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Re: N900 + Google Latitude

Yeh, got the updates working again. thanks masterzap and aketzu for the script-fu.

be great to get this working as a daemon again.

Re: N900 + Google Latitude

Quote:

Originally Posted by rlinfati (Post 996184)

anyone has the web interface (ex: list of friend ) working using any browser ?

i can fix the daemon... but not the gui :(

Uhm, doesn't that work in the normal browser, just going to latitude.google.com?

/Z

Re: N900 + Google Latitude

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterZap (Post 996295)

Uhm, doesn't that work in the normal browser, just going to latitude.google.com?

/Z

but is a desktop version.... i wanna a mobile version.. :/

Re: N900 + Google Latitude

I don't know why Opera Mobile isn't allowed to work with Google Latitude. The desktop Opera works normally, and there exists Google Latitude mobile (special web site). Google politics?

Re: N900 + Google Latitude

Quote:

Originally Posted by MasterZap (Post 996079)

I think it would be fairly easy for someone who knows Python + UI to do a usable frontend.

After all, this script is really just (not meaning "just" in a way to diminish the workload of actually writing it) a combination of the google API sample code for latitude, and the python geolocation sample code, with some glue.

Unfortunately I don't know Qt or any other python GUI binding than pygame (and I don't think you'd want an UI in pygame, LOL) so I'm not the guy to do it for SURE.

Step by step?

Well, what you need is

#1 install the google latitude python API. This is basically done by:
#1.1 Downloading it from the link given above
#1.2 Unzipping it to somewhere (doesn't matter, next step copies it to where it "should go")
#1.3 doing "python setup.py install" in that directory
#2 make sure python-geolocation is installed (I'd wager this is just "apt-get install python-geolocation" but mine was already installed so I wouldn't bet bodyparts on it)
#3 Create /home/user/latitude and put my version of the script in it
#4 Run it once first to do the authorization magic. It will ask you to go to a link which you (unfortunately) have to cut-n-paste into your webbrowser
#5 Once done, the script should run. You can either sun it as is with "python zaps-latitude-updater.py", or put it into alarmed to be run e.g. every 15 minutes with the "--once" option, so it updates once and just exit, i.e. you can put in "python /home/user/latitude/zaps-latitude-updater.py --once" into AlarmeD

Your mileage may vary, this was originally just a test and it worked and solved my personal problem. The modifications I did was supertrivial (a few lines of code), and I thank the guy who wrote the original version (Aketzu) onto which I simply piggyback my meager crappy mods.

/Z

I guess the package name is "python-location". It's the closest I have seen using "apt-cache search python | grep loc". I had it already installed.

I have a problem. I don't understand the 1.3 step. I guess it's a noob thing. What is that setup.py? Aren't we talking about the zaps-latitude-updater.zip link? Because it only has one file of the same name but with .py extension. So if I run that I get that setup.py doesn't exist.

Anyway, i tried running th script and I get this:

Code:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "zaps-latitude-updater.py", line 36, in <module>

    from apiclient.discovery import build

ImportError: No module named apiclient.discovery

Any hint? Thanks in advance.

Re: N900 + Google Latitude

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Originally Posted by jpala16 (Post 996335)

I have a problem. I don't understand the 1.3 step. I guess it's a noob thing. What is that setup.py? Aren't we talking about the zaps-latitude-updater.zip link? Because it only has one file of the same name but with .py extension. So if I run that I get that setup.py doesn't exist.

Anyway, i tried running th script and I get this:

Code:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "zaps-latitude-updater.py", line 36, in <module>

    from apiclient.discovery import build

ImportError: No module named apiclient.discovery

Any hint? Thanks in advance.

MasterZap:

The EXACT same thing that jpala describes above is happening with me. There is no setup.py file to run as described in your step 1.3 and even with the location package installed, it complains that there is no module named apiclient.discovery.

This apiclient.discovery module is probably installed by running the setup.py you speak of, but since all we downloaded in your .zip file is your zaps python scripts, we' re stuck.

Re: N900 + Google Latitude

Doing this from memory, but should all be correct...

1 You need to download the tar.gz file from this web page and save to a location on your N900 - I suggest the top leve (N900 in the file dialog)

2 open xterm change to the folder

Code:

cd /home/user/MyDocs

3 Type the command

Code:

tar -zxvf ./google....

hint change to the start typing the filename and then hit tab on the toolbar, it will autocomplete for you. It will create and extract all files to a folder named the same as the file you downloaded

4. once the extract is complete then change to the folder

Code:

cd foldername

as above start typing, and then tab to autocomplete

5. change to the root user by using the command

Code:

root

. you need to have the rootsh app installed from the application manager.

6. run the command

Code:

python setup.py install

to install the google libraries.

7. once the command has ran type

Code:

exit

this will drop you back to being a normal user.

8. create the folder for the config file using the command

Code:

mkdir /home/user/latitude

9. create an empty config file using the command

Code:

touch /home/user/latitude/latitude.dat

10. run the script with the command

Code:

python zaps-latitude-updater.py --once

ensure you are in the folder where the script is.

11. It will come back with some test, and a URL. tap the pointer n the toolbar, and cross it out. then select the URL, and xterm will give you an option to copy the URL or open it. Open it, and follow the instructions on the google authorisation page. You want to say yes to everything.

Hope this helps.

Re: N900 + Google Latitude

Thanks, gazza_d !!

I knew we were downloading just the script, but I was at a loss to find where the api was located. :)

Re: N900 + Google Latitude

Thanks gazza_d!! You enlightened my path. I was like cddiede.

Thanks a lot. I'll try the alarmed thing.

MasterZap: However, I have one question. I believe you said that with this script it doesn't update based on cell tower signal (if I'm not wrong, what is highly probable at this time here), but on the internal GPS. What if I am indoor and the GPS doesn't get the signal? Will try to get it forever consuming battery until it gets it? Thanks again to Aketzu, MasterZap and gazza_d.

Re: N900 + Google Latitude

Quote:

Originally Posted by jpala16 (Post 996466)

Thanks gazza_d!! You enlightened my path. I was like cddiede.
Thanks a lot. I'll try the alarmed thing.
MasterZap: However, I have one question. I believe you said that with this script it doesn't update based on cell tower signal (if I'm not wrong, what is highly probable at this time here), but on the internal GPS. What if I am indoor and the GPS doesn't get the signal? Will try to get it forever consuming battery until it gets it? Thanks again to Aketzu, MasterZap and gazza_d.

Im also intrested of this answer!

Thanks Gazza and others who contributed this! great app ;)
edit: you guys should try to integrate this to latitude&buzz app replace old daemon!