to find some consensus between Qtopia and Debian concerning
> the location of OpenStreetMap data that was downloaded for offline reuse. I'd prefer to
> use /var/cache/osm, instead. Would that sound reasonable to you as well? Or is there a
> better location?

Downloaded maps are user data, thus should be below ~ (i.e. /root while
running as root, /home/someone while running as a normal user).

That said, it should probably be in ~/.tangoGPS, to follow unix
convention.

> How can I quit using tangoGPS without using the Unix shell to kill it? ALT-F4 or CTRL-Q or
> Q don't seem to work and I don't want to use the keyboard either, really. Am I right in
> that there is a quit-button or menu-entry missing?

No idea.

> When tracking for OpenStreetMap (while playing Mokomaze), how can I reasonably
> user-friendly prevent the freephone to go to sleep (darken the screen)?

It should be done by mokomaze in a system-agnostic way. The most general
solution to that seems to be xdg-screensaver with the "suspend WindowID"
and "resume WindowID" options.

Then Debian should provide a extended version of xdg-screensaver that
claims the Display resource from the frameworkd.

See this thread:
http://lists.linuxtogo.org/pipermail/smartphones-userland/2009-February/001183.html

> My GPS data is rather unreliable when staning still. Speeds of 0.7 (find but rare) via 2
> or 3 (often) up to 9 km/h are reported when the correct speed is 0. Is there a way to help
> with calibration of some sort? My handheld GPS receivers are better (also tracking more
> satellites, though). Do you observe something similar?

No idea.


Greetings,
Joachim
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