[Announce] Oh My G...PS! - geeps: native front-end for google maps
GeePS I just uploaded to extras-devel geeps. It is a front-end for google maps and uses the internal gps for your position. It is very limited as it is but quite useful. More than once I have relied on it to get directions and arrive at my destination. I don't have any intention to compete with all the other great location/gps packages but couldn't resist creating my own. Another idea for a next release is to allow other applications to request directions for a given address (e.g. from MyContacts get directions to visit grandma, from movie schedule get directions to the selected movie theather, ...). I will implement it as a DBUS interface and any developer will be able to make use of it. Keyboard Shortcuts:
Some issues/comments/tricks:
Some other ideas:
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Nice! D'loading now...
Is the traffic layer in the future? BTW, I pretty much drove that route you plotted, today out of New Castle, DE. :) |
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I am constantly surprised about the number of people who go near or in Maryland. =P
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You should!!!! Google maps on iOS is the only thing I miss about my old iphone, and every maps solution on Maemo leaves something to be desired. You should chat with the author of the ModRana application. He includes Google Maps search in his app, and fetching coordinates, etc. |
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By the way: have you tried google maps on the macuco browser? Soon I will be able to have it use gps ...maybe another option for you EDIT: I have downloaded modRana and you are right: it does search for places. |
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Hi!
Would it be possible to enable scrolling the map with your finger? The 4-direction buttons don't quite work as well, I think. Looking really promising! |
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Does it support Zoom In\Out functionality ?
Thanks for your effort . I really appreciate it . |
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Wow, that app looks really cool, well done! Look forward to trying it.
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hi!
i gave i quick test for this and it looks neat. i ocassionaly have problem with freezing. the app frozen few times it just didnt do anything for a few moment. Dont know if that was just or because i use media player same time :) to the directions it could be useful to have some sort of info about the route. lenght and time nice! EDIT: second time it didnt froze anymore, so it was my phone which caused it :) |
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