andrei1089 | # 51 | 2010-03-22, 15:54 | Report

You're right, there's a bug with that option. I'll fix it and upload a new version to extras-devel and extras-testing as soon as possible.

Thanks for reporting.

andrei1089 | # 52 | 2010-03-22, 23:20 | Report

I've uploaded a new version (0.3-4) that fixes this bug.

Please test & rate http://maemo.org/packages/package_in...ewidget/0.3-4/

andrei1089 | # 53 | 2010-04-02, 07:38 | Report

The new version (0.3-4) has passed QA and is now in extras. Enjoy!

cardiff-blues | # 54 | 2010-05-05, 08:23 | Report

Is there any chance of having the Start Button turn GREEN when it is monitoring and WHITE when it is off? I am sometimes not sure if it is on or off and the small icon isn't that visible to my fading eyes.

andrei1089 | # 55 | 2010-05-05, 09:47 | Report

Yes, I'm going to improve the UI for the start/stop button. Thanks for your suggestion, I'll probably implement it. Also, I'm thinking to make the entire region around the play icon clickable (the region with the labels:time, steps, etc.. ) in order to increase the usability.

cardiff-blues | # 56 | 2010-05-05, 09:49 | Report

Thanks Andrei

jagadisan | # 57 | 2010-10-31, 15:44 | Report

Indeed it is one of the nice apps that i have seen for the N900. However accuracy , I am not very sure. It would be nice to give a small help or manual for the application. There should be a provision for downloading the data (statistics) to the PC.
Calibration of the step length is also required.
Of course using the gps would drain the battery.
Thanks for a nice application. Let us know when the next update is due.

bandario | # 58 | 2010-11-15, 23:24 | Report

Just for information:

I have finally tracked down the cause of my cpu-usage problem.

Having the pedometer turned on boosts the cpu usage of hildon-home up to about 8-12% and total cpu usage up to 22% on average. This results in a significant battery drain over the course of a day.

This compares to an overall cpu usage of 8-10% average when pedometer is not monitoring. Having the widget loaded causes a negligible difference, having it turned on is when it takes the hit.



Your pedometer is probably one of my favourite applications for my N900 but I am not keen on sacrificing so much battery life; I wouldn't have thought it required too much in the way of cpu cycles to keep it ticking over. I generally leave the pedometer on permanently so this is a bit of a bummer to discover.

ps. Latest version of ped + PR 1.3 clean flash.

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andrei1089 | # 59 | 2010-11-20, 15:18 | Report

While the pedometer is running it is polling the accelerometer every ~50ms, that is causing the increase in CPU load.
To avoid frequent situations when the user forgets to stop it I was thinking to add an option that will automatically stop if no steps are detected for x minutes ( x to be defined by the user).
Also an auto start feature might be useful ( check for steps every 1-2 minutes and start if movement is detected).
I would really appreciate some feedback on these ideas. Thanks!

All data is stored in an xml file in ~/.pedometer. How would you like to have the data exported?

bandario | # 60 | 2010-11-26, 23:47 | Report

These additions could prove extremely useful and save a fair bit of battery life by the sounds of it.

In my usage, I am not forgetting to turn it off. I work a physical job and like to keep a running tally of how many KM I have covered in a week so I was leaving it on all week long which leaves me scratching my head about what is happening to my battery.

Since I stopped using the pedometer my battery life is up to about 36-40 hours.


Having the application automatically cease monitoring the accelerometer during break times, driving times, home times and boat times might save enough to be useful

Thanks for your response and your excellent work so far!
-Adam