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munky261 is offline munky261
2007-07-14 , 16:13
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how do i set maemo mapper so when i start it , it start at my home location ( indiana U.S.) everytime automatically?
 
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2007-07-14 , 19:35
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Mine starts where the gps says it is.
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2007-07-14 , 20:02
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If you are using a GPS, pressing the center of the D-Pad will center you on your current coordinates (toggles between different centering modes). Perhaps he/she is not using a GPS?
 

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2007-07-14 , 20:08
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If you aren't using GPS, you can still use a point and tell it to consider it the GPS location, so it should make that the default location.
 
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2007-07-14 , 20:41
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nope , no gps here.... yet got it in my car so its not imperitive that i get it for my n 800. but it is just as useful to me w/o gps , as i work for a service station and alot of people ask for directions so this makes it handy....seeing as how i pull in an unsecured wifi of some sort or another over about 50 - 60 % of my city.
 
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2007-07-15 , 15:43
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Maemo Mapper opens centered on the location on which it was centered when you last closed Maemo Mapper.

If you tap and hold on a location on the map, then choose "Location | Set as GPS Location" from the pop-up menu, then Maemo Mapper will simulate that point as being your GPS location. You can then use the center button of the D-Pad at any time to quickly center the map on that location.

If that's not sufficient, and you really want Maemo Mapper to start at a specific location every time, then you can write a startup script for Maemo Mapper that will alter the gconf configuration before actually starting Maemo Mapper. For example, your startup script could look something like this:

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#!/bin/sh
gconftool-2 --set --type float /apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/center_latitude 40.714997
gconftool-2 --set --type float /apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/center_longitude -74.002533
gconftool-2 --set --type int /apps/maemo/maemo-mapper/zoom 4
exec /usr/bin/maemo-mapper
That script will start Maemo Mapper centered on New York City, NY, every time you run the script. (It will also set the zoom level to 4, but that's not technically necessary.) Not the most convenient setup, but it does what you want.
 
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2007-07-18 , 12:05
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My recent and current problem in maemo is that it does not allow me to reset the view 'box' co-ordinates, nor the zoom level.

From your reply above it is apparent that there is a script running that does this.
How do I change the script?

or better yet, How do I change the 'view' setting from 'Area' to (view by) radius? This option is greyed out in the menu.

orinoco
 
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